‘I’ll go to my grave with this memory of today’: Bob Knight finally came home to Indiana, surrounded by his guys

Knight had not been back to Assembly Hall since his firing 20 years ago.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Finally, the cold war between Bob Knight and Indiana University was over. Finally, 20 years after his controversial and inglorious firing in 2000, Knight took a giant step toward reconciliation with the program he led and loved, walking haltingly onto the Assembly Hall court Saturday, helped by former players Steve Green, Quinn Buckner, Scott May and his son Pat.

That was followed by a video celebrating Knight’s remarkable IU career. Then, on the big screen at midcourt, the fans could see Knight walking through the bowels of Assembly Hall. Advertisement Slowly, he came upon the entrance to the court, the noise beginning to swell, and then he emerged — finally, after 20 years — setting off a primal scream that shook the old place to its foundations. “Bobby! Bobby! Bobby!” they yelled.

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