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Steve Alford’s Mentor Bobby Knight Stomps on John Wooden’s Legacy

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According to ESPN, in an interview with Joe Buck that will air tonight at 8:00 pm eastern time on the Audience Network, former Indiana basketball head coach Bobby Knight criticizes John Wooden for the actions of booster Sam Gilbert when he violated NCAA policies while trying to convince recruits to come to UCLA.

The article quotes Knight as saying, “I don't mind saying it, I don't respect Wooden, because he allowed Sam Gilbert to do whatever it took to recruit kids. And one time he told me, he said, 'I just didn't know how to deal with Sam Gilbert.