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Pat Knight
Pat Knight (right) with his fatherBob Knight(center)
Biographical details
Born(1970-09-21)September 21, 1970(age 53)
West Point, New York,U.S.
Playing career
1991–1995Indiana
Coaching career (HCunless noted)
1998Wisconsin Blast
1998Columbus Cagerz
1999–2000Indiana(asst.)
2000–2001Akron(asst.)
2001–2003Texas Tech(asst.)
2004–2008Texas Tech (assoc. HC)
2008–2011Texas Tech
2011–2014Lamar
2024–presentMarian
Head coaching record
Overall79–123 (.391)(college)
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA Division I)
2–1 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Southland tournament(2012)
SouthlandEast division (2012)

Patrick Clair Knight[1](born September 21, 1970) is an Americanbasketballcoachandscout.He is a scout for theIndiana Pacersof theNational Basketball Association(NBA). Knight assumed his position on July 1, 2014, and is the Pacers' college scout for the West Coast Region.[2]

Formerly, he was an Americancollege basketballcoach. He became the coach of theLamar Cardinals basketball teamon April 5, 2011,[3]but was fired on February 16, 2014. He was previously the head coach of theTexas Tech Red Raiders men's basketballteam until March 7, 2011.[4][5]Prior to that, he served in other coaching, administrative and scouting capacities with the NBA,United States Basketball League,International Basketball Association,NCAA,andCBAteams. Knight is the son ofBasketball Hall of FamememberBob Knight,and replaced his father as Texas Tech's13th head coachon February 4, 2008.[6]

Biography

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Playing career

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Knight played basketball atBloomington High School Northand then went on to playcollege basketballfor theIndiana Hoosiersfrom 1990 to 1995 under his father, lettering during four seasons. From 1991–93, the Hoosiers posted 87 victories, the most by any Big Ten team in a three-year span, breaking the mark of 86 set by Bob Knight's Indiana teams of 1974–76. During the1991–92season, as Knight redshirted, they reached theFinal Four.After the season Knight received national press coverage when he was reportedly kicked off the team by his father after being arrested for disorderly conduct at a Bloomington bar, but he returned to the team the following season.

During the1992–93season, the 31–4 Hoosiers won the Big Ten and finished the season at the top of theAP Poll,but were defeated byKansasin theElite Eight.Knight scored 138 points in 112 games played, a 1.2 points-per-game average.[7]Knight graduated fromIndiana University Bloomingtonin 1995 with a degree insports management.[8]

Coaching career

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Knight was head coach of theWisconsin Blastof the International Basketball Association and theColumbus Cagerzof the United States Basketball League before taking assistant coaching positions at Indiana,Akronand Texas Tech. He was also an administrative assistant and scout with the NBA'sPhoenix Sunsand an assistant coach with theConnecticut Prideof theContinental Basketball Association.[8][9][10]

Texas Tech

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Pat Knight at the 2007 NCAA Tournament

In 2005, Knight was designated to succeed his father as head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders, assuming that role on February 4, 2008 when his father abruptly retired.[11]Pat Knight used themotion offenseandman-to-man defense,both of which he learned from his father as a player at Indiana and as an assistant coach.[12]

After taking the head coaching job midseason, his initial two games were defeats on the road. The first was an 80–74 loss toBayloron February 6, 2008. The second came three days later atNebraska.Knight's first head coaching win came at home when the Red Raiders upset #18Kansas State,84–75, atUnited Spirit Arena.Going into the game, KSU was in sole possession of first place in theBig 12.[13]The win came on what had earlier been declared Pat Knight Day byLubbockmayor David Miller.[14]On March 1, 2008, the Red Raiders again defeated the top team in the conference by beating #5Texas,83–80, ending a month-long, eight-game winning streak for the Longhorns.[15][16]

The Red Raiders finished the regular season with back-to-back losses, first atKansasand then to Baylor. At the2008 Big 12 men's basketball tournament,they added another loss, toOklahoma State,in the first round. The team did not receive an invitation to play at either theNCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championshipor at theNational Invitation Tournament.Texas Tech did get an invitation to the inauguralCollege Basketball Invitational,but declined the offer.[17]

In the third game of the2008–09 season,Tech defeatedDivision IIopponentEast Central University167–115, setting a new school record for most points scored in a game. The previous record of 128 was set in the double overtime victory over Texas on February 20, 1994. The combined total of 282 points also became a new record.[18][19]

During the 2008–09 season, Knight was reprimanded twice for altercations with officials. In a home game against Nebraska, Knight ran onto the court to argue with officials after Texas Tech player Alan Voskuil was called for a foul. After receiving two technical fouls, Knight was ejected from the game. Once in the tunnel, Knight ran back onto the court to continue arguing.[20]Knight was not suspended, but received a public reprimand instead from theBig 12 Conference.[21]Less than a month later, Knight was then suspended one game for his criticism of officiating in a loss againstTexas A&Mon February 23, 2009.[22][23]

On March 7, 2011, Texas Tech fired Pat Knight after 3 disappointing seasons of conference play.[4][5]

Lamar

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On April 5, 2011,Lamar Universityhired Pat Knight as head coach.[24]

On February 23, 2012 during a post-game press conference following a 62–52 loss toStephen F. Austin State University,Knight berated his team's seniors, saying that, in his opinion, they were the worst group of seniors he'd ever coached.[25]The Lamar squad went on to win the final three games of the season and theSouthland ConferenceEast Division Championship. Though Knight never apologized for his comments, he said he was proud of the way his seniors responded after the criticism. "They're the ones that deserve the credit," he said.[26]Knight led Lamar to its first 20-win season since 1988 and a third-place finish in the conference. Lamar would go on to win the Southland Conference Tournament and earn their first NCAA appearance since 2000. Lamar qualified to play one of the "First Four" opening round games, but lost toVermont.In a post-game interview, Knight tearfully complimented his seniors, calling them the "under-the-bus-gang," referring to his earlier criticism of them.

The following season, after those seniors graduated, Knight led Lamar to a 3–28 season (a.107 winning percentage) in 2012–13.[27]He experienced similar difficulty in 2013–14, coaching the Cardinals to a 3–22 record. With five games still remaining on the season schedule, he was fired on February 16, 2014.[28]

Coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Texas Tech Red Raiders(Big 12 Conference)(2008–2011)
2007–08 Texas Tech 4–7* 4–6 T–7th
2008–09 Texas Tech 14–19 3–13 11th
2009–10 Texas Tech 19–16 4–12 T–9th NIT Quarterfinals
2010–11 Texas Tech 13–19 5–11 T–10th
Texas Tech: 50–61 (.450) 16–42 (.276)

*Knight became coach midway through the season

Lamar Cardinals(Southland Conference)(2011–2014)
2011–12 Lamar 23–12 11–5 1st(East) NCAA Division I First Four
2012–13 Lamar 3–28 1–17 10th
2013–14 Lamar 3–22 2–11 12th
Lamar: 29–62 (.319) 14–33 (.298)
Total: 79–123 (.391)

National champion Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion

Source:[29]

Personal life

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Knight and Amanda Shaw were married on May 10, 2002.[8]

References

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  2. ^"Pacers hire former Lamar coach Pat Knight as a scout".Archivedfrom the original on 2014-08-13.Retrieved2014-07-06.
  3. ^"Texas Tech Red Raiders fire Pat Knight as basketball coach – ESPN".Archivedfrom the original on 2014-10-26.Retrieved2011-04-06.
  4. ^abGreen, James."TTU fires basketball coach Pat Knight".KCBD, NewsChannel 11 Lubbock. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-03-16.Retrieved2011-03-07.
  5. ^ab"Pat Knight ousted in third season at Texas Tech".ESPN.com.2011-03-07.Retrieved2020-02-12.
  6. ^Walker, Jeff (2008-02-04)."Knight resigns effective immediately".Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.Archivedfrom the original on 2008-02-07.Retrieved2008-02-04.
  7. ^"Pat Knight College & Pro Basketball Statistics - Totalbasketballstats.com".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-02-22.Retrieved2014-02-09.
  8. ^abcPlayer Bio: Pat Knight:: Men's BasketballArchived2009-03-08 at theWayback Machine
  9. ^"Groomed as Successor, Pat Knight Takes Reins – New York Times".The New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on 2017-04-04.Retrieved2017-02-23.
  10. ^Sherrington, Kevin (February 1, 1998)."Different as Knight and day".Dallas Morning News.Archived fromthe originalon November 22, 2008.RetrievedApril 3,2017.
  11. ^"Bob Knight Resigns as Coach of Texas Tech – New York Times".The New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on 2016-11-30.Retrieved2017-02-23.
  12. ^"Pat Knight in 1st full season at Texas Tech".[permanent dead link]
  13. ^Coleman, Adam (2008-02-14)."Pat Knight earns first win as head coach".The Daily Toreador.Archived fromthe originalon 2008-03-27.Retrieved2008-02-14.
  14. ^Martin, Jeffrey (2008-02-15)."Pat Knight changing culture at Texas Tech".Fox Sports.Archived fromthe originalon 2008-02-17.Retrieved2008-02-16.
  15. ^Fallas, Bernardo (2008-03-01)."Tech halts UT's win streak with 83–80 victory".Houston Chronicle.Archivedfrom the original on 2011-05-21.Retrieved2008-03-01.
  16. ^Griffin, Tim (2008-06-03)."Pat Knight proving he's not quite like his father".ESPN.Archivedfrom the original on 2014-03-31.Retrieved2008-06-03.
  17. ^"Knocked Out! Texas Tech's season over after failing to get NIT bid".Archivedfrom the original on 2008-04-22.Retrieved2008-03-17.
  18. ^"Men's basketball: Texas Tech 167, East Central 115".Archivedfrom the original on 2009-06-07.Retrieved2008-11-21.
  19. ^"Red Raider men's basketball knocks out East Central in record-setting victory".[permanent dead link]
  20. ^Walker, Jeff (2009-02-02)."Big 12 reprimands Knight".Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.Archived fromthe originalon 2011-03-14.Retrieved2009-03-18.
  21. ^"Big 12 Conference Reprimands Texas Tech Men's Basketball Coach Pat Knight".Big12Sports.com. 2009-02-02.Archivedfrom the original on 2011-05-26.Retrieved2009-03-18.
  22. ^"Texas Tech coach suspended after ripping refs".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-03-18.
  23. ^"Tech's Knight suspended 1 game".ESPN.com.Associated Press.Archivedfrom the original on 2009-03-10.Retrieved2009-03-18.
  24. ^"Pat Knight hired as Lamar's coach".ESPN.com.Archivedfrom the original on 9 April 2011.Retrieved6 April2011.
  25. ^"Pat Knight's rant may be the news conference of the year".The Dagger: College Basketball Blog.Archivedfrom the original on 24 February 2012.Retrieved24 February2012.
  26. ^Chris Dabe (March 2, 2012)."Knight credits seniors for post-rant success".Beaumont Enterprise.Archivedfrom the original on 22 February 2014.Retrieved3 March2012.
  27. ^"Archived copy".Archivedfrom the original on 2013-06-27.Retrieved2013-04-11.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  28. ^"Lamar fires coach Knight amid third season".ESPN.com.2014-02-16.Retrieved2020-02-12.
  29. ^"Big 12 Record Book"(PDF)(Press release).Big 12Sports. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2007-11-26.Retrieved2008-02-04.
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