Kobe Knox

Photo by: Chris Henry / University of South Florida Athletics

Photo by: Stephen Galvin / University of South Florida Athletics

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-5
Weight:
195
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.
Prev School:
Grand Canyon University
High School:
Tampa Catholic HS

2023-24: Appeared in and started all 33 games in his first season at USF … brought down a career-best nine rebounds against Maine on Nov. 22 … made a career-high seven field goals against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Dec. 12 … knocked down a career-best four free throws against Charlotte on March 2 … drained a season-high five 3-pointers against ECU in the first round of the AAC Tournament on March 15 … dished out a season-best six assists against Rice on Feb. 10 … blocked a season-best four shots against UTSA on Jan. 27 … posted a season-high 18 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Dec. 12 and UTSA on Jan. 27 … notched 12 games with double-digit points … finished the season with a career-best 277 points, 97 rebounds, 51 assists, and 18 steals … blocked 21 shots on the season.

2022-23 (Grand Canyon): Played in 34 games and made 16 starts as the Lopes reached the NCAA Tournament … started in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament vs. Gonzaga … shot 50 percent from the field, 41 percent from downtown and averaged 5.3 ppg … pulled down 1.7 rebounds/game … dished out 40 assists, totaled a team-best 24 blocks and collected 17 steals … scored a career-high 21 points vs. Sam Houston (3/10) while knocking down six triples … tallied season bests in rebounds (6) and assists (7) vs. Park (2/21) … recorded five blocks vs. UTRGV (2/15).

2021-22 (Grand Canyon): Redshirt season.

High School: Led Tampa Catholic in scoring for three seasons and was a McDonald’s All-American … scored 16.9 ppg as a senior in 2019-20 and 19.0 ppg as a junior in 2018-19 while shooting 52 percent ... helped lead Tampa Catholic to a 76-19 record over three full varsity seasons ... attended the NCAA College Basketball Academy on the GCU campus in July 2019 … attended the Bosco Institute in Crown Point, Indiana to grow his game in his final prep season.

Personal: He was named after Kobe Bryant … his brother, Kevin II, played collegiately at Kentucky before being drafted ninth overall by the New York Knicks in the 2018 NBA Draft … father, Kevin, was a wide receiver at Florida State where the Seminoles won the 1993 national title … he was a sixth-round draft pick of the Buffalo Bills in the 1994 NFL Draft and ended up playing the 1994 season with the Arizona Cardinals … mother, Michelle, played volleyball at Immokalee High School … is athletic family constantly uses the mantra "Nobody works harder than the Knoxes.”.