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Lakewood Ranch (Florida) names Kaden Knott head boys basketball coach

Knott has previously served as an assistant coach at Florida State University, Maclay (Tallahassee), and Palo Verde (Nevada) High School.

Ross Van De Griek

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Lakewood Ranch (Florida) has named Kaden Knott as their new head boys basketball coach, Knott told High School on SI Tuesday.

Knott spent the 2024-2025 season as a graduate assistant at Florida State University where he was under the legendary head coach Leonard Hamilton before he announced his retirement at the end of the season.

Knott replaces former head coach Jake Baer who spent just two seasons with the Mustangs compiling a record of 12-36 (.250) winning percentage which was followed by Baer spending two seasons as the head boys basketball coach at Durant High School in Plant City, Florida where he finished with a 26-26 record.

Knott also served as an assistant coach where he spent six seasons at Maclay School in Tallahassee, Florida where he coached under Eugene Granger from 2017 to 2022 before moving onto Las Vegas where he served as an assistant coach at Palo Verde High School from 2022 to 2024 under Brian Ritter, who is the Director of Vegas Elite on the Nike EYCL circuit.

He also coached Vegas Elite on the Nike EYCL circuit where he coached three national teams ranging from 14U, 15U, and 16U where they competed in the most prestigious Grassroots events in the country.

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Ross Van De Griek
ROSS VAN DE GRIEK

Ross Van De Griek has been a high school sports writer covering the state of Florida since 2021. Ross also has been scouting high school basketball and Grassroots Basketball across the Southeast Region since 2022. Ross has been covering basketball and recruiting for High School on SI since August 2024. He has collaborated with Next Up Sports, Prep Hoops, and On The Radar Hoops throughout his scouting career. You can follow him on X @rossvdg14 or reach him via email rossvdg14@gmail.com for story ideas.

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