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Hofstra University Athletics

THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

Evan Bernstein
Jacob Lewis
Philip Hinds
Evan Bernstein
Philip Hinds

10 Jahsyni Knight

10 Jahsyni Knight

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Perth Amboy, N.J.
  • Major:
    Criminology
  • High School:
    Rutgers Preparatory
  • Prev School:
    Pittsburgh

Summary

Biography

2021-22:
Appeared in 21 games and made 18 starts, averaging 28.8 minutes per game…Scored 7.0 minutes per game on 30-percent shooting from the field…Knocked down 11 three-pointers…Also added an average of 3.3 rebounds per game…Led Hofstra with 66 assists, an average of 3.1 per game which finished 11th in the CAA…Also finished top-100 in the nation (85th) in steals per game…Also finished second on the team with 45 steals…Blocked three shots…Recorded five games with 10 or more points and nine games with five or more assists…Led Hofstra in points three times, rebounding once, and assists 10 times…Matched her career-high of 17 points at William & Mary on 2/20 when she also knocked down two three-pointers…Made a season-high six field goals at Charleston on 2/23…Made seven free throws at William & Mary on 2/20…Hauled down a career-high nine rebounds against Charleston on 2/23 where she neared a triple-double with 16 points, nine rebounds and eight assists…Had a season-high five swipes at Drexel on 2/11 when she also shot 6-of-10 from the floor and 2-of-2 from beyond the arc for 14 points.

2020-21:
CAA All-Defensive Team...Was granted immediate eligibility by the NCAA during her first season at Hofstra and made a big impact at point guard...Played in all 20 games and started 19...Averaged a team-high 34.3 minutes of action on the floor...Finished third on the team in scoring with 9.7 points per game...Also pulled down 4.3 rebounds per game....Dished out a team-high 89 assists (4.5 per contest), leading the team in each of those categories...Her 4.5 assists per game ranked third in the CAA...Tallied 52 total steals (2.6 per game) which her per-game total finishing second in the CAA and 38th in the nation...Helped Hofstra finish top-50 in the nation (40th) in turnovers forced per game...Also ranked 73rd in the nation in total steals....Led Hofstra in scoring one time, rebounding twice, and in assists 17 times...Recorded double-digit points in 11 games including her first four games of the season and four of five games spanning from Jan. 30 to March 11...Posted a season-high 17 points in her Hofstra debut at Army West Point (Nov. 25)...Dished out a career-high nine assists while also tallying a career-high six steals in the CAA Quarterfinal game vs. Towson (March 11)...Recorded at least seven assists on six occasions...Had at least one assist in every game and at least three in 15 games...Registered at least five steals in four different games...Pulled down a career-high nine rebounds vs. Pittsburgh on Nov. 29...­­Stuffed the stat sheet vs. UAlbany on Dec. 11 with 10 points, five rebounds, five assists, and five steals...Did the same twice in the UNCW series with 13 points, four rebounds, seven assists, and five steals (Jan. 30) and 12 points, five rebounds, four assists, and five steals (Jan. 31).

2019-20 (at Pittsburgh):
Appeared in 30 games while earning a career-high seven starts during her second season... Finished the season averaging a career-high 14.0 minutes, 1.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists while adding 16 steals... Earned her first career start in the ACC opener at North Carolina (12/30) and finished with four points, three assists, three rebounds and two steals across 18 minutes of work... Posted a season-high six points and four rebounds in the win over Fairleigh Dickinson (11/19)... Tallied a career-high seven assists to go along with four points and five rebounds across a career-high 28 minutes against Georgia Tech (2/6)... Snagged a career-high seven rebounds and four points at Clemson (1/16)... Scored five points including her first career three-pointer, from half-court, across 14 minutes of work against #5 Louisville (2/23)... Played 10+ minutes off the bench in 20 games... Scored in 19 of her 30 games off the bench... Had three games with multiple steals including a season-high three thefts at Syracuse (2/16).

2018-19 (at Pittsburgh):
Appeared in 27 games off the bench during her first season with the Panthers… Averaged 12.9 minutes/game as the backup point guard for Pitt… Scored a career-high six points on two occasions, vs. Arkansas (11/24/18) and vs. North Carolina (2/14/19)… Tallied a five-assist game at Louisville (1/27/19)… Played a career-high 25 minutes against Syracuse (1/17/19)… Finished the season ranked fifth on the team in assists with 36 helpers… Played double digit minutes a total of 19 times… Also notched 21 steals on the season.

High School:
Ranked as the No. 96 recruit in the nation and received a four-star rating by ESPN...Led Rutgers Preparatory to two consecutive NJSIAA State Championships, two Non-Public B Sectional titles and three consecutive Somerset County Championships...Named a Smith & Smith Preseason All-America honorable mention, a two-time Courier News All-Area first team member and a Non-Public B All-State honoree.

Personal:
Daughter of Kara and Diamond...Has two siblings, Kayla and Marquise...Father Diamond played basketball at Saint Peter's University...Majoring in Criminology at Hofstra.
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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2020-21Junior

    Guard
    5'8"
    10
  • 10

    2021-22Senior

    Guard
    5'8"
    10