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The General: Bob Knight

Bobby KnightBobby Knight began his coaching career in 1965 at Army, where at 24 he was the youngest-ever Division I coach. His first NCAA title came in 1976 when Indiana went undefeated, a feat no team has done since. He has won three national titles as head coach, all with Indiana.



Division I Coaching Victories
RankCoachWins
1Bob Knight902
2Dean Smith879
3Adolph Rupp876
4Jim Phelan830
 
Bobby Knight career highlights
1975Unanimous selection as Coach of the Year.
1976Won 200th game with a 93-56 win over Georgia. Won NCAA championship with an 86-68 win over Michigan. Named Coach of the Year by the Associated Press and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
1979Won NIT championship with a 53-52 win over Purdue. Coached the United States to a gold medal in the Pan American Games.
1980Won 300th game with an 83-69 win over Northwestern.
1981Won NCAA championship with an 63-50 win over North Carolina.
1984Won 400th game with a 81-68 win over Kentucky. Coached the United States to a gold medal in the Summer Olympics.
1987Won NCAA championship with a 74-73 win over Syracuse.
1988Became the winningest coach in Big Ten history with his 214th win, a 74-73 win over Purdue.
1989Won 500th game with a 92-67 win over Northwestern, at age 48 became the second youngest coach to win 500 games. Named Coach of the Year by the Associated Press and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
1991Selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Won 10th Big Ten title.
1992Made 16th NCAA appearance and fifth in the Final Four with Indiana.
1993Won 600th game with a 75-67 win over Iowa. Won 11th Big Ten title.
1995Selected as Conference's all-time coach at Big Ten Centennial celebration and 1976 team selected as best in league history.
1997Won 700th game with a 70-66 victory over Wisconsin.
2003Won 800th game with a 75-49 victory over Nebraska.
2007Won 880th game with a 70-68 victory over New Mexico to become the all-time wins leader in Division I.
2008Won 900th game with a 75-58 victory over Texas A&M.
 
Bobby Knight season-by-season
YearSchoolRecordPostseason
1965-66Army18-8NIT
1966-67Army13-8none
1967-68Army20-5NIT
1968-69Army18-10NIT
1969-70Army22-6NIT
1970-71Army11-13none
1971-72Indiana17-8NIT
1972-73Indiana22-6NCAA
1973-74Indiana23-5NCAA
1974-75Indiana31-1NCAA
1975-76Indiana32-0NCAA champion
1976-77Indiana16-11none
1977-78Indiana21-8NCAA
1978-79Indiana22-12NIT champion
1979-80Indiana21-8NCAA
1980-81Indiana26-9NCAA champion
1981-82Indiana19-10NCAA
1982-83Indiana24-6NCAA
1983-84Indiana22-9NCAA
1984-85Indiana19-14NIT
1985-86Indiana21-8NCAA
1986-87Indiana30-4NCAA champion
1987-88Indiana19-10NCAA
1988-89Indiana27-8NCAA
1989-90Indiana18-11NCAA
1990-91Indiana29-5NCAA
1991-92Indiana27-7NCAA
1992-93Indiana31-4NCAA
1993-94Indiana21-9NCAA
1994-95Indiana19-12NCAA
1995-96Indiana20-11NCAA
1996-97Indiana22-11NCAA
1997-98Indiana20-12NCAA
1998-99Indiana23-11NCAA
1999-00Indiana20-8NCAA
2001-02Texas Tech23-9NCAA
2002-03Texas Tech22-13NIT
2003-04Texas Tech23-11NCAA
2004-05Texas Tech22-11NCAA
2005-06Texas Tech15-17none
2006-07Texas Tech21-13NCAA
2007-08Texas Tech12-8none
42 seasons3 schools902-37129 NCAA Tournaments
3 NCAA championships
 
 

 
 
 
 
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