Coaching legacy of Bob Knight

A number of assistant coaches, players, and managers of Bob Knight have gone on to be successful coaches. The following is an encyclopedic list of such people.

Assistant coaches

  • Murry Bartow – UAB (1996-2002), East Tennessee State (2003-present)
  • Dave Bliss – New Mexico (1989-99), Baylor (1999-2003)
  • Ted Chidester – BYU-Hawaii (1979-87)
  • Jim Crews – Evansville (1985-2000), Army (2001-present)
  • Dan Dakich – Bowling Green (2001-2007)
  • Gale Daugherty – Ohio Northern (1972-92)
  • Jene Davis – Furman (1981-85)
  • Mike Davis – Indiana (2001-2006), UAB (2006-present)
  • Don DeVoe – Virginia Tech (1971-76), Wyoming (1976-78), Tennessee (1979-89), Navy (1992-2003)
  • Bob Donewald – Illinois State (1977-88), Western Michigan (1989-2000)
  • Ron Felling - Four-time high school state champion in Illinois
  • Gerry Gimelstob – George Washington (1981-85)
  • Mike Hanks – Samford (1981-1984), South Alabama (1984-87), Saint Leo (1996-2001)
  • Charlie Harrison – East Carolina (1983-87)
  • Al LoBalbo – Fairleigh Dickinson (1969-80)
  • Tom Miller – Colorado (1986-90), Army (1990-93)
  • Mike Schuler – Rice (1977-81), VMI (1982-85)
  • Skip Shear – Missouri Western
  • Lionel Sinn – Southern Indiana (1988-92)
  • Kohn Smith – Utah State (1988-92)
  • Chuck Swenson – William & Mary (1987-94)
  • Ray Swetalla – Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1983-87)
  • Royce Waltman – DePauw (1988-92), Indianapolis (1992-97), Indiana State (1997-2006)
  • Bob Weltlich – Mississippi (1976-82), Texas (1982-88), Florida International (1990-95), South Alabama (1997-2002)
  • Chuck Williams – Southwest Missouri State (1972-77)
  • Joby Wright – Miami (Ohio) (1990-93), Wyoming (1993-97)

Players

  • Steve Alford – Manchester College (1992-95), Southwest Missouri State (1996-99), Iowa (1999-2007), New Mexico (2007-Present)
  • Bob Bender – Illinois State (1990-93)
  • Delray Brooks – Texas-Pan American (1997-99)
  • Quinn Buckner - Dallas Mavericks (1993-94)
  • Cam Cameron - Indiana Hoosiers (1997-2001), Miami Dolphins (2007-Present)
  • Dane Fife – IPFW (2005-Present)
  • Mike Krzyzewski – Army (1975-80), Duke (1981-present)
  • Marty Simmons – Southern Illinois Edwardsville (2002-2007), Evansville (2007-present)
  • Keith Smart - Cleveland Cavaliers (2003)
  • Isiah Thomas – Indiana Pacers (2000-2003), New York Knicks (2006-present)
  • Mike Woodson - Atlanta Hawks (2004-Present)
  • Bob Wilkerson – Maryland Eastern Shore
  • Randy Wittman- Cleveland Cavaliers (1999-2001), Minnesota Timberwolves (2007-present)

Managers

  • Matthew Bowen – Bemidji State (2006 - present)
  • Lawrence Frank - New Jersey Nets, 2004 - present
  • Joe Pasternack - University of New Orleans (2007-present) 1