Knight moved on to coach at Texas Tech, as seen in this 2001 photo.
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Knight to be inducted into Hall of Fame
University of Indiana will induct Knight
Updated: Saturday, 22 Aug 2009, 11:21 AM CDT
Published : Saturday, 22 Aug 2009, 11:21 AM CDT
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA (AP) - Former Indiana University basketball coach Bob Knight will be inducted into the university's athletics Hall of Fame nearly a decade after he was fired for violating a zero-tolerance policy imposed by then-IU President Myles Brand.
Indiana announced Knight's selection Saturday. The coach will be inducted at a Nov. 6 dinner.
Knight's firing in 2000 for what school officials called a "pattern of unacceptable behavior" led to a rift in the program.
His successor, Mike Davis, resigned, and the program was tainted by recruiting violations under Kelvin Sampson. Former Marquette coach Tom Crean was brought in to rebuild the program.
Knight is the winningest coach in men's Division I and led Indiana to three national championships.
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