Bob Knight

Robert Montgomery (Bobby or Bob) Knight (born October 25, 1940 in Massillon, Ohio, USA), known as The General, is the head men's basketball coach at Texas Tech University. He previously held the same position at Indiana University and the United States Military Academy. Knight is one of NCAA Division I college basketball's most controversial coaches in terms of his behavior. He has thrown a chair across the court during a game, been arrested for physical assault and has displayed a combative nature during television interviews. On December 23, 2006 Coach Knight tied Dean Smith for most coaching victories with 879. Image File history File linksMetadata Knight1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Knight1. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1939 in sports, other events of 1940, 1941 in sports and the list of years in sports. Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. // Baseball The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Detroit Tigers in the World Series, 4 games to 3. ... Massillon is a city located in Stark County, Ohio. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... A college basketball game between the United States Air Force Academy (Air Force) and Colorado State University. ... Texas Tech University is a nationally recognized doctoral/research university located in Lubbock, Texas (USA). ... Indiana University is the principal campus of the Indiana University system. ... The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, or simply USMA (or Army, for NCAA purposes), is a United States Army fort and military academy. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... For the Pet Shop Boys album of the same name see Behaviour Behavior or behaviour (see spelling differences) refers to the actions or reactions of an object or organism, usually in relation to the environment. ... The Chicago Police Department arrests a man An arrest is the action of the police, or person acting under the law, to take a person into custody so that they may be forthcoming to answer for the commission of a crime. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dean Edwards Smith (born February 28, 1931) is a retired head coach of men’s college basketball. ...

Playing career

Bob Knight began his career as a player at Orrville High School and continued under Hall of Fame coach Fred Taylor at Ohio State University in 1958. He was a reserve on the Buckeyes' 1960 NCAA Division I National Championship team, which featured future Hall of Fame players John Havlicek and Jerry Lucas. Knight graduated with a degree in history and government in 1962. The Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ... Fred R. Taylor (born December 3, 1924 in Zanesville, Ohio - died January 6, 2002 in Columbus, Ohio) was a college mens basketball coach. ... The Ohio State University (OSU) is a coeducational public research university in the U.S. state of Ohio. ... See also: 1957 in sports, other events of 1958, 1959 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Lee Petty Indianapolis 500 - Jimmy Bryan USAC Racing - Tony Bettenhausen won the season championship Formula One Championship - Mike Hawthorn of Great Britain February 23 - Cuban rebels kidnap... See also: 1959 in sports, other events of 1960, 1961 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Junior Johnson won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Rex White Indianapolis 500 - Jim Rathmann USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championship Formula One Championship... // The NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Championship is held each spring featuring 65 college basketball teams in the United States. ... John J. Havlicek (born April 8, 1940 in Martins Ferry, Ohio) is an American former professional basketball player who competed for 16 seasons with the Boston Celtics, winning eight NBA titles, half of them coming in his first four seasons. ... Jerry Lucas as a player of the San Francisco Warriors Jerry Ray Lucas (born March 30, 1940) was a legendary basketball star from the 1950s to the 1970s, and is now a world-renowned memory education expert. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...

Coaching career

Army

After graduation in 1962, Bob Knight attended Cuyahoga Falls (Ohio) High School for one year, then accepted an assistant coaching position at Army in 1963, where, two years later, he was named the head coach at the relatively young age of 24. In six seasons at West Point, Knight won 102 games with his first as a head coach coming against Worcester Polytechnic Institute. One of his players was Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski. See also: 1961 in sports, other events of 1962, 1963 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Fireball Roberts won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Joe Weatherly Indianapolis 500 - Rodger Ward USAC Racing - Rodger Ward won the season championship Formula One Championship - Graham... Official website: http://www. ... High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. ... The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, or simply USMA (or Army, for NCAA purposes), is a United States Army fort and military academy. ... See also: 1962 in sports, other events of 1963, 1964 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Tiny Lund won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Joe Weatherly Indianapolis 500 - Parnelli Jones USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championship Formula One Championship... Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is a private university located in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the United States. ... Mike Krzyzewski Michael William Mike Krzyzewski (; in American English transliteration shuh-shef-skee; born February 13, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois), often referred to as Coach K, is the head coach of the Duke University mens basketball team. ...

While at Army, Knight knew Bill Parcells. Parcells, now the coach of the Dallas Cowboys, led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl championships and guided the New England Patriots to a Super Bowl appearance. Knight is regularly seen wearing Cowboys apparel at Texas Tech. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... City Irving, Texas Other nicknames The Boys, Americas Team Team colors Royal Blue, Navy Blue, Silver-Green, Silver, and White Head Coach Bill Parcells Owner Jerry Jones General manager Jerry Jones Mascot Rowdy [1] League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1960–present) Western Conference (1960) Eastern Conference (1961-1969... City East Rutherford, New Jersey Other nicknames Big Blue Wrecking Crew, Big Blue, G-Men, The Jints, The New York Football Giants, Jersey Giants Team colors Royal Blue, Red, Gray, and White Head Coach Tom Coughlin Owner The Mara and Tisch Families General manager Ernie Accorsi League/Conference affiliations National... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ... City Foxboro, Massachusetts Other nicknames The Pats Team colors Nautical Blue, New Century Silver, Red, and White Head Coach Bill Belichick Owner Robert Kraft Mascot Pat Patriot League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960–69) Eastern Division (1960–69) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970–present) AFC...

Indiana

Knight was noticed as a rising star, and when Indiana University was seeking a new coach in 1971, they turned to Knight. Knight immediately endeared himself to the basketball-mad state of Indiana with his disciplined approach to the game. Educated in military history, Knight was given the nickname "The General" by former University of Detroit and Detroit Pistons coach-turned-broadcaster Dick Vitale. The team's performance increased dramatically after Knight took over. Indiana reached the Final Four in 1973, losing to UCLA. In 1975, the Indiana Hoosiers were undefeated and the number one team in the nation, when leading scorer Scott May broke his arm during the Hoosiers' historic defeat of arch-rival Purdue on Purdue's home court. Indiana subsequently experienced a 92-90 loss to Kentucky in the regional finals of the NCAA tournament. That game May played with a heavily-braced arm could have contributed to the loss. The final game between UCLA and Kentucky was historic, as it was Indiana-born UCLA head coach and Purdue grad John Wooden's final game. Indiana University is the principal campus of the Indiana University system. ... See also: 1970 in sports, other events of 1971, 1972 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Sr. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... University of Detroit Mercy is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic university located in Detroit, Michigan, USA. It was founded in 1878 as the University of Detroit by the Society of Jesus. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Dick Vitale, left, clowning around with Calbert Cheaney Richard Dick Vitale, also known as Dickie V, and Mr. ... The University of California, Los Angeles, generally known as UCLA, is a public university whose main campus is located in the affluent Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. ... See also: 1974 in sports, other events of 1975, 1976 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Athletics August 12, In Gothenburg, Sweden, New Zealander, John Walker set a new world record becoming the first man to break 3:50 for the mile when he clocked 3:49. ... Indiana Universitys athletic teams are called the Hoosiers, and their colors are crimson and cream, though red and white has been used at times in the past. ... Scott Glenn May (born March 19, 1954 in Sandusky, Ohio) is an American former professional basketball player. ... Purdue University (Purdue) is a land-grant, public university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. ... Mackey Arena is a 14,123-seat multi-purpose arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. ... The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... The 1975 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... The University of California, Los Angeles, generally known as UCLA, is a public university whose main campus is located in the affluent Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. ... John Robert Wooden, born October 14, 1910, in Hall, Indiana, is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (Class of 1961) and a coach (Class of 1973). ...

In 1976, the Hoosiers made history, posting an undefeated 32-0 record and winning the championship, beating Michigan 86-68. Immediately after the game, Knight lamented that "it should have been two." No Division I men's team has replicated the feat since. Under Knight, the Hoosiers would also win championships in 1981 and 1987. The 1981 team featured future Hall of Fame NBA point guard Isiah Thomas, and the 1987 team featured guard Steve Alford. That championship game was won on by a last-second shot by Keith Smart. See also: 1975 in sports, other events of 1976, 1977 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: February 15David Pearson won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Cale Yarborough Indianapolis 500 - Johnny Rutherford USAC Racing - Gordon Johncock won the season championship Formula One Championship... The 1976 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... UM also has campuses in Dearborn and Flint. ... Division I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... The 1981 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... The 1987 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the worlds premier womens swimming league and one of the four major professional sports leagues of North America. ... Point guard (PG), also called the “one guard” or “lead guard“, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. ... Isiah Thomas Isiah Lord Thomas III (born April 30, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player and coach, and is currently the president of basketball operations for the NBAs New York Knicks as well as the coach. ... Steve Alford Stephen Todd Alford (born November 23, 1964) is the current head coach of the University of Iowa Hawkeye mens basketball team. ... Jonathan Keith Smart (born September 21, 1964 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American former basketball player and current coach. ...

Additionally, Knight's Hoosiers won the 1979 NIT championship, and Knight won the Olympic gold medal as coach of the Michael Jordan-led 1984 team. He also won eleven Big Ten Conference titles. Knight is only one of four coaches to win NCAA, NIT, and Olympic championships, joining the legendary coaches, Dean Smith of North Carolina, Adolph Rupp of Kentucky, and Pete Newell of California in that achievement. See also: 1978 in sports, other events of 1979, 1980 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Mens all-around champion: Alexander Dityatin, USSR Womens all-around champion: Nellie Kim, USSR Mens team competition champion: USSR Womens team... The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is a mens college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. ... Music sample: Olympic Fanfare and Theme ( file info) — composed by John Williams for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Problems listening to the file? See media help. ... Big Ten redirects here. ... Dean Edwards Smith (born February 28, 1931) is a retired head coach of men’s college basketball. ... Adolph Friedrich Rupp (September 2, 1901 – December 10, 1977) was one of the most successful coaches in the history of American college basketball. ... Peter F. Pete Newell (born August 3, 1915 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former college mens basketball coach. ... The University of California, Berkeley (also known as UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, and by other names, see below) is the oldest and flagship campus of the ten-campus University of California system. ...

The Indiana Hoosiers were undefeated in Big Ten Conference play from 1974 to 1976, and, in fact, only lost one game during the period (the aforementioned regional final against Kentucky). See also: 1973 in sports, other events of 1974, 1975 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty IROC Championship - inaugural year won by Mark Donohue Indianapolis 500 - Johnny Rutherford USAC Racing - Bobby Unser... See also: 1975 in sports, other events of 1976, 1977 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: February 15David Pearson won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Cale Yarborough Indianapolis 500 - Johnny Rutherford USAC Racing - Gordon Johncock won the season championship Formula One Championship...

Apart from the 1975 Men's Division I tournament loss, many fans and pundits consider Bob Knight's only other true failure as Hoosiers head coach was his inability to convince future National Basketball Association legend Larry Bird to stay at Indiana ^{[citation needed]}. Bird, who was raised in the small southern Indiana town of French Lick, could not acclimate himself to the massive IU campus. He left Indiana never having attended a single practice and transferred to the far smaller Indiana State University, where he led the Sycamores to the 1979 NCAA championship game against the Earvin "Magic" Johnson-led Michigan State Spartans. The Spartans won 75-64. The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the worlds premier womens swimming league and one of the four major professional sports leagues of North America. ... Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956)is an American former NBA basketball player, widely considered one of the greatest all around players, and perhaps the most clutch. ... French Lick is a town located in Orange County, Indiana. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The 1979 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 40 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Michigan State University (MSU) is a public university in East Lansing, Michigan. ...

Knight's basketball philosophy

Bob Knight's teams feature an offense with players in constant motion, with an emphasis on having his post players set screens and his perimeter players passing the ball until a teammate becomes open for an uncontested jump shot or lay-up. On defense, Knight's players are required to both tenaciously guard opponents man-to-man and to help teammates when needed. This requires tough, selfless, and intelligent play by players and the sacrifice of individual glory for the sake of the team's success. Inarguably, this has become difficult in an era when underclassmen began leaving college in greater numbers for the greener pastures of the NBA. However, Bob Knight has consistently had among the highest graduation rates among the college coaching fraternity.

Bob Knight was very mindful of the great coaches who had preceded him, such as John Wooden, Pete Newell, and Hank Iba of Oklahoma State. In 1991, Bob Knight joined them by being elected to the James A. Naismith National Basketball Hall of Fame — his first year of eligibility. John Robert Wooden, born October 14, 1910, in Hall, Indiana, is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (Class of 1961) and a coach (Class of 1973). ... Peter F. Pete Newell (born August 3, 1915 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former college mens basketball coach. ... Henry Payne Hank Iba (b. ... Oklahoma State University, located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, is an institution of higher learning founded in 1890 as a land-grant university, known as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (Oklahoma A&M). ... See also: 1990 in sports, other events of 1991, 1992 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Ernie Irvan won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt CART Racing - Michael Andretti won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Rick Mears Formula One Championship - Ayrton... The Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ...

Controversies

• In 1974, during a regular-season win over Kentucky, Knight, after a conference and discussion with Wildcat coach Joe B. Hall, slapped Hall in the back of the head after Hall turned to return to his bench. ^{[citation needed]}

• In 1979, Bob Knight was arrested for assaulting a police officer during the Pan American Games in Puerto Rico. Knight was angry that a practice gymnasium was not opened to his team, which featured future NBA stars Kevin McHale of Minnesota and Ralph Sampson (who was then a high school player) at center, and his own Isiah Thomas. The team swept through the tournament, posting a 9-0 record. Bob Knight was later convicted in absentia in a Puerto Rican court. However, the charges were later dropped when Indiana Governor Otis R. Bowen refused to cooperate in extraditing Knight to the island commonwealth.^{[citation needed]}

• Other notable incidents include Knight pulling guard Jim Wisman off the court by his jersey in 1976, throwing a chair across the court to protest a referee's call during a 1985 game against the rival Purdue Boilermakers,^[2] and allegedly kicking his own son, Pat Knight, during a 1993 game (Knight claims he actually kicked a chair).^{[citation needed]}

• In another incident, Coach Knight was shown berating a NCAA university volunteer at a 1998 news conference. The volunteer informed the press that Knight would not be attending the press conference, when he was actually only running a few minutes late, and had planned on attending, per NCAA rules. When Coach Knight did show up, a heated exchange ensued, which has become infamous in sports highlight footage. Knight was shown saying: "You've only got two people that are going to tell you I'm not going to be here. One is our SID (Sports Information Director), and the other is me. Who the hell told you I wasn't going to be here? I'd like to know. Do you have any idea who it was?...Who?...They were from Indiana, right?...No, they weren't from Indiana, and you didn't get it from anybody from Indiana, did you?..No, I -- I'll handle this the way I want to handle it now that I'm here...You fucked it up to begin with! Now just sit there or leave, I don't give shit what you do!" Turning back to the press, he added, "Now back to the game."^[3]

• Women's groups nationwide were outraged by Knight's comments during an April, 1988 interview with Connie Chung in which he said, "I think that if rape is inevitable, relax and enjoy it." http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/big12/2006-11-14-knight-timeline_x.htm Knight's comment was in reference to an Indiana basketball game in which he felt the referees were making poor calls against the Hoosiers. Knight claimed he asked Chung not to use the comment in the story immediately after saying it. Knight claimed Chung said it would not be used, while Chung denied ever agreeing to that. ^{[citation needed]} A crowd of about 300 protested Knight's comments on the Indiana University campus.

• Indiana University was fined again in 1999, this time for $10,000 for Knight's derogatory remarks about a referee.^{[citation needed]}

• An Indiana University secretary also accused Knight of throwing a potted plant at her, and assistant coach Ron Felling claimed Knight threw him off a chair and punched him in the chest after an eavesdropping Knight overheard him criticizing his program and methods on the telephone. (Felling allegedly said "Knight's ranting and raving ... takes the fun out of winning"). Felling sued Knight for assault and received an out-of-court settlement of $35,000 from IU. Many feel it was Felling who precipitated Knight's 2000 firing by Indiana University president Myles Brand by leaking a video of a practice session to the media in which Knight appears to strike and hold the throat of player Neil Reed.^{[citation needed]}

• Another incident involved Knight feigning whipping a black player named Calbert Cheaney in 1992, an incident which made national headlines and resulted in protests by civil rights leaders. Although supporters of Knight point out that several white players had received similar treatment, this instance was the only widely reported incident. Knight apologized for the incident; however Cheaney later revealed that the incident was staged for the benefit of the press after Knight's players tired of being repeatedly asked about how tough it was to play for Bob Knight. The whip, in fact, was a gift from his players. Cheaney feigned whipping Knight with a towel as a response to this.^{[citation needed]}

• In 1999, Knight was involved in a hunting accident in which long time friend Thomas Mikunda was shot by Knight in the back and shoulder with a 20 gauge shotgun while shooting grouse. Two years later Bobby Knight would be sued for the event where Mikunda claimed Knight coerced him into lying to investigators. They reached a settlement out of court soon after. Knight was cited for failing to report a hunting accident and hunting without a nonresident small game license, in which he plead no contest to each count. ^{[citation needed]}

• In March, 2006, a student's heckling at Baylor University resulted in Knight having to be restrained by a police officer. The incident, though, was not severe enough to warrant any action from the Big 12 Conference.^[4]

• On November 13, 2006, Coach Knight was shown allegedly hitting player Michael Prince under the chin to get him to make eye contact. Although Knight didn't comment on the incident afterwards and as of yet hasn't done so, Prince, his parents, and Texas Tech athletic director Gerald Myers insisted that Knight did nothing wrong and that he merely lifted Prince's chin and told him "Hold your head up and don't worry about mistakes. Just play the game." Prince commented, "He was trying to teach me and I had my head down so he raised my chin up. He was telling me to go out there and don't be afraid to make mistakes. He said I was being too hard on myself."^{[citation needed]}

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The end of an era

"Zero Tolerance"

On March 14, 2000, just before Indiana was to begin play in the NCAA tournament, the CNN/SI network ran a negative piece on Knight featuring former players and critics. The most notable claim was that of former player Neil Reed, who claimed he was choked by Bob Knight in a 1997 practice. Knight denied the claims in the story. March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ...

On April 11th, 2000, CNN/SI aired a tape of an IU practice from 1997 which seemed to show Knight "choking" Neil Reed. Knight's supporters claim the tape is blurry, it is unclear whether Knight was choking Reed or placed his hands under the neck, and that the tape was repeatedly shown in slow motion and not full speed (where the incident only lasts a couple seconds). The actual video tape differed greatly from Reed's earlier account of the incident. The Indiana University Board of Trustees started an investigation into Knight. As the investigation continued, media in Indiana leaked to the public various alleged negative incidents involving Knight, most of which were over five years old.

In May, 2000, Indiana University president Myles Brand announced that he had adopted a zero tolerance policy with regard to Bob Knight. 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in May, 2000. ... A vaginal bulb syringe. ...

The fall of Knight

In September, 2000, a freshman student named Kent Harvey reportedly said, "Hey Knight, what's up?" to Bob Knight. According to Harvey, Knight grabbed him by the arm and berated him for not showing him proper respect. Knight later told the media that Harvey was exaggerating the incident; that he only grabbed his arm and lectured him about manners and respect. Knight's version of the story was backed up by assistant coach Mike Davis. However, there were pictures in the Indianapolis Star of Harvey with marks on his arm. No charges were filed against Knight for the incident. 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in September, 2000. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ...

Although IU President Myles Brand stated that even after a zero-tolerance policy was placed on Knight, the Harvey incident was only one of numerous complaints that occurred after its issuance that led to Brand asking Knight to resign on September 10, 2000. Knight refused, and Brand then relieved Knight of his duties immediately. Harvey was supported by some and vilified by many who claim he intentionally set up Knight. Knight's supporters contend he was the victim of a media smear campaign orchestrated by enemies in the IU administration and that the majority of Brand's reasons for firing Knight were not credible. However, Knight said he didn't think he was set up. That evening, a crowd of thousands of students swarmed Bloomington in protest.^[5] September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ...

On September 12, 2000, Knight scolded ESPN reporter Jeremy Schaap for interrupting him and accused Brand and other Indiana administrators of distorting facts. The interview received mixed reactions, with some blaming Schaap for being disrespectful and others further criticizing Knight for childish behavior and praising Schaap for his handling of the incident. The interview also resulted in Jeremy's father, Dick Schaap, publicly asking Knight to apologize, especially for the comment, "You've got a long way to go to be like your father." According to witnesses, Knight stormed off after the interview ended, refusing to shake hands with Schaap.^{[citation needed]} Portal:Currentevents September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... See also: 1999 in sports, other events of 2000, 2001 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Bobby Labonte Indy Racing League - Buddy Lazier won the season championship Indianapolis 500- Juan Pablo Montoya CART Racing... ESPN (an acronym for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... Jeremy Schaap (b. ... Richard J. Schaap (September 27, 1934 – December 21, 2001) was a 20th century American sportswriter, broadcaster, and the author or co-author of 33 books. ...

The next day, Knight said goodbye to a crowd of some 6,000 supporters. He asked that they not hold a grudge against Harvey and that they let Harvey get on with his education and his life.^[6]

Two years later, Knight sued Indiana University, claiming the university violated his employment contract. The lawsuit eventually was dismissed. Indiana University is the principal campus of the Indiana University system. ...

A new start

After taking the next season off, all the while on the lookout for vacancies, Bob Knight accepted the head coaching job at Texas Tech University. At the press conference introducing Knight as coach, he quipped, "This is the most comfortable red sweater I've been in in five years." Knight quickly turned the dormant program (which hadn't been to the NCAA tournament since 1996) back into a winner, leading them to three NCAA tournaments thus far, including a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2005. Texas Tech University is a nationally recognized doctoral/research university located in Lubbock, Texas (USA). ...

Since joining the Red Raiders, Knight has won his 800th game. He now has 879 wins, balanced by 353 losses, through December 25, 2006, after starting the season with an overall record of 869-350. December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining for the year. ...

Books about Bob Knight

Several independent books were written about Knight during this period, and although they noted his temper, they were not entirely uncomplimentary. Three of the best-known are "A Season on the Brink" (ISBN 0-02-537230-0) by John Feinstein, "Bob Knight: His Own Man" by Joan Mellen (ISBN 0-380-70809-4), and "Playing for Knight: My Six Seasons with Bobby Knight" (ISBN 0-671-72441-X) by former player and current Iowa head basketball coach Steve Alford. A Season on the Brink is a book by John Feinstein which detailed the 1985-86 season of Indiana Universitys mens basketball team, led by the controversial coach Bobby Knight. ... John Feinstein is an American sportswriter and commentator. ... The University of Iowa is a major national research university located on a 1,900-acre campus in Iowa City, Iowa, USA, on the Iowa River in East Central Iowa. ... Steve Alford Stephen Todd Alford (born November 23, 1964) is the current head coach of the University of Iowa Hawkeye mens basketball team. ...

"A Season on the Brink" was a national phenomenon, topping bestseller lists for many weeks and is one of the highest selling sports books in history. Knight became not only the most famous sports coach in America but also one of the most recognizable celebrities in the country. Both supporters and detractors feasted on a wealth of inside information about Knight and the workings of a major college basketball program, as John Feinstein (recommended to Knight by Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski) was granted full access to the program and Knight's personal life for an entire season. This book led to a trend of season-long coverage of sports teams by prominent authors. The book was later made into a television movie by ESPN, with Brian Dennehy portraying Knight. ESPN (an acronym for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... Brian Dennehy in Death of a Salesman Brian Dennehy parodied in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Brian Dennehy (born July 9, 1938 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA) is an Irish-American actor who has appeared in movies, television shows, and stage productions. ...

The episode portrayed in the book most often cited as proof of Knight's basketball genius is when he takes assistant coaches to see a middle school basketball game and tells them that the star player of the team is a better player than any guard on the current IU college squad. When journalists, after reading the book, asked Knight if he really believed that, he famously replied, "I'm paid a lot of money by IU to know about such things." That player, Damon Bailey, was later voted the greatest high school player in Indiana's storied basketball history (even beating out Larry Bird and Oscar Robertson) and went on to star at Indiana University for four years. Damon Bailey (born October 21, 1971, in Heltonville, Indiana) is a former basketball player, who has been regarded as a basketball idol in the state of Indiana since Bob Knight called him a hot prospect when Bailey was in eighth grade. ... Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956)is an American former NBA basketball player, widely considered one of the greatest all around players, and perhaps the most clutch. ... Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938 in Charlotte, Tennessee) is an American former NBA player and is considered by many to be one of the greatest basketball players in history. ...

In 2002, Knight and longtime friend and sports journalist Bob Hammel wrote his biography, "Knight: My Story" (ISBN 0-312-31117-6.) For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... This is an article on biographies. ...

In Bob Knight, His Own Man, Mellon characterized Feinstein's book as being banal (21).

In 2006, an "unauthorized" biography on Knight, written by Steve Delsohn and Mark Heisler, was released. (ISBN 0-7432-4348-X) 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Film and television

Many aspects of the teaching style and basketball philosophy of Coach Norman Dale (played by Gene Hackman) in the 1986 movie Hoosiers are derived from Bob Knight's real history. ^{[citation needed]} Eugene Allen Hackman[1] (born January 30, 1930) is an acclaimed Academy Award-winning American actor. ... // April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Gos Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver. ... Hoosiers is a 1986 movie about a small-town high school basketball team that made the state finals, telling the story of a coach with a spotty past, and the towns basketball-loving drunk, who lead their team to victory. ...

Blue Chips is a 1994 feature film about Pete Bell, a volatile, but honest college basketball coach under pressure to win who decides to blatantly violate NCAA rules to field a competitive team after several sub-par seasons. It starred Nick Nolte as Bell and NBA star Shaquille O'Neal as Neon Bordeaux, a dominating once-in-a-lifetime player Bell woos to his school with gifts and other perks. Several incidents in the film are clearly inspired by Knight's history. Current NBA guard Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway co-stars as another "blue chipper" recruited by Bell. NBA legend Bob Cousy plays the school's president. Knight himself has a cameo alongside other collegiate and NBA legends such as Larry Bird and Rick Pitino. ESPN writer Bill Simmons once wrote about the film, and stated that while the Bell character cheated, Knight would never have done so. Blue Chips is a 1994 film about basketball, starring Nick Nolte as a college coach and real-life basketball stars Shaquille ONeal and Anfernee Penny Hardaway as talented finds. It features cameos from Bobby Knight, Bob Cousy, and Larry Bird. ... // November 1 - George Lucas leaves the day-to-day operations of his filmmaking business and starts a sabbatical (while on sabbatical, he wrote the prequel Star Wars trilogy). ... Nick Nolte at Cannes, 2000 Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an Oscar-nominated American actor, model, and producer. ... The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the worlds premier womens swimming league and one of the four major professional sports leagues of North America. ... Shaquille Rashaun ONeal (born March 6, 1972), frequently referred to simply as Shaq, is an American professional basketball player. ... Penny Hardaway with the Orlando Magic. ... Jordan Louise Aseo (born December 29, 1989 in New York City, New York) is a former basketball player, who played guard with the Boston Celtics from 1951 to 1963 and the Cincinnati Royals in the 1969-1970 season. ... Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956)is an American former NBA basketball player, widely considered one of the greatest all around players, and perhaps the most clutch. ... Rick Pitino (born September 18, 1952 in New York City) is the head basketball coach at the University of Louisville. ...

In 2002, veteran character actor Brian Dennehy portrayed Knight in A Season on the Brink, a TV film adapted from John Feinstein's book. It was ESPN's first feature-length film. This is a list of film-related events in 2002. ... Brian Dennehy in Death of a Salesman Brian Dennehy parodied in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Brian Dennehy (born July 9, 1938 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA) is an Irish-American actor who has appeared in movies, television shows, and stage productions. ... A Season on the Brink is a book by John Feinstein which detailed the 1985-86 season of Indiana Universitys mens basketball team, led by the controversial coach Bobby Knight. ...

Knight made a cameo appearance as himself in the 2003 film Anger Management. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Knight School

It was announced in mid-2005 that Knight would be the central character of a new reality show for ESPN. The show, titled Knight School, followed a handful of Texas Tech students who will compete for the right to join the Red Raiders as a non-scholarship player. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Knight School is a television documentary produced by ESPN that centers around a group of sixteen Texas Tech students vying to make legendary coach Bob Knights Red Raiders basketball team as a non-scholarship (walk-on) player for the 2006-2007 NCAA season. ...

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Notes

1. ^ Google Video of ESPN Top 10 Sound Bites from Bobby Knight
2. ^ CNNSI video archive of chair-throwing event in Quicktime
3. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/page2/tvlistings/show3transcript.html
4. ^ Keith Whitmire. "Big 12 won't take action against Knight", The Dallas Morning News, March 2, 2006.
5. ^ http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/09/11/knight.protest.02/]
6. ^ http://archive.org/details/bobknight_farewell

References

• "The Archives". 2004-05 Army Men's Basketball Media Guide. Retrieved Dec. 23, 2005.
• "History". 2005-06 Indiana Men's Basketball Media Guide. Retrieved Dec. 23, 2005.
• "Texas Tech Record Book". 2005-06 Red Raider Media Guide. Retrieved Dec. 23, 2005.

External links

• Bob Knight's page at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal website