Bobby Knight Biography, Age, Chair Throw, Quotes, Trump & Net Worth

WHO IS BOBBY KNIGHT | BIOGRAPHY OF BOBBY KNIGHT

Bobby Knight, born Robert Montgomery Knight, 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 Duke’s Krzyzewski and Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim. Knight is best known as head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers from 1971 to 2000.

He also coached at Texas Tech (2001–2008) and the Army (1965–1971). In Indiana, Knight led his teams to three NCAA championships, a National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship, and 11 Big Ten Conference championships. Its 1975–76 team went undefeated through the regular season and won the 1976 NCAA Tournament. Indiana’s 1976 team is the last men’s college basketball team to go undefeated all season.

Knight has been awarded National Coach of the Year four times and Big Ten Coach of the Year eight times. In 1984, he coached the United States Men’s Olympic Team to a gold medal, becoming one of only three basketball coaches to win an NCAA title, an NIT title, and an Olympic gold medal.

Knight was one of the most successful and innovative coaches in college basketball, having perfected and popularized the movement offense. He was also praised for running clean programs (none of his teams were ever sanctioned by the NCAA for recruiting violations), and most of his players graduated. However, Knight also sparked controversy: he threw a chair across the court during a game, was arrested for assault, and regularly displayed a combative nature in encounters with members of the press.

Knight remains “the object of near-fanatic devotion” from many of his former Indiana players and fans. Nonetheless, his combative nature and unacceptable behavior led to his dismissal from Indiana University in 2000. In 2008, Knight joined ESPN as a studio analyst for men’s college basketball during championship week and for NCAA Tournament coverage. He continued to cover college basketball for ESPN during the 2014-15 season.

BOBBY KNIGHT AGE | QUEL ÂGE A BOBBY KNIGHT

He was born on October 25, 1940 in Massillon, Ohio, United States. He turns 78 in 2018.

BY BOBBY KNIGHT

He is 1.96 meters tall.

BOBBY KNIGHT RANGER

We really want Bobby Knight Ranger to be a real band

For an evening of primetime television, they will be. The fictional cover band Night Ranger, which will be fronted by three members dressed as the legendary Indiana coach, will perform on the April 24 season finale of NBC’s Parks and Recreation.

The band will be performed by members of current band Yo La Tengo and will join other artists including Jeff Tweedy, The Decemberists and Ginuwine on the concert-themed episode. Executive producer Michael Schur gave some details to AV Club.

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CITATIONS DE BOBBY KNIGHT

1. The will to succeed is important, but more important is the will to prepare. Bobby Knight
2. You are not playing against opponents, you are playing against basketball. Bobby Knight
3. People change over the years, and that changes situations for better and for worse. Bobby Knight
4. I think as a people we always tend to think, well, tomorrow will be a better day. Well, why will it be a better day? And I think the more we believe in doing things better, doing the right thing rather than hoping it’s going to happen, let’s make it happen. Bobby Knight
5. I’m not sure I’ve ever been around people who wanted to earn more or worked harder than Michael Jordan. Bobby Knight

COACH BOBBY KNIGHT | COACHING CAREER

After graduating from Ohio State in 1962, Knight coached junior college basketball at Cuyahoga Falls High School in Ohio for a year. Knight then enlisted in the United States Army and accepted an assistant coaching position with the Army Black Knights in 1963, where, two years later, he was named head coach at the relatively young age of 24.

In six seasons at West Point, Knight won 102 games, with his first as head coach against Worcester Polytechnic Institute. One of his players was Mike Krzyzewski, who later served as his assistant before becoming Hall of Fame head coach at Duke. Mike Silliman was another of Knight’s players in the military, and Knight reportedly said, “Mike Silliman is the best player I’ve ever coached.”

During his tenure in the military, Knight gained a reputation for having an explosive temper. For example, after Army’s 66-60 loss to BYU and Hall of Fame coach Stan Watts in the 1966 NIT semifinals, Knight lost control completely, kicking the lockers and verbally blasting officials. Embarrassed, he then went to Watts’ hotel room and apologized. Watts forgave him and reportedly said, “I want you to know that you are going to be one of the brightest young coaches in the country, and it’s only a matter of time before you win a national championship.”

In 1971, Indiana University hired Knight as head coach. During his 29 years as head coach at Indiana, the Hoosiers won 662 games, including 22 seasons of 20 or more wins, while losing 239, a .735 winning percentage. In 24 NCAA tournament appearances at Indiana, Hoosier’s teams under Knight won 42 of 63 games (.667), winning titles in 1976, 1981 and 1987, while losing in the semifinals in 1973 and 1992.

On September 13, Knight said goodbye to a crowd of some 6,000 supporters at Dunn Meadow at Indiana University. He asked them not to blame Harvey and to continue supporting the basketball team. Knight’s dismissal made national headlines, including Sports Illustrated coverage and round-the-clock coverage on ESPN.

He then joined Texas Tech as a head coach. He then left the team and retired from coaching. He retired on February 4, 2008.

BOOK BY BOBBY KNIGHT

He has published two books. His first book was called Knight: My Story which was published in 2002. He then wrote The Power Of Negative Thinking: An Unconventional Approach to Achieving Positive Results which was published in 2013.

BOBBY KNIGHT TEXAS TECH

After his layoff from Indiana, Knight took a season off and was looking for coaching vacancies. He accepted the position of head coach at Texas Tech, although his hiring was opposed by a group of professors led by Walter Schaller. When introduced at the press conference, Knight joked, “This is hands down the most comfortable red sweater I’ve worn in six years.”

Knight quickly improved the program, which hadn’t been to an NCAA Tournament since 1996. He led the team to playoff appearances in each of his first four years at the school (three NCAA Championship Tournaments and an TIN). After a tough 2006 season, the team improved in 2007, finishing 21–13 and again reaching the NCAA Championship Tournament, where they lost to Boston College in the first round.

The Red Raiders’ best performance under Knight came in 2005 when they progressed to the Sweet Sixteen. In 2006 and 2007 under Knight, Texas Tech beat two top-10 ranked teams in consecutive weeks. During Knight’s first six years at Texas Tech, the Red Raiders won 126 games, averaging 21 wins per season.

WHERE DOES BOBBY KNIGHT LIVE

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BOBBY KNIGHT INDIANA

In 1971, Indiana University hired Knight as head coach. During his 29 years as head coach at Indiana, the Hoosiers won 662 games, including 22 seasons of 20 or more wins, while losing 239, a .735 winning percentage. In 24 NCAA tournament appearances at Indiana, Hoosier’s teams under Knight won 42 of 63 games (.667), winning titles in 1976, 1981 and 1987, while losing in the semifinals in 1973 and 1992.

1970
In 1972–73, Knight’s second year as coach, Indiana won the Big Ten championship and reached the Final Four, but lost to UCLA. The following season, 1973–74, Indiana again won a Big Ten title. In the next two seasons, 1974–75 and 1975–76, the Hoosiers went undefeated in the regular season and won 37 consecutive Big Ten games, including two more Big Ten championships.

The Hoosiers from 1974 to 1975 swept the entire Big Ten by an average of 22.8 points per game. However, in an 83-82 win over Purdue, they lost consensus All-American forward Scott May to a broken left arm. With May’s injury keeping him 7 minutes into the game, the No. 1 Hoosiers lost to Kentucky 92-90 in the Mideast Regional. The Hoosiers were so dominant that four starters – Scott May, Steve Green, Kent Benson and Quinn Buckner – would make the All-Big Ten team of five.

The following season, 1975–76, the Hoosiers went the entire season and the 1976 NCAA Tournament without a single loss, beating Michigan 86–68 in the title game. Immediately after the match, Knight lamented that “there should have been two.” The 1976 Hoosiers remain the last undefeated NCAA Division I men’s basketball team. In those two seasons, Knight’s teams went undefeated in the regular season, including a perfect 37-0 record in Big Ten games en route to their third and fourth straight conference titles. Behind Mike Woodson’s play, Indiana won the 1979 NIT Championship.

1980s
The 1979–80 Hoosiers, led by Mike Woodson and Isiah Thomas, won the Big Ten Championship and qualified for the 1980 Sweet Sixteen. The following season, in 1980–81, Thomas and the Hoosiers won again a conference title and won the 1981 NCAA Tournament, Knight’s second national title. In 1982–1983, with strong play from Uwe Blab and All-Americans Ted Kitchel and Randy Wittman, the No. 1-ranked Hoosiers were favorites to win another national championship.

However, with an injury to All-American Ted Kitchel mid-season, the Hoosier’s outlook was bleak. Knight asked for fan support to rally around the team, and when the team finally won the Big Ten title, he ordered a banner to be hung for the team in Assembly Hall as a tribute to the fans, whom he credits with inspiring the team. win their last three home games. Nevertheless, in the tournament, Kitchel’s absence was felt and the team lost to Kentucky in the 1983 Sweet Sixteen.

The Hoosiers from 1985 to 1986 were featured in bestselling book A Season on the Brink. To write it, Knight granted author John Feinstein near-unprecedented access to Indiana’s basketball program, as well as information about Knight’s private life. The following season, in 1986–87, the Hoosiers were led by All-American Steve Alford and won a share of the Big Ten title.

The team won Knight’s third national championship (the school’s fifth) against Syracuse in the 1987 NCAA Tournament on a game-winning Keith Smart shot with five seconds remaining in the championship game. In the 1988–89 season, the Hoosiers were led by All-American Jay Edwards and won a Big Ten championship.

1990
From 1990-91 through 1992-93, the Hoosiers had 87 wins, the most by any Big Ten team in three years, breaking the mark of 86 set by Knight Indiana teams from 1974-76 Teams in those three seasons spent all but two of their 53 polling weeks in the top 10, and 38 of them in the top 5. They won two Big Tens in 1990-91 and 1992-93, and in the season 1991-1992 reached the Final Four.

During the 1992–93 season, the 31–4 Hoosiers finished the season leading in the AP poll, but were defeated by Kansas in the Elite Eight. Teams from this era included Greg Graham, Pat Knight, All-Americans Damon Bailey and Alan Henderson, and National Player of the Year Calbert Cheaney.

Throughout the mid and late 1990s, Knight continued to experience success with continual appearances in NCAA tournaments and a minimum of 19 wins each season. However, 1993 would be Knight’s last conference championship and 1994 would be his last trip to the Sweet Sixteen.

Indiana fired
On March 14, 2000 (just before Indiana began play in the NCAA tournament), the CNN Sports Illustrated network ran a story about Knight in which former player Neil Reed claimed he was strangled by Knight during a practice in 1997. Knight denied the story’s allegations. However, less than a month later, the network aired a tape from a 1997 Indiana practice that appeared to show Knight placing his hand on Reed’s neck.

In response, Indiana University President Myles Brand announced that he had adopted a “zero tolerance” policy for Knight’s behavior. Later that year, in September 2000, Kent Harvey, a freshman from Indiana, reportedly said, “Hey, knight, what’s going on?” to Knight. According to Harvey, Knight then grabbed him by the arm and lectured him for not showing him respect, insisting that Harvey address him as “Mr. Knight” or “Coach Knight” instead of just “Knight”.

Brand said the incident was just one of many complaints that arose after the zero-tolerance policy was implemented. Brand asked Knight to resign on September 10, and when Knight refused, Brand relieved him of his coaching duties effective immediately. Knight’s dismissal sparked student outrage. That night, thousands of Indiana students marched from Indiana University’s assembly hall to Brand’s house, burning Brand in effigy.

Harvey was supported by some and reviled by many who claim he intentionally created Knight. Kent Harvey’s stepfather, Mark Shaw, was a former Bloomington-area radio talk show host and Knight critic. On September 13, Knight said goodbye to a crowd of some 6,000 supporters at Dunn Meadow at Indiana University. He asked them not to blame Harvey and to continue supporting the basketball team. Knight’s dismissal made national headlines, including Sports Illustrated coverage and round-the-clock coverage on ESPN.

BOBBY KNIGHT FIRED

On September 13, Knight said goodbye to a crowd of some 6,000 supporters at Dunn Meadow at Indiana University. He asked them not to blame Harvey and to continue supporting the basketball team. Knight’s dismissal made national headlines, including Sports Illustrated coverage and round-the-clock coverage on ESPN.

BOBBY KNIGHT NET WORTH

Bobby Knight is a retired American basketball coach who has an estimated net worth of $15 million.

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