Jul 7, 2002 1 min read

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pitt point guard Brandin Knight needs at least two months of rehabilitation from arthroscopic knee surgery before he can play basketball again. Knight, a third-team All-America point guard who led Pittsburgh to a school-record 29 victories last season, had a piece of floating cartilage removed from his right knee on Tuesday.

Knight injured the knee in the final seconds of regulation play in a 74-65, double-overtime loss to Connecticut in the Big East Conference final. He returned to play briefly in overtime because coach Ben Howland was assured Knight couldn’t further hurt the knee by playing.

Knight also played in Pitt’s three NCAA tournament games.

“He’s had some discomfort for a while, and it was important to take a look,” Howland said. “He knows he has a future in basketball so he’ll do what’s best for him. I’m not concerned.”

Knight will require crutches for a while, but Howland said he can still work on his free throw shooting and his upper body weight lifting.

With four months remaining before the season begins, Howland said Knight has plenty of time to get healthy.