On This Date - March 27, 1971 - Athletic Director Bill Orwig announces the search committee has chosen Bob Knight to become the next @IndianaMBB basketball coach, replacing Lou Watson. Knight is the first IU basketball coach since Leslie Mann in 1923 who did not play at Indiana. pic.twitter.com/nhz21w2x0p

— John Decker (@JYDecker) March 27, 2022