NDSU

2020-21 Season (Junior): Played in 18 of 27 games for the Bison, averaging 11.4 minutes per game … Averaged 4.4 points and 1.9 rebounds per contest … Shot 40 percent overall for the season and made 13-of-42 three-pointers … Scored a season-high 16 points at Nebraska on Nov. 28, making 6-of-15 from the field … Season-high 6 rebounds vs. Denver on Jan. 23 … Played a season-high 27 minutes at Kansas City on Jan. 30.

2019-20 Season (Sophomore): Played in 20 of 33 games for the Summit League champion Bison, averaging 9.0 minutes per contest … Averaged 3.0 points and 1.4 rebounds per game … Scored a season-high 13 points in NDSU’s win over Northland College on Jan. 5 … Grabbed a season-high four rebounds in the Summit League Tournament championship game victory over North Dakota … Played in all three Summit League Tournament wins, scoring two points vs. Denver in the quarterfinals and three vs. North Dakota in the championship … Posted eight points and three steals in a win over Montana State on Dec. 16.

2018-19 Season (Freshman): Played in 11 games as a true freshman, making his season debut in NDSU’s win over Eastern Washington on Dec. 8 … Scored a season-high 7 points in a victory over Dickinson State on Jan. 6 … Grabbed 3 rebounds vs. No. 1 Duke in the NCAA Tournament on Mar. 22 … In the exhibition game vs. Concordia-Moorhead on Nov. 1, he scored 10 points in 12 minutes of action.

High School: Won back-to-back Big Rivers Conference Player of the Year honors as a junior and senior … Averaged 20.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game as a senior … Named the Leader-Telegram All-Northwest Player of the Year as a senior … WBCA Division 2 all-state honoree … Three-year starter who averaged nearly 20 points and six rebounds per game as a junior while shooting 40 percent from three-point range … Honorable mention all-state as a junior in 2016-17 … Played for Wisconsin Playmakers in the summer … Also an all-state caliber golfer.
 
Personal: Son of Tim and Crystal Knotek … Has one brother, Jake, and two sisters, Lexi and Ali … Majoring in biological sciences.