Luke Andrew Knapke (born January 10, 1997) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. He played

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for Toledo.

High school career

Knapke attended Marion Local High School. As a junior, he averaged 14.1 points and 7.5 rebounds per game to help his team finish 20–5. Knapke was named to the first-team all-league, second-team all-district and honorable-mention all-state. As a senior, he earned Special Mention All-District IV honors. In July 2014, he committed to Toledo, the first school to offer him a scholarship, over offers from

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, Wright State, Miami (OH),

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and

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College career

Knapke redshirted his true freshman season to put on weight and learn from star center Nathan Boothe. As a redshirt freshman, he averaged 6.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game and earned MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete recognition. Knapke averaged 10.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore, shooting 55.3 percent from the field. As a junior, he averaged 10.5 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. On December 4, 2019, Knapke recorded the third

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in school history with 12 points, 12 rebounds and a school-record 10 blocks in a win against

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. On December 8, he scored a career-high 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a 82–72 win over

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. Knapke earned MAC West Division player of the week honors on December 10. Knapke averaged 15.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.9 blocks per game as a senior at Toledo, shooting 39.4 percent from three-point range. He was named to the Third Team All-MAC. He finished as Toledo's all-time leader in blocks with 197 and scored 1,451 points in his college career.

Professional career

On April 18, 2020, Knapke signed his first professional contract with

of the

References

External links

Toledo Rockets bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Knapke, Luke 1997 births Living people American men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Belgium Basketball players from Ohio Toledo Rockets men's basketball players Limburg United players People from Mercer County, Ohio Centers (basketball)