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Texas Tech coach Bob Knight yells from the sidelines in the first half of a college basketball game against Houston, Dec. 14, 2001 in Houston. 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/Pat Sullivan, File)

Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83

By Michael Marot - Associated Press

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)

Former Hoosiers coach Bob Knight battling undisclosed illness

By Michael Marot - Associated Press

FILE - In this March, 1976, file photo, Indiana coach Bobby Knight, left, and team members Scott May, center, and Quinn Buckner, right, celebrate with the trophy after winning the NCAA Basketball Championship in Philadelphia in this Monday, March 30, 1976, file photo. They beat Michigan 86-68. The Indiana Hoosiers sat quietly inside their locker room on March 22, 1975. They knew what the first and only loss that season signified — one perfect quest ended while another began. Minutes after losing 92-90 to archrival Kentucky in the Mideast Regional championship, the underclassmen vowed to come back the next season and go undefeated. They did. And 45 years later, the 1975-76 Hoosiers remain America's last perfect college basketball team. (AP Photo/File)

The last perfect team: Recalling Indiana’s 1976 title run

By MICHAEL MAROT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 16, 2014, file photo, then-New York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson watches his team play during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors, in New York. Indiana will hire former star player and longtime NBA coach Mike Woodson as its new head coach. A person with knowledge of the decision confirmed the hiring to The Associated Press on Sunday, March 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Hoosiers bring back former star player Woodson as coach

By MICHAEL MAROT - Associated Press

FILE - Purdue coach Gene Keady, framed by the three Big Ten Championship trophies, reacts to the crowd after capturing his third-straight Big Ten Championship by defeating Northwestern 79-56 in West Lafayette, Ind., in this Saturday, March 2, 1996, 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/Michael Conroy, File)

Indiana snapshot: Coaching legacy looms large across America

By MICHAEL MAROT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2015, file photo, former University of Illinois basketball coach Lou Henson acknowledges the crowd while taking his seat courtside during the dedication of the court in his name at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. Henson, the basketball coach who led Illinois back into the national spotlight, has died at age 88. The school said Henson died Saturday, July, 25, 2020, and was buried on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Rick Danzl, File)

Former Illinois, New Mexico St coach Lou Henson dies at 88

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Indiana forward Justin Smith (3) makes contact with Purdue guard Nojel Eastern (20) as he drives the ball towards the basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)

Boilermakers deliver winning road show at Indiana, 74-62

By MICHAEL MAROT - Associated Press

Former Indiana basketball head coach Bobby Knight, left, yells &quot;play defense!&quot; for the fans during 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)

Return of the Hoosier: Knight back at Indiana after 20 years

By MICHAEL MAROT - Associated Press

Bob Knight makes public appearance at Indiana University

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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)

Knight makes 1st return trip to Indiana campus since firing

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FILE - At left, in a Feb. 26, 2004, file photo, Valparaiso coach Homer Drew calls out a play during his teams game against Duke in Durham, N.C. At center, in a March 12, 2013, file photo, Valparaiso coach Bryce Drew reacts during a game against Wright State in Valparaiso, Ind. At right, in a Feb. 25, 2015, file photo, Baylor head coach Scott Drew complains during a game against Iowa State in Ames, Iowa. Bryce Drew was born to coach. His dad won 371 Division I games. His brother has won nearly 250. And now the youngest of three coaches is about to make his second NCAA Tournament appearance in three years after winning No. 94 in the Horizon League championship game. (AP Photo/File)

Valparaiso’s Bryce Drew adds another chapter to family legacy

By Michael Marot - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2010 file photo, Northern State coach Don Meyer addresses the media after an NCAA college basketball game in Aberdeen, S.D., where he announced he would be retiring. Meyer, one of the winningest coaches in college basketball who came back from a near-fatal car accident and liver cancer before closing out his career, has died in South Dakota. He was 69. (AP Photo/Doug Dreyer, File)

Don Meyer, among coaches with most wins, has died

By DAVE KOLPACK and CARSON WALKER - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 2, 2007 file photo, Indiana State coach Royce Waltman watches the action for the last time as head coach in the second half against Creighton, in a Missouri Valley Conference quarterfinal basketball game in St. Louis. Waltman, an assistant to Bob Knight at Indiana and a longtime basketball coach around the Hoosier state, died Monday night, April 7, 2014, after battling a long illness. He was 72. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File)

Longtime basketball coach Royce Waltman dies at 72

By MICHAEL MAROT - Associated Press

Bob Knight harshly criticized the NBA Tuesday morning, saying that it has "raped" college basketball in recruiting such young players. (Wikimedia Commons)

Bob Knight: The NBA has ‘raped college basketball’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Hall of Fame coaches say abuse never right

By RACHEL COHEN and JIM O'CONNELL - Associated Press

Column: Knight not living in past, will auction it

By JIM LITKE - Associated Press

Column: Pat Knight steps out of father’s shadow

By JIM LITKE - Associated Press

Column: Pat Knight steps out of father’s shadow

By JIM LITKE - Associated Press

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 men's victories. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Ohio State to honor Knight, but keep eye out on his son

By Rusty Miller - Associated Press

Knight, Sutton lead hoops Hall of Fame class

By DAVE SKRETTA - Associated Press