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Pat Knight begins his seventh season on the Texas Tech basketball court. Prior to the 2005-2006 season, Pat was named head coach designate. He is certainly no stranger to the hardwoods of the basketball court. As the head coach designate, his responsibilities include on-and-off campus recruiting, practice and game preparation. After his four year collegiate playing career at Indiana, Pat joined the staff of the NBA's Phoenix Suns where he served as an administrative assistant and scout. In 1997, he was an assistant coach to the CBA's Connecticut Pride. In 1998, Coach Knight was named to his first head coaching position as the leader of the Wisconsin Blast of the International Basketball Association. After a 3-5 start, Pat led his team to a 16-10 record over the last 26 games for a 19-15 record, the fourth best mark in the league. Coach Knight earned his playing experience at Indiana University from 1991-1995. A four-year letterwinner with a red-shirt season, Pat graduated in 1995 with a degree in sports management. He played a career-high 424 minutes as a senior in 1995 and scored a career-high 45 points in 31 games. As a senior, Pat had a career best 60 assists and registered 137 in his career. During his collegiate career, his team made five NCAA appearances and he played in the 1992-1993 Elite Eight. His team also won Big Ten titles in 1991 and 1993. When Indiana University played Texas Tech in the inaugural United Spirit Arena game on November 19, 1999, Coach Pat Knight praised the state of the art facility for players and fans and then reflected upon what it might be like to someday coach at Texas Tech University and call the United Spirit Arena home. After serving as an assistant at Indiana for two years and one as an assistant coach with the Zips of the University of Akron, Coach Pat Knight's reflection became reality at Texas Tech. As a collegiate player and eight seasons as an assistant coach, Pat has been on the sidelines for 296 of Bob Knight's 890 career wins. Coach Pat Knight and the former Amanda Shaw were married on May 10, 2002. |
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