Pat Knight

Pat Knight

College coach infobox
Name = Pat Knight
Sport = Basketball



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Caption = Pat Knight (right) with his father Bob Knight (center)
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College = Texas Tech
Title = Head coach
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OverallRecord = 4–7 (at Texas Tech)
Player = Y
Years = 1991–95
Team = Indiana
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Coach = *
CoachYears = 1998
1998
1999–2000
2001–2003
2004–2008
2008–present
CoachTeams = Wisconsin Blast
Columbus Cagerz
Indiana (asst.)
Texas Tech (asst.)
Texas Tech (assoc. HC)
Texas Tech
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Patrick Knight is the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team. He previously served in other coaching, administrative, and scouting capacities with United States Basketball League, International Basketball Association, NCAA, NBA, and Continental Basketball Association teams. Knight is the son of Basketball Hall of Fame member Bob Knight, and replaced his father at Texas Tech on February 4, 2008. [cite news|url=http://lubbockonline.com/stories/020408/loc_243647726.shtml|title=Knight resigns effective immediately|publisher="Lubbock Avalanche-Journal"|accessdate=2008-02-04|date=2008-02-04|author=Walker, Jeff]

Playing career

Knight, played college basketball at Indiana from 1991 to 1995 under his father, lettering during four seasons. He graduated in 1995 with a degree in sports management.

Coaching career

Knight was previously the head coach of the Wisconsin Blast of the International Basketball Association and the Columbus Cagerz of the United States Basketball League before taking assistant coaching positions at Indiana, Akron, and Texas Tech. He was also an administrative assistant and scout with the NBA's Phoenix Suns and an assistant coach with the Connecticut Pride of the Continental Basketball Association. [http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/knight_pat00.html Player Bio: Pat Knight :: Men's Basketball ] ] [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/sports/ncaabasketball/06knight.html?ex=1359954000&en=dfbf928d29734936&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Groomed as Successor, Pat Knight Takes Reins - New York Times ] ]

Texas Tech

In 2005, he was designated to succeed his father as head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders. When Bob Knight retired on February 4, 2008, he assumed that role. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/sports/ncaabasketball/05knight.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin Bob Knight Resigns as Coach of Texas Tech - New York Times ] ]

After taking the heading coaching job midseason, Pat Knight's initial two games were defeats on the road. The first wasan 80–74 loss to Baylor on February 6, 2008. The second came three days later at Nebraska. Knight's first head coaching win came at home when the Red Raiders upset #18 Kansas State, 84–75, at United Spirit Arena. Going into the game, KSU was in sole possession of first place in the Big 12. [cite news|url=http://media.www.dailytoreador.com/media/storage/paper870/news/2008/02/14/Sports/Pat-Knight.Earns.First.Win.As.Head.Coach-3209580.shtml|title=Pat Knight earns first win as head coach|publisher="The Daily Toreador"|accessdate=2008-02-14|date=2008-02-14|author=Coleman, Adam] The win came on what had earlier been declared Pat Knight Day by Lubbock mayor David Miller. [cite news|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/7796842/Pat-Knight-changing-culture-at-Texas-Tech-|title=Pat Knight changing culture at Texas Tech |publisher=Fox Sports|accessdate=2008-02-16|date=2008-02-15|author=Martin, Jeffrey] On March 1, 2008, the Red Raiders again defeated the top team in the conference by beating #5 Texas, 83–80, ending a month-long, eight-game winning streak for the Longhorns. [cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5584658.html|title=Tech halts UT's win streak with 83-80 victory|publisher="Houston Chronicle"|accessdate=2008-03-01|date=2008-03-01|author=Fallas, Bernardo] [cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?id=3422654|title=Pat Knight proving he's not quite like his father|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=2008-06-03|date=2008-06-03|author=Griffin, Tim]

The Red Raiders finished the regular season with back-to-back losses, first at Kansas and then to Baylor. At the 2008 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament, they added another loss—to Oklahoma State—in the first round. The team did not receive an invitation to play at either the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship or at the National Invitation Tournament. Texas Tech did get an invitation to the inaugural College Basketball Invitational, but declined the offer. [ [http://lubbockonline.com/stories/031708/red_258542291.shtml Knocked Out! Texas Tech's season over after failing to get NIT bid] ]

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name=Texas Tech Red Raiders
startyear=2008
conference=Big 12 Conference
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CBB Yearly Record Entry
season = 2007–2008 *
name = Texas Tech
overall = 4–7
conference = 4–7
confstanding = T–7th
postseason = none
CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Texas Tech
overall = 4–7
confrecord = 4–7
* Knight became the head coach
following the 20th game of the season.
CBB Yearly Record End
overall = 4–7
Source: [cite press release|url=http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/big12/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/record_book.pdf|title=Big 12 Record Book|publisher=Big 12 Sports|accessdate=2008-02-04|format=PDF]

Personal

Pat and the former Amanda Shaw were married on May 10, 2002.

References

External links

* [http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/knight_pat00.html Profile at Texas Tech Athletics]


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