 Pat Knight (right) with his father Bob Knight (center) | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 21, 1970 West Point, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1995 | Indiana |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998 | Wisconsin Blast |
| 1998 | Columbus Cagerz |
| 1999–2000 | Indiana (asst.) |
| 2000–2001 | Akron (asst.) |
| 2001–2003 | Texas Tech (asst.) |
| 2004–2008 | Texas Tech (assoc. HC) |
| 2008–2011 | Texas Tech |
| 2011–2014 | Lamar |
| 2024–present | Marian |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 79–123 (.391) (college) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA Division I) 2–1 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Southland tournament (2012) Southland East division (2012) | |
Patrick Clair Knight[1] (born September 21, 1970) is an American basketball coach. It was announced he had been hired as the men's coach at Marian University in Indianapolis on May 8, 2024. Prior to that he was a scout for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Knight assumed that position on July 1, 2014, and was the Pacers' college scout for the West Coast Region.[2]
Formerly, he was an American college basketball coach. He became the coach of the Lamar Cardinals basketball team on April 5, 2011,[3] but was fired on February 16, 2014. He was previously the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team 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, and CBA teams. Knight is the son of Basketball Hall of Fame member Bob Knight, and replaced his father as Texas Tech's 13th head coach on February 4, 2008.[6]
- ^ Townsend, Brad (February 10, 2008). "'New' Knight puts friendly face on intensity". Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Pacers hire former Lamar coach Pat Knight as a scout". Archived from the original on 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
- ^ "Texas Tech Red Raiders fire Pat Knight as basketball coach – ESPN". Archived from the original on 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
- ^ Green, James. "TTU fires basketball coach Pat Knight". KCBD, NewsChannel 11 Lubbock. Archived from the original on 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ^ "Pat Knight ousted in third season at Texas Tech". ESPN.com. 2011-03-07. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ^ Walker, Jeff (2008-02-04). "Knight resigns effective immediately". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Archived from the original on 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2008-02-04.