Pat Knight
Patrick Clair Knight (born September 21, 1970) is an American basketball coach and scout. He is a scout for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Knight assumed his position on July 1, 2014, and is the Pacers' college scout for the West Coast Region.
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 |
| 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) | |
Formerly, he was an American college basketball coach. He became the coach of the Lamar Cardinals basketball team on April 5, 2011, 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. 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.