Guard/ forward for UCLA, 39, found on Ariz. roadway
PHOENIX — Authorities said former UCLA basketball player Billy Knight has died in Phoenix.
The Maricopa County medical examiner’s office hasn’t released a cause of death.
Phoenix police said Mr. Knight’s body was found on a roadway early Sunday near downtown and there was no evidence of foul play.
The 39- year- old Mr. Knight was a guard/ forward at UCLA from 1998- 2002, averaging 14.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game as a senior.
He wasn’t picked in the 2002 NBA draft and played professionally in France and Japan.
Mr. Knight was a basketball operations assistant for the Northern Arizona Suns of the developmental G League in the 2016- 17 season. The team is affiliated with the NBA’s Phoenix Suns.
Northern Arizona Suns officials issued a statement Tuesday evening saying they were “deeply saddened by the passing.”