Bob Knight Retires Mid-Season

Bob Knight has retired from coaching. It’s odd for any coach of a major basketball program to retire at a time like this- in the middle of a brutal conference schedule, with only a few weeks left of regular season play- but what makes it even more noteworthy is that it’s Bob Knight, one of the most famous coaches in college basketball today. Knight is the career leader in coaching wins, has won three national championships, and led the last undefeated D-1 college basketball team, the 1976 Indiana Hoosiers. Coach Knight was known for his famous tirades, his temper, his volatility, but also for his extraordinary coaching ability, his knack for getting the most out of each player, and thus the whole team. As mean as he was, Knight will be regarded as one of the game’s best coaches of all time. The numbers speak for themselves.

Check out the Bob Knight run-down at CBSsportsline.com. While Knight is famous for that 1976 team that went undefeated and won the national championship, he also went 31-1 the year before, a testament to the fact that this guy has always been good. His success was no accident. His most famous moments were probably with Indiana, but in the beginning of his head coaching career he was with Army- not known for its hoops prowess. He coached at Texas Tech for six and a half seasons, earning an overall record of 138-91. He is 67 years old, and reports indicate that he was just too tired to go on, and didn’t find coaching fun anymore. He passes the reigns of the Red Raiders season on to his son, Pat Knight, a former assistant with the team.

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