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Article: Knight set to take over as coach at Texas Tech
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- March 23, 2001
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LUBBOCK, Texas Get out the red sweaters. Bob Knight is about to be
Coach Knight again.
Texas Tech has scheduled a news conference for tonight on the
basketball court at United Spirit Arena, where the school is expected
to introduce Knight as the Red Raiders' 12th head coach. University
chancellor John Montford contacted the board of regents Thursday to
say he would go forward with hiring Knight, regent James Sowell said.
"He's one of the winningest all-time coaches," Sowell said after
Montford told him about the plans. "He's proven that he is a winner.
Typically when you hire a coach, you hope that you are hiring a
winner."
Knight will replace James Dickey, who was fired March 9 after four ...