Bobby Knight Continues to Fight
Sept. 12 -- True to form, Bobby Knight will not exit quietly.
The fired Indiana University Basketball coach will get his turn to discuss his dismissal in a television interview Tuesday night on ESPN proceding the University’s scheduled press conference at which it is expected that the official announcement of the hiring of assistant Mike Davis as interim basketball coach.
The good news for Knight is that campus police decided not to press charges against Knight. 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.”
Triplets Flee Indiana
Meanwhile, Jerry Harvey, father of Kent Harvey and his brothers, Kevin and Kyle, told The Indianapolis Star that the triplets had left the state with their mother and stepfather, Chris and Mark Shaw. He said the trip could include visits to other schools. .
“Their freshman year is now in shreds,” Jerry Harvey said. Jerry Harvey said Kent has received threatening e-mail. Kent’s roommate, Dejavieur Speller, said threatening phone calls have been made. The Harvey brothers and two friends were at Assembly Hall on Thursday to pick up football tickets when they encountered Knight. Kent Harvey said, “Hey, what’s up, Knight?”
Both sides say the basketball coach then grabbed Harvey’s arm to admonish him. Knight, his version of events backed by assistant coach Davis, said he was not as aggressive as Harvey and the other boys said he was.
“He grabbed me by the arm and just started saying stuff, which I got scared ... I wasn’t really listening to him very well because I was just so caught up into how he got a handle on me,” said Harvey, who admitted he did not recall actually hearing Knight curse at him. “I don’t remember but my friend says he heard the F-word a couple of times.”
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