Player Bio: Preston Knowles :: Men's Basketball

  Preston Knowles

Preston Knowles

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Winchester, Ky.
High School:
George Rogers Clark
Height / Weight:
6-1 / 170
Position:
G
Experience:
1L

  • Averaged 21.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.2 steals as a senior last season for Coach Scott Humphrey in leading Clark County to a 26-8 record and the Region 10 title, the school's first regional championship in 17 years.
  • Shot 49 percent from the field, including 38.1 percent from the three-point line, and made 71 percent of his free throw attempts as a senior.
  • Second-leading scorer in the 2007 state tournament (21.0) and was honored on the Sweet 16 all-tournament team.
  • First-team all-state selection as a senior.
  • Tenth Region player of the year and was noted as the top sleeper among Kentucky seniors by Rick Bolus' High Potential Basketball. He totalled 33 points and eight rebounds in the regional championship game against Mason County.
  • Averaged 19 points a game as a junior when Clark County posted a 22-9 record.
  • His cousin Jermaine Martin played basketball at Berea (Ky.) College.
  • Chose Louisville after also considering Virginia Commonwealth, Kansas State, LSU and Miami (Ohio).

    Personal:

  • Born March 26, 1989 ... Son of Kym Lay and Tiny Knowles ... Has two younger sisters (Ashley Knowles, Jamilla Conner) and two younger brothers (Tavon Lay, Anthony Lay) ... Major is psychology.
  • Personal goal at U of L is "to be the best I can be on and off the court."
  • Enjoys hanging with friend and girls in his spare time.
  • Chose to attend U of L because "it will make me a better person."
  • Best basketball advice given to him was to get better every day and play every moment like it's your last.
  • Few people know that he likes poetry.
  • Most proud of himself.
  • His cousin Cedric Tate has had the greatest influence on his athletic career.
  • Best moment of his athletic career was winning the regional championship against Mason County.
  • Wanted to wear No. 2 because it was his number in high school
  • Got started playing basketball when his mother got him involved with a team.
  • If you walked into his dorm room, the first thing you would notice is a picture of Anthony Hardaway.
  • What impresses him the most about Coach Pitino: his demanding attitude.
  • Would most like to meet: Malcolm X (if he were not dead).

    Favorites:

  • Basketball Player: Tracy McGrady
  • NBA Team: Houston Rockets
  • Athlete, Other than a basketball player: Warrick Dunn
  • Movies: Harlem Nights, Wedding Crashers, Nightmare on Elm Street
  • TV Shows: Family Guy, The Chapelle Show
  • Actor: Martin Lawrence
  • Comedian: Dave Chapelle
  • Subject: English
  • Book: Overkill, Finding Fish
  • Musical Group/Singer: Chamillionaire, Lil Boosie
  • Foods: shrimp
  • Midnight Snack: anything good to eat
  • Best Player Ever Faced: Eric Gordon
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