Coach Bob Knight

In college basketball, the name Coach Bob Knight is synonymous with greatness and winning. Just take a glance at the Bob Knight file. The numbers and achievements that illustrate what he has done for the game of basketball are there for all to see.

• 41+ Seasons as a head coach at the Division one level...Career Record: 902 - 371.
• Established the standard for career NCAA wins (880 victories) on January 1, 2007.
• 98% Graduation Rate.

Committed to mentoring, Coach Knight's coaching techniques and teaching skills place him in great demand as a clinic speaker around the country. High school coaches flock to his clinics, and his summer camp for youngsters is always filled to capacity with a waiting list. Learn more.

Bob Knight is among the youngest head coaches to have won 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, and 800 career games. He is the only coach to have reached 900 wins. When he was 62-years old, Coach Knight became the youngest of the four coaches ever to reach the milestone of 800 victories.

Coach Bob Knight completed his coaching career at Texas Tech on February 2, 2008 ... a 67-60 win (# 902) over Oklahoma State University at the United Spirit Arena in Lubbock, Texas.

During his six seasons at Army, his 29 years at Indiana University, and his six and a half seasons at the helm of the Texas Tech Red Raider program, he has experienced nothing short of excellence! There are the wins, the conference titles, the national championships, and the exemplary graduation rate and player success after basketball. Most telling, there is the bond that exists between Coach Knight and those who have played for him.

Bob Knight is his own man, one who represents high principles, expectations and demands for his players, his coaching staff and, most of all, himself. However, he is foremost an educator. His ability to teach young men the game of basketball and the game of life is one of his most noted characteristics.

Knight is the father of two sons. Tim, a 1986 graduate of Stanford University, serves Texas Tech as an Assistant Athletic Director/Special Projects. Pat, who played for him at IU from 1991-95, is now the head coach at Texas Tech. Bob Knight and his wife, Karen, were married in 1988.