Former Memphis basketball commit Amarr Knox picks Alabama State

Bartlett basketball standout Amarr Knox committed to Alabama State on Tuesday during an appearance on The Doc Holliday Show broadcast on YouTube. 

"It felt like home when I got there," Knox said on the show. 

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Knox, a 3-star point guard, committed to Memphis on Jan. 1, 2021, but decommitted soon after. He had interest from a few schools, including UT Martin and South Carolina State, before choosing Alabama State.

Alabama State is coached by Tony Madlock, a Memphis assistant when Knox committed to Tigers.

Knox led Bartlett (34-7) back to the TSSAA state tournament for the first time since 2001 and it came within a shot of playing for a state championship game. It lost 70-69 at the buzzer to eventual state champion Dobyns-Bennett. 

Knox averaged 18 points his senior season — including 33 points in his final high school game with the Panthers — and was a Class 4A Mr. Basketball Finalist.

Knox transferred to Bartlett from Memphis Central before his junior year after COVID-19 shut down the 2020-21 season for Memphis-Shelby County Schools. 

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