Chad McKnight (born June 19, 1983 in

Lancaster, Ohio Lancaster ( ) is a city in Fairfield County, Ohio, in the south-central part of the state. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 40,552. The city is near the Hocking River, about southeast of Columbus and southwest of Zanesville. It is ...

) is an American professional

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player, who has signed as the Player-Coach for the 2009-10

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season with the

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. The Forward was educated at

Morehead State University Morehead State University (MSU) is a public university in Morehead, Kentucky. The university began as Morehead Normal School, which opened its doors in 1887. The Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics, a two-year residential ...

, where he starred for the Eagles basketball team from 2003 to 2005. During his first season, McKnight averages 26.7 mins per game, while posting up 10.6 points per game and 5.1 rebounds. His second and final season with the Eagles was a progressive improvement, where he played an average of 31.4 mins per game, knotching up 16.4 points per game and shooting 63% from the floor. McKnight left Morehead in 2005, before signing his first professional contract with

in 2005. His first season, the franchise's inaugural campaign, saw McKnight average just 11.15 points per game in all 40 games. However it was his second season where he would make his mark on the British hoops scene. In 19 games, McKnight averaged 12 points per game, including a 39-point haul against

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on November 11, 2006 in the

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quarter-final. After a respectable start to the season, McKnight suffered a huge blow when a knee injury in the game against

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on February 3, 2007 effectively ruled the American out for the remainder of the campaign. McKnight was subsequently released, for the long-term injury. Following a full recovery from injury, McKnight agreed a deal with the

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, with whom he played for in the 2007-08 season, before returning to the

in the 2008-09 season. On Wednesday 8 July 2009, it was announced that he will assume the role of Player/Coach following the departure of Paul James. After one season in charge of the Heat, McKnight left the club in both the playing and coaching roles.

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