The name of Bob Knight is synonymous with greatness and winning. During his career coaching at Army, Indiana and Texas Tech, Knight managed to win 902 college games, the most of any coach in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history.
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Army (1963-1971)
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He started as Taylor “Tates” Locke’s assistant coach for two years. It was a great situation to learn, because he got involved in the basic things and was much more involved in making decisions than most assistants are. These two years gave him the skills and gained him the trust of Colonel Ray Murphy, the man who gave him his first head coaching job. Bob Knight was 24 years old at that time. He coached six years at West Point, where his teams won 20 games, including a school record of 22 victories in 1970. They also played in four NIT tournaments, placing third in 1970 and fourth in both 1966 and 1969. His overall Army mark was 102-50, and three times his teams led the nation in scoring defense
Indiana University (1971-2000)
Indiana University
Knight was noticed as a rising star, and when Indiana University was seeking a new coach in 1971, they turned to Knight. In 24 NCAA appearances at Indiana is where the Knight genius shines. He led the Hoosiers to three NCAA titles in 1976, 1981 and 1987, while finishing third in 1973 and 1992. His teams also won 11 Big Ten championships. During Knight’s 29 years at Indiana, The Hoosiers won an amazing 662 games, including 22 seasons of 20 or more wins, while losing but 239, a remarkable .735 winning percentage. There were some amazing accomplishments along the way. To name a few, Collegiate Commissioner’s Association championship in 1974, The National Invitation Tournamentchampionship in 1979 and He also coached U.S. teams to gold medals in the 1979 Pan America games and the 1984 Olympics.While at Indiana, a total of 23 different players under his tutelage received All-American and All-Big Ten honors. Knight won the Big Ten’s coach of the Year award three times in four years (1973, 1975, and 1976) and added three more awards (1980, 1981, and 1989). In 1975 he was a unanimous selection as National Coach of the Year, an honor he was accorded again in 1976 by Associated Press, United International, and Basketball Weekly. In 1987 he was picked as the Naismith Coach of the Year. In 1989 he garnered National Coach of the Year honors by the AP, UPI, and the United States Basketball Writers Association. In 1991 he enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
