Izzo couldn't imagine he’d ever have as many Big Ten wins as the coach in the red sweater on the other bench. He had bigger problems.

Izzo today is the dream for an athletic director when they hire a men’s basketball coach ... He, like Knight, has very few peers. “I think passing Bobby Knight puts Tom's success in ...

He had bigger problems — building a program, keeping his job, making sure Breslin Center never again looked like Assembly Hall North with thousands of Indiana basketball fans in the stands.

Chris Beard has the Ole Miss Rebels in the thick of the Southeastern Conference standings. He credits what he learned from ...

Chris Beard directed his Ole Miss basketball ... Bob Knight at halftime. Beard came up under the Knight coaching tree, working as associate head coach under Bob and Pat Knight from 2001-11.