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Player Bio: Preston Knowles :: Men's Basketball

Preston Knowles

	Class: Sophomore
	Hometown: Winchester, Ky.
	High School: George Rogers Clark

Freshman Year:

Provided a spark off the bench both offensively and defensively through much of the last half of the season.
Had a steal in nine of the last 16 games.
Had five points and two assists vs. Oklahoma in the NCAA Tournament second round, including driving baseline for a resounding dunk and burying a three-pointer.
Scored four points and collected a career high four steals at Providence.
Scored nine points and handed out three assists in 14 minutes of action at DePaul, hitting four-of-five shots from the field.
Had a season-high 10 points, two rebounds and two steals in 16 minutes of action against Rutgers, hitting all four of his shots from the field (2-2 3FG).
Scored his first collegiate points on a three-pointer in the first half against Miami (Ohio).
Logged a season-high 18 minutes vs. Marshall and contributed five points and three rebounds.

High School:

Averaged 21.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.2 steals as a senior 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 Gipson ... Has an older (Ashley Knowles) and younger (Jamilla Conner) sister and two younger brothers (Tavon Lay, Anthony Lay) ... Major is psychology with a minor in business and marketing.
Personal goal at U of L is "to grow as a person and a player."
Enjoys reading and hanging with friends and girls in his spare time.
Chose to attend U of L because of "Coach Pitino and it will make me a better person."
Best basketball advice given to him was to don't settle; get better every day and play every moment like it's your last.
Few people know that he likes poetry and daydreams a lot.
Most proud of "my struggles and all that I have overcome."
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 and getting a scholarship to U of L.
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 SLAM poster.
What impresses him the most about Coach Pitino is "his drive to coach and to believe in people and help further themselves as a person and player."
Would most like to meet: Malcolm X (if he were not dead).

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