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Bob Knight
Bob Knight in 2008
Sport(s)	Basketball
Biographical details
Born	(1940-10-25) October 25, 1940 (age 71) Massillon, Ohio
Playing career
1959–1962	Ohio State
Position(s)	Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1962–1963 1963–1965 1965–1971 1971–2000 1984 2001–2008	Cuyahoga Falls H.S. (asst.) Army (asst.) Army Indiana U.S. Men's Olympic Team Texas Tech
Head coaching record
Overall	902–371 (.709)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships As a player: NCAA Division I Tournament Championship (1960) Regional Championships - Final Four (3) (1960, 1961, 1962) Big Ten Regular Season Championship (3) (1960, 1961, 1962) As a head coach: NCAA Division I Tournament Championship (3) (1976, 1981, 1987) Regional Championships - Final Four (5) (1973, 1976, 1981, 1987, 1992) Olympic Games (1984 Gold Medal) Big Ten Regular Season Championship (11) (1973,1974,1975,1976,1980,1981,1983,1987,1989,1991,1993) NIT Tournament Championship (1979)
Awards Henry Iba Award (2) (1975, 1989) Naismith College Coach of the Year (1987) Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award (2002) Big Ten Coach of the Year (8) 1973, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1992, 1993 Naismith Award for Men's Outstanding Contribution to Basketball (2007)
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1991

Robert Montgomery "Bob" Knight (born October 25, 1940) is a retired American basketball coach. Nicknamed "The General", Knight won 902 NCAA Division I men's college basketball games, second all-time to his former player, Mike Krzyzewski. He is most well known as the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers from 1971–2000. He also coached briefly at Texas Tech (2001–2008) and at West Point (1965–1971).

While at Indiana, Knight led his teams to three NCAA championships, one National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship, and 11 Big Ten Conference championships. He received the National Coach of the Year honor four times and the Big Ten Coach of the Year honor eight times. In 1984, he coached the USA men's Olympic team to a gold medal, becoming one of only three basketball coaches to win an NCAA title, NIT title, and an Olympic gold medal.

Knight was one of college basketball's most successful and innovative coaches, having perfected and popularized the motion offense. He has also been praised for running clean programs (none of his teams was ever sanctioned by the NCAA for recruiting violations) and graduating most of his players. However, Knight has also attracted controversy; he famously threw a chair across the court during a game, was once arrested for assault, and regularly displayed a combative nature during encounters with members of the press. Knight remains "the object of near fanatical devotion" from his former players and Indiana fans.

In 2008, Knight joined ESPN as a men's college basketball studio analyst during Championship Week and for coverage of the NCAA Tournament. For the 2008–09 season, he joined ESPN as a part-time color commentator as well as continuing his studio analyst duties.