Rod Knowles

Professional basketball player
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Summary

Rod Knowles was born on February 27, 1946[1], in Washington[2]. He died on October 25, 2008[3], in North Topsail Beach[4]. He worked as a basketball player[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Native language: English[8]
  • Educated at: Davidson College[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Member of sports team: Phoenix Suns[11], Brooklyn Nets[12], Davidson Wildcats men's basketball[13]
  • League or competition: NCAA Division I men's basketball[14], National Basketball Association[15], American Basketball Association[16]
  • Position played on team / speciality: center[17]
  • Sport: basketball[18]
  • Drafted by: Phoenix Suns[19]
  • Family name: Knowles[20]
  • Given name: Rodney[21], William[22]
  • Country for sport: United States[23]
  • Height: 206 cm[24]
  • Mass: 215 pounds[25]

Why It Matters

Rod Knowles is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Rod Knowles born?

Rod Knowles was born in Washington[2].

Where did Rod Knowles die?

Rod Knowles passed away in North Topsail Beach[4].

What did Rod Knowles do for work?

Rod Knowles worked as a basketball player[5].

Where did Rod Knowles go to school?

Rod Knowles was educated at Davidson College[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . legacy.com. legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . nasljerseys.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . nasljerseys.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . legacy.com. legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . legacy.com. legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · GBG · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'en', 'es', 'it']
    Given name → Rodney, William
    Educated at → —
    League or competition → NCAA Division I men's basketball, National Basketball Association, American Basketball Association
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Date of death: 25 October 2008"
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