University of Minnesota Athletics

Leslie Knight Named to Academic All-District Second Team

2/9/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Minnesota women’s basketball player Leslie Knight was named to the ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team, by a vote of the nation’s sports information directors. Knight, a junior from Minnetonka, Minn., owns an impressive 3.82 grade point average in a communication major. She posted a perfect 4.0 GPA for the fall semester.

Knight has started all 25 games for the Golden Gophers at the forward position. She averages 8.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. In Big Ten play, Knight’s statistics improve to 10.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.

Student-athletes must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.20 and be a least a sophomore to be eligible for the academic award.

Postgame Reaction: Gophers Advance
Friday, March 20
NCAA Tournament Hype
Friday, March 20
Gophers Preview NCAA Tournament
Friday, March 20
NCAA Tournament Reaction
Monday, March 16