Kramer Knutson is an assistant basketball coach at University of Portland. He graduated from University of Portland with a degree in philosophy. Kramer played professional basketball over seas in Switzerland, Romania, and England. During this interview, he discusses high school basketball recruiting, preparing to play professionally over seas, energy as a skill, and embracing your weakness.

Kramer Knutson concluded a four-year professional career overseas in 2015 to accept the director of basketball operations position with the Pilots for the 2015-16 season. Knutson was retained in that same role upon the hiring of Terry Porter as head coach in April and then promptly promoted to an assistant coach position.

“Kramer has proven himself to be a valuable part of this program,” Porter noted. “He was a key player during one of the most successful eras in Pilot Basketball and then chose to come back to Portland to begin the next part of his post-playing career. Kramer was extremely valuable to me during the transition and has shown the ability to be a great big man coach. During his short time working with our guys last spring I liked his energy, how he pushed the players in training sessions, and his knowledge of the game. He has earned both the respect of our players and basketball staff. It is great to have him here and part of a staff that I think is well-rounded and ready to take the program to the next level.”