DENVER — Prairie View high school graduate Dalton Knecht was selected 17th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Draft on Wednesday night at the Barclays Center.
Knecht is the highest-drafted University of Tennessee basketball player since Marcus Haislipin in 2002 when he was taken 13th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks.
Knecht was named a first-team All-American and SEC Player of the Year in 2024 after a superb season. He averaged 21.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. He shot 38.7% from three-point range.
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