Hall of Fame Basketball Coach Bobby Knight Dies at 83
Wednesday, November 01, 2023
Former college and United States men's basketball coach Robert “Bobby” Knight has died at the age of 83.
Knight, who started his coaching career at Army, was the head coach at Indiana from 1971 to 2000, then Texas Tech until 2008.
"It is with heavy hearts that we share that Coach Bob Knight passed away at his home in Bloomington surrounded by his family. We are grateful for all the thoughts and prayers, and appreciate the continued respect for our privacy as Coach requested a private family gathering, which is being honored. We will continue to celebrate his life and remember him, today and forever as a beloved Husband, Father, Coach, and Friend,” said the Knight family in a statement.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTWhile at Indiana, Knight led his teams to eleven Big Ten Conference championships, one National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship, and three NCAA championships. During his tenure, Knight was also accused of choking a player during practice in an incident that was recorded on video
He was fired from Indiana in September of 2000, "a move that splintered the Indiana basketball community for 20 years, until Knight returned to Assembly Hall for the first time on Feb. 8, 2020, surrounded during a tear-filled halftime introduction by several dozen former players,” wrote Sports Illustrated at his passing.
He was the head coach of the United States Pan-Am Men’s Basketball team in 1979 and then the Olympics in 1984.
Knight was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991; he was then inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
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