Bob Knight, a Living Legend for Texas Tech Red Raiders
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
If we are talking about the 2007-2008 NCAA College Basketball Season, the name Bob Knight, coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders, is synonymous with greatness and winning. Coach Bob Knight is one of the greatest coaches ever to walk onto a basketball court, who has more wins than any Division I-A head coach (891).
Looking at Coach Bob Knight’s coaching career since he was hired by the Texas Tech Red Raiders. In his first year, Texas Tech Red Raiders went from 11th in the Big 12 Conference to a tie for third and posted a +14-victory margin (9-19 in 2000-2001 to 23-9 in 2001-2002).
In Coach Bob Knight’s second season, it marked his eighth National Invitational Tournament appearance and the 34th time in his 37 years of coaching that his teams had played in post-season tournaments. By his third season with the Texas Tech Raiders coach Bob Knight was at the helm of another unqualified success. Overall, the squad won 23 games marking the first time in the school’s history that the…
UCLA Bruin’s Arron Afflalo jumps to the NBA
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007
The reigning Pac-10 Player of the Year – Arron Afflalo – has declared for the 2007 NBA Draft. UCLA All-American Arron Afflalo is passing up his senior year to enter the NBA draft. Afflalo, who averaged 16.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists and led the Bruins to consecutive Final Fours, announced his decision Tuesday [...]
Good news Gator fans: Billy Donovan will stay At Florida
Sunday, April 8th, 2007
Despite being wooed by the University of Kentucky, Billy Donovan will stay at the University of Florida. Billy Donovan, the head coach who lead the Florida Gators basketball squad to back-to-back national championships, is reportedly ready to try for a third at the Gainesville university. In a meeting with Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley, Donovan, [...]
Michigan gets its man, hires West Virginia’s Beilein
Thursday, April 5th, 2007
According to circulating reports, West Virginia head basketball coach John Beilein will be named as the new coach at the University of Michigan. Michigan hired John Beilein to coach its men’s basketball team, a person close to the Wolverines program told The Associated Press on Tuesday The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because [...]
Is Florida Gators the best NCAA champs ever?
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007
The rush is to anoint them as one of the greatest ever. The Florida Gators, living up to their namesakes by chomping their way to a second consecutive college basketball national championship, should rank right up there with the best of them. Maybe, some are saying today, right on top as THE greatest of them [...]
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