Dalton Knecht didn’t have a lot of choices to continue his basketball career coming out of Prairie View High School in Henderson, Colorado. He stayed in state, taking his raw talents to Northeastern Junior College. Two years later, he landed a mid-major offer from Northern Colorado.
Tennessee guard Dalton Knecht celebrates after scoring against Saint Peter’s during the second half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. Tennessee guard Dalton Knecht dunks the ball against Texas forward Dylan Disu during the second half of a second-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C.
College basketball’s showcase has been elusive for the Vols, whose longest run in the NCAA Tournament left them one win short of the Final Four in 2010 under coach Bruce Pearl. The past two years, Barnes’ Vols have lost in the Sweet 16. Knecht is a difference-maker, whose ability to make 3-pointers, create off the dribble and dunk over defenders has made him a likely lottery pick
“I don’t know that you’d guard him with one guy,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott said. “I think you have to give him different looks, and that’s the plan. Hopefully take away his easy ones because he’s going to make enough tough ones because he’s an elite player.”took the only Division I offer he had at South Dakota State. He spent three years with the Jackrabbits before transferring two years ago to Creighton.
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