Hall of Fame Inductees
- Induction:
- 2012
Lifetime Achievement (Basketball 1960-62)
Bob Knight, a member of the 1960 NCAA Champion Ohio State men’s basketball team who went on to become one of the most successful collegiate basketball coaches in history, is will be the first to enter the Hall of Fame in the lifetime achievement category.After leaving Ohio State with a degree in history and government in 1962, Knight went on to become one of the most prolific coaches in NCAA basketball history. He finished his 41-year coaching career with a 902-371 record at Indiana, Army and Texas Tech, leading the Hoosiers to three NCAA titles. His career wins total is second only to Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, a prot�g� of Coach Knight who just last year became the NCAA career wins leader.
In addition to NCAA titles in 1976, 1981 and 1987, Knight guided Indiana to 11 Big Ten championships and was the conference’s coach of the year eight times. He is one of three coaches to lead a team to NCAA and NIT titles and an Olympic gold medal. His Indiana teams played in five Final Fours with the 1976 squad standing as the last undefeated team in college basketball.
The Orrville, Ohio, native was inducted in the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in 1991 and into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.
Knight lettered three seasons at Ohio State for legendary coach Fred Taylor, serving as a reserve forward on the Buckeyes’ 1960 national championship team and helping them make appearances in the NCAA title game in both 1961 and 1962. He played in 74 games over the course of his career, averaging 3.8 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.
