Mike Woodson arrived at Assembly Hall ready to honor his mentor, the late Bob Knight, once more. So the outgoing Indiana coach brought his own red plastic chair, placed it on the floor between the Hoosiers’ metal folding chairs that are still tethered together and used it during the rivalry game against No.
Tom Izzo got Big Ten win No. 354 on Saturday at Illinois, pushing him one past the late Bob Knight for the record. The No. 11 Spartans (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten) forced 19 straight misses to close the game and got a surprise 23 points from big man Jaxon Kohler to roll 79-65 and make up for the disappointment of Tuesday’s home upset loss to Indiana — Knight’s old school ruining the anticipated celebration.
Mike Woodson arrived Sunday at Assembly Hall ready to honor his mentor, the late Bob Knight, on the 40th anniversary of his infamous chair toss.
Indiana head coach Mike Woodson gestures toward an official during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Purdue, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler) The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season!
"You realize that is ‘the chair,'” Woodson said after Indiana's 73-58 victory. “I’ve had it a while. A lot of people say they have the chair but Scott Greer, the tennis co
Indiana topped their in-state rivals 73-58 thanks to a 48-point second half and perhaps a little fortune brought by the historic chair.
It's a historic anniversary for a famous Bob Knight incident, and the Hoosiers are hoping to rekindle that fire against archrival Purdue.
The Hoosiers denied Tom Izzo from passing Bob Knight's Big Ten wins record against them, but fate was out of their hands as Michigan State beat Illinois.
Indiana basketball coach Mike Woodson is nearing the end of his time in Bloomington. Before he leaves town, he’s paying homage to the school’s legendary coach Bob Knight. Woodson sat in the infamous chair Knight once threw during a 1985 game against Purdue.
On the 40th anniversary of Bob Knight’s famous chair throw, Mike Woodson used the chair on the Indiana sideline.
Mike Woodson honors Bob Knight's legacy with his own red chair at Assembly Hall. The mystery of the chair thrown by Knight remains unsolved.
On the 40th anniversary of the infamous Bob Knight chair throw, IU head coach Mike Woodson will sit in the chair for the game against Purdue.
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