Much of the Indiana basketball success over the past century came under the leadership of Bob Knight. This isn’t the only stretch of successful basketball for the Hoosiers, but what Knight built in Bloomington certainly stands out in college basketball history.
After winning a national championship as a player at Ohio State, Knight began his coaching career and became head coach at Army only a few seasons later. After coaching Mike Krzyzewski and a few other Black Knights, he’d head to Indiana to take the top job in 1971 and wouldn’t relinquish that post for nearly three decades.