Biography

Bobby Knight

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Bobby Knight was born in Massillon, Ohio, and grew up in Orrville, Ohio. He began playing organized basketball at Orrville High School. Knight continued at Ohio State in 1958 when he played for Basketball Hall of Fame coach Fred Taylor. Despite being a star player in high school, he played a reserve role as a forward on the 1960 Ohio State Buckeyes team that won the NCAA Championship and featured players John Havlicek and Jerry Lucas. After completion of graduation from Ohio State University in 1962, he coached junior varsity basketball at Cuyahoga Falls High School in Ohio for one year. Knight then enlisted in the United States Army and accepted an assistant coaching position. In six seasons at West Point, Knight won 102 games, with his first as a head coach coming against Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

In 1979 Knight guided the United States Pan American team to a gold medal in Puerto Rico. In 1984 Knight led the U.S. national team to a gold medal in the Olympic Games as coach of the 1984 basketball team.
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Has been known to berate his players, referees, the media and even high-ranking school officials.

Fired by then-Indiana University president Myles Brand for misconduct against a student on 10 September 2000.
Former head basketball coach at Indiana University (1971-2000). One of only two people two play on a NCAA Basketball Champion (Ohio State) and coach a NCAA Basketball Champion (Indiana). The other is Dean Smith. Inducted into National Basketball Association Hall of Fame (1991)Head basketball coach at Army (West Point) 1966-1971.
Former head men's basketball coach at Indiana Univeristy (1971-2000) where he won three national championships (1976, 1981, 1987).
Recipient of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award (which honors the active Division I basketball coach who has made the most significant positive contributions to his sport during the preceding year) in 2002.
Wife, Karen, is a former Oklahoma high school basketball coach.

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