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Austin Knight joined the Ragin’ Cajun staff in September 2024 as Associate Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Academic Services. He oversees the Student-Athlete Academic Center’s team of four academic counselors, two learning specialists, and two graduate assistants. He also works directly with men’s basketball, men’s tennis, and women’s tennis while providing additional support for football.

Knight came to the University after six years at Southeastern Louisiana University. He began his career in Hammond in June 2018 as an academic counselor working with baseball, softball, women’s basketball, women’s soccer, beach volleyball, and indoor volleyball. During this time, he also served as the advisor for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. In February 2020, he was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Support Services. In this role, he continued providing academic support for baseball, softball, women’s soccer, and both volleyball teams while also overseeing the Dick & Glory Sharp Academic Center and its staff. He was also heavily involved with the reporting of APR data, eligibility certification, and the evaluation of eligibility for potential transfer student-athletes.

Knight graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science in Sport Administration with concentrations in Sport Commerce and Sport Leadership in 2016. He earned his Master of Arts in Education with a specialization in Higher Education Administration from LSU in 2018. During his graduate studies, he served as a graduate assistant in the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes and worked directly with student-athletes from the swimming and diving, gymnastics, baseball, men’s and women’s golf, and men’s and women’s tennis teams.

Knight is a member of the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics. Originally a native of Mt. Hermon, Louisiana, he currently resides in Lafayette with his wife, Meagan and their dog, Chloe.