In winning the third NEC Rookie of the Week award in the first month of his career, McKnight averaged 15.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 apg, 1.5 bpg and 1.0 spg for the Pioneers. He shot 56.5 percent from the field. McKnight was nearly perfect from the field at Towson on Saturday en-route to career-highs of 19 points on 8-9 shooting, five rebounds and three blocks. He scored 12 of those 19 points in the first half on perfect 6-6 shooting from the floor. The breakout performance followed an 11-point, three-rebound game at UConn on Wednesday. McKnight leads all NEC freshman in scoring with 11.4 ppg.