Former Knightdale High School basketball player Dijon Manns, a 6-foot-8 freshman forward at North Carolina Central, has been averaging 2 to 4 points and 2 to 3 rebounds per game this season. Manns is majoring in Physical Education with a concentration in athletic training.

Former Knight Stan Okoye, a 6-foot-5-freshman forward at Virginia Military Institute, has been averaging 10 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block per game. Okoye plans to major in Economics and Business.