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Robert Montgomery Knight (born October 25, 1940) is a retired American basketball coach. Nicknamed The General, Knight won 902 NCAA Division I men's college basketball games, the most all-time at the time of his retirement and currently third all-time, behind his former player and assistant coach Mike Krzyzewski of Duke and Jim Boeheim of Syracuse. Knight is best known as the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers from 1971 to 2000. He also coached at Texas Tech (2001–2008) and at Army (1965–1971).[1]
While at Indiana, Knight led his teams to three NCAA championships, one National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship, and 11 Big Ten Conference championships. His 1975–76 team went undefeated during the regular season and won the 1976 NCAA tournament. The 1976 Indiana squad is the last men's college basketball team to go undefeated for the entire season. Knight received National Coach of the Year honors four times and Big Ten Coach of the Year honors eight times. In 1984, he coached the USA men's Olympic team to a gold medal, becoming one of only three basketball coaches to win an NCAA title, NIT title, and an Olympic gold medal.[2]
Knight was one of college basketball's most successful and innovative coaches, having perfected and popularized the motion offense. He has also been praised for running clean programs (none of his teams was ever sanctioned by the NCAA for recruiting violations), and most of his players graduated. However, Knight has also sparked controversy: he famously threw a chair across the court during a game, was once arrested for assault, and regularly displayed a combative nature during encounters with members of the press.[3] Knight remains "the object of near fanatical devotion" from many of his former players and Indiana fans.[4] Nevertheless, his combative nature and unacceptable pattern of behavior led to his firing from Indiana University in 2000.[5]
In 2008, Knight joined ESPN as a men's college basketball studio analyst during Championship Week and for coverage of the NCAA Tournament.[6] He continued covering college basketball for ESPN through the 2014–15 season.[7]
While at Indiana, Knight led his teams to three NCAA championships, one National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship, and 11 Big Ten Conference championships. His 1975–76 team went undefeated during the regular season and won the 1976 NCAA tournament. The 1976 Indiana squad is the last men's college basketball team to go undefeated for the entire season. Knight received National Coach of the Year honors four times and Big Ten Coach of the Year honors eight times. In 1984, he coached the USA men's Olympic team to a gold medal, becoming one of only three basketball coaches to win an NCAA title, NIT title, and an Olympic gold medal.[2]
Knight was one of college basketball's most successful and innovative coaches, having perfected and popularized the motion offense. He has also been praised for running clean programs (none of his teams was ever sanctioned by the NCAA for recruiting violations), and most of his players graduated. However, Knight has also sparked controversy: he famously threw a chair across the court during a game, was once arrested for assault, and regularly displayed a combative nature during encounters with members of the press.[3] Knight remains "the object of near fanatical devotion" from many of his former players and Indiana fans.[4] Nevertheless, his combative nature and unacceptable pattern of behavior led to his firing from Indiana University in 2000.[5]
In 2008, Knight joined ESPN as a men's college basketball studio analyst during Championship Week and for coverage of the NCAA Tournament.[6] He continued covering college basketball for ESPN through the 2014–15 season.[7]
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Larry King interviews Bob Knight - Fall 2000
Larry King interviewing Bob Knight on his CNN show sometime in the months after Bob Knight was fired by IU.
Thank you my friend Maj Marty Hogan for making us aware that October 24 us the anniversary of the birth of retired American basketball coach Robert Montgomery Knight who is nicknamed The General, Knight won 902 NCAA Division I men's college basketball games.
Happy 78th Birthday Robert Montgomery Knight
1. Background from ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Robert_M._Knight
"Robert (Bobby) Montgomery Knight was born on October 25, 1940, in Massillon, Ohio. As a child, Knight fell in love with the game of basketball. He competed in both high school and college, helping The Ohio State University win a national championship in 1960.
Upon graduating from Ohio State in 1962, Knight began coaching basketball. In 1963, he accepted his first college coaching position as an assistant coach at the United States Military Academy at West Point. The following year, Knight became head coach. In six seasons his team won a combined 102 games and took his players to the NCAA Basketball Tournament.
In 1971, Knight became the head coach at Indiana University. He continued to prosper there, winning national championships in 1976, 1981, and 1987. His 1976 team went undefeated. No team since Knight's has won the national championship while going undefeated. While at Indiana, Knight also won the NIT Championship (1979), won eleven Big Ten titles, and coached the United States Olympic Basketball Team to a gold medal (1984). He had twenty-one twenty-or-more-win seasons in his twenty-nine years at Indiana. He also won Coach of the Year honors four times (1975, 1976, 1987, and 1989).
Nicknamed the "General," Knight is highly respected for his coaching abilities, but his notorious temper and on-the-court antics have caused many people to criticize him. Knight threw a chair across the basketball court once to protest an official's call. In 1979, during the Pan-American Games in Puerto Rico, he was arrested for assault. He once was seen kicking his son during a game and once used a whip, jokingly but inappropriately, on an African-American player. Because of these and other incidents, in 2000, Indiana University warned Knight that he would be terminated if another incident occurred. Unfortunately for Knight and the university, one did occur in September 2000, and the university subsequently terminated Knight.
Knight sat out the 2000-2001 season, but he returned to coaching for the 2001-2002 season as the head coach at Texas Tech University. Knight has proven to be very successful there. While at Texas Tech, Knight has won his eight hundredth career game. After the 2004-2005 season, Knight had amassed 854 career wins, leaving him just twenty-five games short of the college record."
2. Background from goarmywestpoint.com/news/2008/5/29/Bob_Knight_Bio.aspx
"Robert Montgomery Knight Head Coach (1965-72) Basketball
Bob Knight began his illustrious coaching career at West Point at the age of 24 and went on to become one of the most storied names in the annals of college basketball. Knight authored a 102-50 record during his six seasons at West Point and guided the Black Knights to four trips to the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) (1966, 1968, 1969, 1970); He helped Army to one third-place and two fourth-place showings at the NIT. Knight coached Army to a pair of 20-win seasons, including an Academy-record 22 wins in 1969-70. He also remains one of just two Army basketball mentors to have registered more than 100 wins.
Knight presided over a wealth of talent at the Academy, including fellow Army Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2008 inductee Mike Silliman. A junior during Knights first year at West Point, Silliman was a three-time All-American and went on to become a 1968 Olympic gold medalist.
Knight departed West Point for Indiana University in 1972 and led the Hoosiers to three national titles before taking the head coaching job at Texas Tech University. He retired from coaching earlier this year as college basketball's all-time winningest coach with 902 victories. Knight was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991."
Larry King interviews Bob Knight - Fall 2000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPfm34PmN30
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Happy 78th Birthday Robert Montgomery Knight
1. Background from ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Robert_M._Knight
"Robert (Bobby) Montgomery Knight was born on October 25, 1940, in Massillon, Ohio. As a child, Knight fell in love with the game of basketball. He competed in both high school and college, helping The Ohio State University win a national championship in 1960.
Upon graduating from Ohio State in 1962, Knight began coaching basketball. In 1963, he accepted his first college coaching position as an assistant coach at the United States Military Academy at West Point. The following year, Knight became head coach. In six seasons his team won a combined 102 games and took his players to the NCAA Basketball Tournament.
In 1971, Knight became the head coach at Indiana University. He continued to prosper there, winning national championships in 1976, 1981, and 1987. His 1976 team went undefeated. No team since Knight's has won the national championship while going undefeated. While at Indiana, Knight also won the NIT Championship (1979), won eleven Big Ten titles, and coached the United States Olympic Basketball Team to a gold medal (1984). He had twenty-one twenty-or-more-win seasons in his twenty-nine years at Indiana. He also won Coach of the Year honors four times (1975, 1976, 1987, and 1989).
Nicknamed the "General," Knight is highly respected for his coaching abilities, but his notorious temper and on-the-court antics have caused many people to criticize him. Knight threw a chair across the basketball court once to protest an official's call. In 1979, during the Pan-American Games in Puerto Rico, he was arrested for assault. He once was seen kicking his son during a game and once used a whip, jokingly but inappropriately, on an African-American player. Because of these and other incidents, in 2000, Indiana University warned Knight that he would be terminated if another incident occurred. Unfortunately for Knight and the university, one did occur in September 2000, and the university subsequently terminated Knight.
Knight sat out the 2000-2001 season, but he returned to coaching for the 2001-2002 season as the head coach at Texas Tech University. Knight has proven to be very successful there. While at Texas Tech, Knight has won his eight hundredth career game. After the 2004-2005 season, Knight had amassed 854 career wins, leaving him just twenty-five games short of the college record."
2. Background from goarmywestpoint.com/news/2008/5/29/Bob_Knight_Bio.aspx
"Robert Montgomery Knight Head Coach (1965-72) Basketball
Bob Knight began his illustrious coaching career at West Point at the age of 24 and went on to become one of the most storied names in the annals of college basketball. Knight authored a 102-50 record during his six seasons at West Point and guided the Black Knights to four trips to the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) (1966, 1968, 1969, 1970); He helped Army to one third-place and two fourth-place showings at the NIT. Knight coached Army to a pair of 20-win seasons, including an Academy-record 22 wins in 1969-70. He also remains one of just two Army basketball mentors to have registered more than 100 wins.
Knight presided over a wealth of talent at the Academy, including fellow Army Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2008 inductee Mike Silliman. A junior during Knights first year at West Point, Silliman was a three-time All-American and went on to become a 1968 Olympic gold medalist.
Knight departed West Point for Indiana University in 1972 and led the Hoosiers to three national titles before taking the head coaching job at Texas Tech University. He retired from coaching earlier this year as college basketball's all-time winningest coach with 902 victories. Knight was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991."
Larry King interviews Bob Knight - Fall 2000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPfm34PmN30
FYI Maj William W. "Bill" Price Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown 1stSgt Eugene Harless CW5 John M. MSG Andrew White SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"SCPO Morris Ramsey SGT Michael Thorin SGT (Join to see) SGT Robert George SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SP5 Robert Ruck SPC Margaret Higgins SSgt Brian Brakke Sgt Arthur Caesar SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
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As a former coach, I have met Mr. Knight personally and all I can say is royal prick.
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All I will say he does not practice what he preaches on TV, and he is self absorbed.
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Confirms what I always thought anyway, SSG (Join to see). The bad outweighed the good in my opinion.
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