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Hall of Fame Basketball coach Bob Knight died Wednesday at 83 years old.
A giant of the game who led Indiana to three national championships, Knight was known for his 902 NCAA coaching wins (sixth all time), as well as his temper and myriad controversies.
No matter one's thoughts on Knight, his impact on the game can't be denied. His death prompted mourning from the college basketball world Wednesday, including from Indiana, Texas Tech and Army, where he started his head-coaching career.
Knight coached Indiana from 1971 to 2000, and he won national championships in 1976, 1981 and 1987. His 1975-76 Hoosiers remain the last men's team to finish the season undefeated. Indiana described Knight on Wednesday as "one of the most successful & influential figures in the history of college basketball" alongside a video tribute and obituary.
Indiana held a moment of silence and paid tribute to Knight on the video board Wednesday at Assembly Hall before tipoff of a women's basketball exhibition.
Flowers were placed outside Assembly Hall in honor of Knight.A folding chair was later placed at the makeshift memorial in a nod to one of Knight's more infamous moments.
Indiana's obituary noted that "Knight's student-athletes also embodied what it meant to be a student-athlete." It did not mention his firing in 2000 for what then-Indiana president Myles Brand described as breaking a "zero-tolerance policy" following "a pattern of inappropriate behavior."
A three-year player as a forward at Ohio State, Knight started his head-coaching career with Army in 1965 after two years as an assistant. He led the program for six years, a stint that included coaching and mentoring future Duke Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski.
On Wednesday, Army posted an image of Knight and Krzyzewski from their time together at West Point.
Krzyzewski released his own tribute Wednesday, describing Knight as "one of the greatest coaches in the history of college basketball."
After his exit from Indiana, Knight returned to college coaching with Texas Tech in 2001. He spent seven seasons with the Red Raiders and led them to four NCAA tournament appearances.
Texas Tech wrote on social media Wednesday that "Coach Knight's impact on our basketball program will forever be cherished as one of the greatest tenures in our history."
Ohio State posted an image of Knight as a player on social media, mourning the loss of "a legend of college basketball."
Media members and institutions who covered and worked with Knight over the years paid tribute as well.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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