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After graduation in 1962, Knight coached at the high school level for one year, then moved to the United States Military Academy at West Point as an assistant basketball coach.

At Army, Knight climbed the ladder and was named coach at the tender age of 24. In six seasons, Knight won 102 games. One of his players was Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski.

Knight was noticed as a rising star at Army. When Indiana UniversityIndiana University Bloomington is the principal campus of the Indiana University system. It is popularly known as IUB or simply "Indiana University. It is located in Bloomington, Indiana, in Monroe County, Indiana. Student body IUB's enrollment in the fal was seeking a coach in 1971See also 1970 in sports, other events of 1971, 1972 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship Richard Petty Indianapolis 500 Al Unser, Sr. USAC Racing Joe Leonard Formu, they turned to Knight. Knight immediately endeared himself to the basketball-mad state of IndianaIndiana meaning the "Land of the Indians", is a state of the United States with its capital Indianapolis. postal abbreviation for the state is IN . A resident of Indiana is called a Hoosier. USS Indiana was named in honor of this state. History Indiana wa with his hard-nosed demeanor and disciplined approach to the game.

In 1976See also 1975 in sports, other events of 1976, 1977 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Auto Racing Stock car racing: David Pearson won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship Cale Yarborough Indianapolis 500 Johnny Rutherford USAC Racing Gordon John, the coach made history. His Hoosiers team went 32-0 while taking the NCAA title. No Division IDivision I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. D-1" schools are the major collegiate athletic powers, with larger budgets, more elaborate facilities, and higher men's team since has completed an undefeated national title season. Knight would later win the 1981See also 1980 in sports, other events of 1981, 1982 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Auto Racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship Darrell Waltrip Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 CART Racing Rick Mears won the season championship Indiana and 1987See also 1986 in sports, other events of 1987, 1988 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Bill Elliott won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship Dale Earnhardt CART Racing Bobby Rahal won the season championship Indianap titles. The 1981 team had future Hall of Famer Isiah ThomasIsiah Lord Thomas III (born April 30, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player and coach, and is currently the president of basketball operations for the NBA's New York Knicks. His name is spelled "Isiah" but pronoun as its point guard.

Additionally, Knight won the 1979 NIT title and the Olympic gold medal as coach of the 1984 team. He also won 11 Big Ten titles.

During Knight's time at Indiana, his behavior began to take many bizarre turns. In 1979, he was arrested for assault during the Pan American Games basketball tournament in Puerto Rico. He later threw a chair across the court, was vilified for kicking his son, who was on the team, during a game, and was known for verbally attacking officials and his secretary.

After several outbursts, Knight was given a zero tolerance policy in May 2000. In September, a student offended Knight by addressing him by just his last name. Knight took the boy by the arm and berated him. When the news broke, Knight was dismissed from his position as head coach at Indiana.

After taking the 2000-01 season off, Knight took the head coaching job at Texas Tech University. Since joining the Red Raiders, Knight has won his 800th game. He has 831 wins through the 2003-04 season, just 48 from the NCAA Division I record held by Dean Smith. When the head men's basketball coaching position at Ohio State University became vacant in June, 2004, Knight quickly expressed interest in returning to coach his alma mater; OSU was almost equally quick in expressing its lack of interest in pursuing this arrangement.

Knight was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1991.