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Dalton Knecht’s unorthodox path to 2024 NBA draft started with Colorado high school growing pains and buzzer-beaters

Before junior college hoops, two transfers and an Elite Eight run with Tennessee, Dalton Knecht was a 5-foot-6 freshman team guard at Prairie View High in Colorado.

Dalton Knecht (3) of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrates with fans after the game against the Texas Longhorns in the second round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 23, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Texas Longhorns 62-58. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Dalton Knecht (3) of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrates with fans after the game against the Texas Longhorns in the second round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 23, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Texas Longhorns 62-58. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
A head shot of Colorado Avalanche hockey beat reporter Bennett Durando on October 17, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
By | bdurando@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Memories of projected NBA draft lottery pick Dalton Knecht from his high school days in Colorado as a big-time shot maker for the Prairie View Thunderhawks.
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