Bobby Knight Continues to Fight

Sept. 12 -- True to form, Bobby Knight will not exit quietly.

The fired Indiana University Basketball coach was unapologetic in an interview with ESPN but said he should have left the school months ago.

“I probably should have gone somewhere else,” he said in a 30-minute interview that became testy at times. Still, Knight said he wants to continue on at another school.

“I haven’t retired. I’m an unemployed teacher right now, andI’m looking for a place to teach. There are too many things that Ihave yet to explore about the game of basketball,” Knight said.

Asked if he was embarrassed by the chain of events that led to his firing on Sunday, Knight said no: “What I am is proud. I am really proud of what our basketball program turned out.”

Indiana Appoints Davis

The university made it official that Mike Davis has been appointed as interim head basketball coach. At today’s late press conference, Davis said he’s confident no players will be leaving the team.

“The first thing I’d like to say is that there’s no way I could turn down this job, because of the players and their parents,” Davis said. “But I’m sad because of the way it happened. I dreamed of becoming a head coach under different circumstances.”

In the meantime, Coach Davis is ready to take the helm, and he’s ready to start practices Wednesday at 6 to make up for lost time.

“My relationship with Coach Knight will never cease,” said Davis during a press conference at Indiana University. “I would just like to thank Coach Knight for all the things he’s taught me about basketball … that’s really helped me get to this level.”

Knight May Announce a Move

The good news for Knight is that campus police decided not to press charges against him. While witnesses agreed that Knight grabbed freshman Kent Harvey, they disagreed on how hard the coach grabbed the student. Knight said that after the student made what he considered a “slightly rude remark,” he tried to be a “stern but caring teacher.”