Karter Knox, brother of former Kentucky star Kevin Knox, talks Louisville, Kenny Payne
The last name “Knox” is known well in the hoops world, and more specifically by the Kentucky basketball fanbase.
Kevin Knox, the oldest of the bunch, is currently playing in the NBA for the Atlanta Hawks, before a pitstop with the Kentucky Wildcats in 2017. The middle brother, Kobe Knox, is an upcoming sophomore at Grand Canyon University.
The youngest of the trio is Karter Knox, a member of the 2024 class and he’s making a name of his own.
The 6-foot-5 wing is ranked as the No. 10 overall prospect in 2024 according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
Knox averaged 20.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.8 steals, and 1.6 blocks per game this past season with Tampa Catholic High School; the same school his two older brothers attended.
Kenny Payne, Louisville offer Karter Knox
The recruitment process is only just beginning for Karter Knox, who as of last week, had received three offers — Illinois, Arizona State, and Boise State. However, a few days ago, Knox received his latest scholarship from none other than newly-hired head coach Kenny Payne and the Louisville Cardinals.
Knox will be the first to admit he’s not very familiar with the ‘Cards just yet.
“No, not really,” Knox said when asked if he knows much about the program. “Louisville is kind of new to me.”
But as you might expect, he is familiar with the new head man, Kenny Payne. During his tenure at Kentucky under John Calipari, Payne recruited Karter’s oldest brother, Kevin, to Lexington. The Wildcats beat out Duke to land the highly touted prospect.
“When I was a kid, I used to look up to him and he would always treat me well,” Karter said of Kenny Payne. “We would treat each other like family. He was close with Kevin (Knox) so he was close with me. (Kenny Payne) is a good coach and a good person, a hardworking coach. I’m really glad to see him with the head coaching job.”
Knox hearing from Kentucky, Florida
Karter Knox is also hearing from a pair of other schools — Kentucky and the in-state Florida Gators.
“Kentucky is a good program,” said Knox “My big bro went there so it’s a good program and a good atmosphere. Kentucky is all basketball really.”
Karter also mentioned his brother, Kevin, didn’t show any bias in regards to the Kentucky-Louisville rivalry.
“Kevin was just happy for me. He’s just happy I got another offer.”
As of this writing, Karter does not have any visits scheduled, and also doesn’t have any idea as to who’d he’d like to see either.