Why Pat Knight, son of IU coaching legend, ‘quit’ as Marian basketball coach

INDIANAPOLIS — Pat Knight has resigned as the men’s basketball coach at Marian, a decision he says he made after athletic administration told him to fire an employee.

“I quit today. They wanted me to fire a staff member, and I didn’t want to,” Knight told IndyStar Monday evening. “When the administration starts trying to tell you what to do, nah, I’ve been there before.”

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Knight declined to name the staff member administration wanted him to fire. IndyStar reached out to Marian athletic director Steve Downing, but did not immediately receive a response.

“I always wanted to go out on my own,” Knight said. “I’m glad to be back home in Indianapolis. Hopefully, I’ll get back into the NBA scouting. I’m too old. Life’s too short to put up with that bull(crap).”

Pat Knight ejected from final game

Knight, the son of legendary Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight was 16-34, 7-23 in the Crossroads League, at the NAIA program after taking over in 2024.

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Knight’s final game was a 75-74 loss to Goshen on Saturday, which snapped Goshen’s 54-game conference losing streak and a 19-game losing streak to Marian.

Knight was ejected from the game in the first half.

Knight was 79-123 as a Division I coach, succeeding his father at Texas Tech during the 2007-08 season and posting one winning record — 19-16 in 2009-10 — in four seasons. He was at Lamar for three seasons, going 23-12 in 2011-12, winning the Southland Conference regular season and conference championships to make the NCAA tournament. But Knight then went 6-50 his final two season.

Knight also spent 10 years as a scout for the Indiana Pacers, was an assistant in the basketball operations staff for the Suns then served as an assistant in the Continental and International Basketball Associations, as well as Texas Tech, Akron and IU. Knight lettered for four seasons Indiana, and was a member of the 1992 Final Four team.

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