Penn men's lacrosse hires Doug Knight as new assistant coach

The Penn men’s lacrosse team has added a new assistant coach to its staff. Head coach Mike Murphy has hired Doug Knight to help coach the offense.

Knight currently works at The Haverford School, a private, all-boys college prep day school in Haverford, Pa. At the school, Knight is the Associate Director of Admission and Tuition Assistance, but he also served as an assistant coach for the lacrosse team, which was voted last year’s high school national champion.

Knight was a star lacrosse player at the University of Virginia from 1993-1997. During his illustrious career, Knight was a three time All-American from 1995-97 and National Player of the Year in 1996.

Following his collegiate career, Knight played professionally in Major League Lacrosse for the Boston Cannons and Philadelphia Barrage. Knight returned to UVA after his professional career, where he worked as an assistant coach for the 1999 national championship team.

Outside of lacrosse, Knight is already connected to the Penn community. He is currently enrolled in Penn's Masters of Education School Leadership Program and expects to graduate this May.