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FILE - Indiana coach Bob Knight and player Steve Alford share a moment on the sidelines after Indiana won the NCAA men's basketball tournament hampionship in New Orleans, March 30, 1987. 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)
- Bob Jordan
FILE - Indiana coach Bob Knight chastises player Daryl Thomas (24) for his play during the team's NCAA college basketball game against Wisconsin in Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 9, 1984. 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/Dean Rutz, File)
- DEAN RUTZ
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)
- Bob Jordan
FILE - Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight gestures during a news conference in Bloomington, Ind., in this Wednesday, June 16, 1999, file photo. Tony Hinkle turned Butler's pass-and-cut offense of the 1920s into a coaching textbook for generations. Bob Knight and Gene Keady added their own revisions following Hinkle's forced retirement in 1970. Today, those three remain the gold standard of basketball innovation in Indiana, a state where successful coaches have spent more than a century testing novel concepts, breaking barriers and polishing philosophies before introducing them America.(AP Photo/Chuck Robinson, File)
- CHUCK ROBINSON
FILE - This Feb. 23, 1985, file photo shows Indiana coach Bob Knight winding up and pitching a chair across the floor during Indiana's 72-63 loss to Purdue, in Bloomington, Ind. Tony Hinkle turned Butler’s pass-and-cut offense of the 1920s into a coaching textbook for generations. Bob Knight and Gene Keady added their own revisions following Hinkle's forced retirement in 1970. Today, those three remain the gold standard of basketball innovation in Indiana, a state where successful coaches have spent more than a century testing novel concepts, breaking barriers and polishing philosophies before introducing them America.(AP Photo/File)
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Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, left, talks with Bob Knight after Duke defeated Michigan State 74-69 in an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, in New York. Krzyzewski earned his 903rd win, passing Knight for the most Division I victories. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
- Kathy Willens
FILE - Texas Tech coach Bob Knight, left, argues a call with an NCAA official during a basketball game against Texas A&M in Lubbock, Texas, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. Knight earned his 900th career win in the 68-53 win over Texas A&M. Bob 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 Wednesday evening, Nov. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
- Tony Gutierrez
FILE - In this April 27, 2016, file photo, former Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight speaks during campaign stop for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Indianapolis. Knight made his first public appearance on campus Saturday, April 6, 2019, since he was fired almost 19 years ago. Knight returned to watch the Hoosiers’ baseball game from the press box. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
- Darron Cummings
Former Indiana basketball head coach Bobby Knight, left, makes his first appearance at Indiana University since his dismissal in September of 2000. Knight, along with former player Isiah Thomas, right, are on the court during a ceremony with the Indiana players of the 1980 Big Ten championship team the halftime of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
Former Indiana basketball head coach Bobby Knight, center, makes his first appearance at Indiana University since his dismissal in September of 2000. Knight, is surrounded by former players and staff during a ceremony with the Indiana players of the 1980 Big Ten championship team the halftime of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
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FILE - Indiana coach Bob Knight and player Steve Alford share a moment on the sidelines after Indiana won the NCAA men's basketball tournament hampionship in New Orleans, March 30, 1987. 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)
- Bob Jordan
FILE - Indiana coach Bob Knight chastises player Daryl Thomas (24) for his play during the team's NCAA college basketball game against Wisconsin in Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 9, 1984. 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/Dean Rutz, File)
- DEAN RUTZ
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)
- Bob Jordan
FILE - Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight gestures during a news conference in Bloomington, Ind., in this Wednesday, June 16, 1999, file photo. Tony Hinkle turned Butler's pass-and-cut offense of the 1920s into a coaching textbook for generations. Bob Knight and Gene Keady added their own revisions following Hinkle's forced retirement in 1970. Today, those three remain the gold standard of basketball innovation in Indiana, a state where successful coaches have spent more than a century testing novel concepts, breaking barriers and polishing philosophies before introducing them America.(AP Photo/Chuck Robinson, File)
- CHUCK ROBINSON
FILE - This Feb. 23, 1985, file photo shows Indiana coach Bob Knight winding up and pitching a chair across the floor during Indiana's 72-63 loss to Purdue, in Bloomington, Ind. Tony Hinkle turned Butler’s pass-and-cut offense of the 1920s into a coaching textbook for generations. Bob Knight and Gene Keady added their own revisions following Hinkle's forced retirement in 1970. Today, those three remain the gold standard of basketball innovation in Indiana, a state where successful coaches have spent more than a century testing novel concepts, breaking barriers and polishing philosophies before introducing them America.(AP Photo/File)
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Indiana coach Bob Knight celebrated with Scott May (center) and Quinn Buckner after the Hoosiers finished 32-0 and won the 1976 NCAA title. AP Photo.
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, left, talks with Bob Knight after Duke defeated Michigan State 74-69 in an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, in New York. Krzyzewski earned his 903rd win, passing Knight for the most Division I victories. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
- Kathy Willens
FILE - Texas Tech coach Bob Knight, left, argues a call with an NCAA official during a basketball game against Texas A&M in Lubbock, Texas, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. Knight earned his 900th career win in the 68-53 win over Texas A&M. Bob 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 Wednesday evening, Nov. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
- Tony Gutierrez
FILE - In this April 27, 2016, file photo, former Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight speaks during campaign stop for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Indianapolis. Knight made his first public appearance on campus Saturday, April 6, 2019, since he was fired almost 19 years ago. Knight returned to watch the Hoosiers’ baseball game from the press box. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
- Darron Cummings
Former Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight made his first appearance on the Bloomington campus in nearly 19 years last spring at an IU baseball game. Alexis Oser/The Bloomington Herald Times/Via AP.
Former Indiana basketball head coach Bobby Knight, left, makes his first appearance at Indiana University since his dismissal in September of 2000. Knight, along with former player Isiah Thomas, right, are on the court during a ceremony with the Indiana players of the 1980 Big Ten championship team the halftime of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
Former Indiana basketball head coach Bobby Knight, center, makes his first appearance at Indiana University since his dismissal in September of 2000. Knight, is surrounded by former players and staff during a ceremony with the Indiana players of the 1980 Big Ten championship team the halftime of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
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Knight died at the age of 83 at his home in Bloomington on Wednesday.
