110 HRES 1030 IH: Recognizing the achievements of former
U.S. House of Representatives
2008-03-06
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Whereas Coach Bob Knight has won more Division I NCAA
men’s basketball games than any other head coach, with 902 victories;
Whereas after he grew up in Orrville, Ohio, Bob Knight
attended Ohio State University, graduating in 1962 and playing on the 1960 NCAA
championship team;
Whereas after serving as an assistant coach at Army, he
became the team’s head coach in 1965 at the age of 24;
Whereas in 6 seasons as head coach at West Point, his
teams had a 102 and 50 record;
Whereas during his 29 years at Indiana University, he led
the Hoosiers to 661 wins, 5 Final Fours, and 3 NCAA men’s championships in
1976, 1981, and 1987, with the 1976 win capping an undefeated season;
Whereas no Division I men’s team has had an undefeated
championship season since;
Whereas in his first season at Texas Tech University from
2001 to 2002, he led the Red Raiders from eleventh place in the Big XII
Conference to third in the conference, a 23 and 9 record and their first NCAA
tournament bid since 1996;
Whereas through 7 seasons at Texas Tech, Coach Bob Knight
exceeded career victory records held by other men’s coaches, surpassing the
previous wins record on January 1, 2007, and setting the record for most NCAA
tournament appearances in 2007 with 28;
Whereas throughout his coaching career, he has received
many honors including election to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991, coach of
the gold medal United States Olympic team in 1984, 6-time Big Ten Coach of the
Year, 4-time National Coach of the Year, and 2007 Naismith Award for Men’s
Outstanding Contribution to Basketball;
Whereas he has been a strong supporter of higher
education, establishing the Coach Knight Library Fund at Texas Tech University,
which has raised more than $300,000 for the school’s libraries;
Whereas the Bob Knight Library Endowment he established in
1989 while at Indiana University has tripled in size since it was started and
continues to generate thousands of dollars for the school’s libraries every
year;
Whereas he took pride in the academic accomplishments of
his players, and his teams consistently had high graduation rates; and
Whereas he also took pride in the integrity of his
basketball programs, never receiving an NCAA sanction for recruiting violations
in 42 seasons: Now, therefore, be it
That the United States House of
Representatives congratulates Coach Bob Knight for accomplishments in college
athletics and academics.