Danrad “Chicken” Knowles, of the UH men’s basketball team, is a laid back guy, but don’t let his demeanor fool you.
At times, he’s labeled as a calm player, but for Knowles, it’s just his real-life demeanor that sometimes translates to the court. Rather than coming out and dominating against his opponents, Knowles prefers to remain relaxed and let the game come to him.
Last season, Knowles started all 30 games at center, but has transitioned to playing mostly power forward this season.
In a December game against Louisiana State University, however, Kelvin Sampson made the decision to start Knowles at center, and he put on a show, as he was one rebound shy of a double-double, scoring 20 points and grabbing nine rebounds in their win.