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League
  
Serie A

College
  
Louisville (2007–2011)

Weight
  
88 kg

Nationality
  
American

Name
  
Preston Knowles


Listed height
  
185 cm (6 ft 1 in)

Role
  
Basketball Player

Position
  
Point guard

Listed weight
  
88 kg (194 lb)

Height
  
1.85 m

Pro career
  
2011

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Born
  
March 29, 1989 (age 34) Winchester, Kentucky (
1989-03-29
)

High school
  
George Rogers Clark (Winchester, Kentucky)

Education
  
University of Louisville

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Preston Demond Knowles (born March 29, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Zadar of the Croatian League. He formerly played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals.

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High school and college career

Knowles attended George Rogers Clark High School in his native Winchester, Kentucky. He stayed in the state for college, signing with Louisville, playing in the Big East Conference of the NCAA Division I, in 2007. Playing for the Cardinals, he was noted for his work ethic, defense, and three-point shooting, regularly amongst the best in the Conference in shooting percentage from three.

Professional career

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Knowles signed a contract with Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague side Dnipro-Azot in December 2012, he ended up playing in 3 games in the league before leaving the side that same month.

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The American then returned home, signing with the Springfield Armor of the NBA Development League in January 2012. He finished the 2011–12 season with the Armor, averaging 7.3 points, 1.1 assists and 1.1 steals in nearly 17 minutes per game after playing 31 games.

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After another stint with Dnipro-Azot in which he didn't play a competitive game, Knowles moved to Greek Basket League K.A.O.D. American Genetics in October 2012. He finished the 2012–13 with 12.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists in more than 27 minutes per game after playing in 23 games.

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In the 2013 summer off-season, Knowles signed a contract to play for Ironi Nes Ziona in the Israeli Basketball Super League. In August 2014, his deal was extended for another season.

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In July 2015, Knowles moved to Italian Lega Basket Serie A outfit Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia, signing for the 2015–16 season.

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The 2016–17 season, Knowles started with AEK Larnaca but left the club after appearing in two games. On December 18, 2016, he signed with Israeli club Maccabi Ashdod.

On August 25, 2017, Knowles signed with the Croatian team Zadar for the 2017–18 season.

References

Preston Knowles Wikipedia