Women's Basketball
Knight, Peggy
Peggy Knight
- Title:
- Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Recruiting
- Phone:
- 325-0198
Peggy Knight joined Sam Purcell's staff in April of 2022 as the Coordinator of Women's Basketball Recruiting. Knight spent three seasons (2018-21) coaching at 7A Lake Mary High School in Lake Mary, Fla., located outside of Orlando. While leading the Rams program, she helped guide multiple student-athletes to all-conference honors and was named the SAC and AAA Trophies Winter Sports Coach of the Year in 2021.
Before serving as the head coach at Lake Mary High School, Knight spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. At UNLV, Knight helped the Rebels advance to two WNIT appearances and win their first Mountain West Conference Regular Season Championship in 2017-18.
She also served as a lead recruiter for UNLV during her two seasons in Las Vegas. She handled all out-of-state recruiting while creating recruiting content for use in both in-home visits and social media platforms.
Knight is a former women's basketball student-athlete and earned her degree in Communication Studies from Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C.
Before serving as the head coach at Lake Mary High School, Knight spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. At UNLV, Knight helped the Rebels advance to two WNIT appearances and win their first Mountain West Conference Regular Season Championship in 2017-18.
She also served as a lead recruiter for UNLV during her two seasons in Las Vegas. She handled all out-of-state recruiting while creating recruiting content for use in both in-home visits and social media platforms.
Knight is a former women's basketball student-athlete and earned her degree in Communication Studies from Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C.
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Tuesday, June 17
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Tuesday, March 25
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | NCAA TOURNAMENT | Second Round Preview Press Conference vs. USC 03/23/25
Sunday, March 23
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