Knight inducted into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

Bob Knight, who coached the IU men’s basketball team for 29 seasons, was selected Monday as one of eight new members for National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

He is joined by former Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton as well as players Ralph Sampson, James Worthy, Cazzie Russell, Chris Mullin and contributors Joe Vancisin and Eddie Einhorn.

Knight’s 902 career wins are the most in men’s college basketball history. He began his coaching career in 1963 at Army before taking the head job at IU in 1971.

During his time in Bloomington, he led the Hoosiers to three national championships in 1976, 1981 and 1987. Knight also took IU to five NCAA Final Fours and helped it achieve 11 Big Ten regular season titles.

“The General,” as he became known, coached the 1984 U.S. Olympic team to a gold medal in Los Angeles.

Knight was dismissed from IU in 2000 after violating a “zero-tolerance” policy regarding his behavior. After taking a season off, he became head coach of Texas Tech.

He coached in Lubbock, Texas, from 2001-08 before announcing his retirement.