Born: August 14, 1956
Hometown: Hattiesburg, MS
Year of Induction: 2015
Hattiesburg High, 1971-75
- Named All-Big Eight and All-State in basketball as senior
- Earned four letters each in baseball and basketball
- Teamed with fellow Hall of Famer Purvis Short to lead HHS to 1974 State Basketball Championship
Southern Miss, 1974-78
- Became an outstanding pitcher for Hall of Famer Pete Taylor at USM for four seasons
- Once threw a no-hitter with fellow Hall of Famer Corky Palmer behind the plate
- Played basketball three seasons for Hall of Famer M.K. Turk
Professional baseball
- Spent two seasons in the Seattle Mariners organization with a 3.23 earned run average and 18 saves
- Retired from baseball to begin coaching career
William Carey College
- Became the all-time winningest basketball coach in Mississippi history on Nov. 20, 2010, when he surpassed Hall of Famer Davey Whitney with his 506th victory
- Became first Mississippi coach to win 600 college basketball games
- His teams have won 20 games or more in 16 seasons
- Successful athletic director, who has increased William Carey from five sports teams to 14
- His 32nd William Carey basketball team (2013-14) won 28 games, lost 3, went 18-0 in conference play and Knight earned national NAIA Coach of the Year honors
Did you know?
- Steve Knight is the son of a coach and brother Larry Knight won four straight Mississippi state baseball championships at Sumrall High