Steve Knight - Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame

Steve Knight

Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Inductee

Basketball | Coaching

Steve Knight Mississippi Hall of Fame Inductee

Steve Knight Stats, Bio

Born: August 14, 1956

Hometown: Hattiesburg, MS

Year Induction: 2015

Bio

Hattiesburg High, 1971-74

• 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 University

• 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 700 college basketball games
• His teams have won 20 games or more in 21 seasons
• Successful athletic director for 30 years, who increased William Carey from five sports teams to 17
• 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

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