McKnight Drops 13 Points At Hoop Hall

Admire his ambition.  Or at the very least his competitive juices.

2015 6’3″ Southpaw Kamar McKnight in his St.Bens digs

2015 6’3” Kamar McKnight of St. Benedict’s is pissed off for greatness and with a new found home in Newark, New Jersey he’s ready to make himself a household name back in Canada.  Just ask Gray Bee’s assistant Art Pierson.

“Spirit wise he’s a high motor type of guy for us. Were very excited to have him and the most important part about Kamar to us at St. Benedicts is he is only a junior. We’re going to do some real good things with Kamar.” Said Coach Pierson in preparation for the Hoop Hall Classic.

Not even ranked by the so called ‘Leader of Canadian Basektball” North Pole Hoops, the Toronto native is looking beyond national rankings back home. Such as high school success that will take him to the next level. So far so good, after a eye opening AAU circuit, and a transition from St. Patrick’s to St. Benedict’s the Canadian southpaw is showing significant strides south of the border.

“ Combo guard and he’s a lefty. Defensively he knows where his rotations are. I guess when he came back from St. Patrick’s they did some good work with him. His defense on the ball is very, very impressive. Strong rebounder too ” Coach shared when asked to describe the play of Kamar McKnight.

With a game like James Harden standing 6’3’ sky is the limit. Only thing holding him back is optimal health. Something that is bound to some slowly but surely.

“He is coming back from the pre season injury so sometimes he get’s winded. He’s a solid young man. With that and missing the pre season because of injury he’s a bit behind and could be a bit step slower than usual. But thats the only downside to his game,” admitted Pierson.

At the 2014 Spalding Hoop Hall Classic McKnight and his Gray Bee’s went up against Arlington Country Day of Jacksonville, Florida who (ACD) boasts four senior commits. What does the caliber of competition and platform mean to Kamar? Hoops Hype Canada caught up with the south paw for a respsonse,

“Its great participating in such a great event where many great players have played in” “ Mcknight makes aware of the greats that have participated in the past (Durant, Irving etc).

After dropping 13 points in a tight loss to Arlington Country Day, an NCAA certfied scout watching Kamar told Hoops Hype Canada they approved of his ‘effective game, using his body to create space and draw contact in the lane.’

On the 2013-14 season, the Toronto native is gaining confident as each game passes,

Class of 2015 6’3″ Kamar McKnight pictured playing for Grassroots Canada this summer.

“With our season I see us getting better everytime we step on the floor. Individually I feel I’m becoming a great leader and scoring the ball great to help the team. Also happy to be shooting 80%+ from the line which is a big improvement for me”  the well spoken and motivated McKnight shared.

Entering Sunday’s fixture St. Benedict’s were 12-2. Not bad for team who lost four starters and only had one returning player. With players like Kamar arriving on the season and making contributions early and often he has fit quite nicely for the Gray Bee’s.

“I think that with Kamar’s work ethic and the way that his leadership skills are, his qualities and the way he shoots the ball were going to be fine against Arlington Country Day.” Said a confident coach.

“Were just happy, happy with our guys the way they’re coming around and understanding what Coach Taylor is demanding, and they’re starting to execute and were having fun.”

When asked if Kamar McKnight regularly starts Coach Pierson hesitated to say so but did give the notion that McKnight plays a large part to their success,

“All depends on our matchups, and how we prepared the last couple of days. But a player like Kamar  lfor example if he doesn’t start a lot of times, he still ends up at the end of the day leading our team in scoring. So not pre mature to say that he will be in our top six rotation”

Already on the table as a junior are offers from both VCU and Colorado. Two programs who’ve been in the Top 25 polls allready in 2013-14. The calibre of college programs knocking on Kamar’s door reflects the rise in his stock since he took his talents south. Keep an eye on man with a plan. You heard it here first. Kamar McKnight.