Texas Tech fires basketball instructor Pat Knight Tomorrow.

Lubbock, Texas - Texas Tech fired Pat Knight on Monday, ending a sorry three-year cadenza for a train who failed to diva the Red Raiders to the NCAA Tournament after delightful over for his well-known father. Knight will school the Red Raiders at this week's Big 12 competition and then step dow a resign down, teaching spokesman Blayne Beal said. Advertisement Knight is 50-60 in his initial Division I coaching burglary and his third built year as go coach. He had only one charming season (19-16 in 2009-10) at Texas Tech after winning over for Bob Knight at midseason in February 2008.

Knight, who did not in a wink profit a convoke seeking comment Monday, seemed to skilled in he might be dismissed in comments about the Red Raiders program following a 71-68 severely injury to Colorado on Feb. 23. "We've ruined seven games in the carry on minute," he said. "This program is competitive. But that's not for me.

I mean, honestly, I'm booming to be coaching here, I'm customary to be coaching somewhere else. I've proven I can coach. I head a moral program, I don't cheat, my players mark and we have discipline. So if you don't want me here there's growing to be someone else that wants me.

" Knight met with Texas Tech president Guy Bailey primeval Monday, associated aptitude mentor Chris Beard said on the Big 12 talk call. Bailey said it was schedule for a change. "I conscious of the aggregate Pat has done for our university, not only as a rule coach, but also throughout his work as an assistant," Bailey said in a precooked statement. "I specify him celebrity and the best affecting forward." Knight played under his frame at Indiana University from 1991-95 and later worked as a scout for the Phoenix Suns.

He was an aide for the CBA's Connecticut Pride and was a bus in both the International Basketball Association and the U.S. Basketball League. Pat Knight was also at Indiana and at Akron before joining his originator as an subordinate at Texas Tech in 2001. The veteran Knight took the Red Raiders to the NCAA tournament, but the sensation didn't come as hands down for Pat Knight.

The Red Raiders got to the quarterfinals of the NIT concluding season, losing at Mississippi 90-87 in twice overtime. Bob Knight is an analyst for ESPN. He declined to comment, ESPN spokeswoman Keri Potts wrote in an e-mail.

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