Obit Bob Knight Basketball
FILE - Indiana coach Bob Knight gestures while instructing players, including Rick Calloway (20) and Daryl Thomas (24), during a win over UNLV in an NCAA men's college basketball tournament semifinal March 30, 1987, in New Orleans. Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach who won three NCAA titles at Indiana and for years was the scowling face of college basketball, has died. He was 83. Knight's family made the announcement on social media on Wednesday night, Nov. 1, 2023, saying he was surrounded by family members at his home in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan, File)
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According to his official website, Knight passed away Wednesday at his home in Bloomington surrounded by his family.Â
Writing something that everyone will celebrate about Bob Knight and what he meant to Indiana University as well as all of college basketball is as difficult as trying to beat Knight’s best teams in his prime.
