BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Former Indiana coach Bob Knight will
not attend next week's induction into the athletic department's
hall of fame.
Athletic director Fred Glass said Thursday that Knight contacted
him directly to decline the invitation. Glass said Knight was
concerned that the interest in him would be a distraction from the
other six inductees.
All living members of the 2009 Hall of Fame class, except
Knight, are expected to attend in person.
The General won a school-record 662 games and three national
championships at Indiana before being fired by then university
president Myles Brand in September 2000. Knight retired in 2008
with the most wins (902) of any coach in Division I men's
basketball.