Bobby Knight Endorses Donald Trump for President at Indiana Rally

Legendary Indiana Hoosiers basketball coach Bobby Knight endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a rally in Indianapolis on Wednesday night.   

According to TheHill.com's Jonathan Easley, Knight threw his support behind the presumptive GOP nominee with less than a week to go until the citizens of Indiana vote in the state's primary Tuesday. 

Politico on Twitter relayed a portion of Knight's endorsement in which the three-time national champion called Trump "the most prepared man in history to step in as president of the United States":  

"If you people will do this, if you will do this, you will be having our government take its first step toward what all of us want America to be like," Knight said, per Easley. 

"They talk in a negative way when they want to about Donald and say he isn’t presidential," Knight added, per Easley. "I don’t know what the hell that means. To me I think of Harry Truman; they said Harry Truman wasn’t presidential. And damn he went on to be one of the three best presidents in U.S. history. [Trump] will at some point be one of those also."

Knight is not the first sports figure to endorse Trump, to be sure. 

Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan recently introduced Trump before a crowd of more than 10,000 people at a rally in upstate New York, per ESPN.com's Mike Rodak, and he publicly praised the candidate's brash attitude. 

"There's so many things I admire about Mr. Trump, but one thing I really admire about him is, you know what, he'll say what's on his mind," Ryan said, per Rodak. "But so many times, you'll see people, a lot of people want to say the same thing. But there's a big difference. They don't have the courage to say it."

Former Chicago Bulls star Dennis Rodman and golfer John Daly have also endorsed Trump over the past few months. 

With 57 delegates at stake in a winner-take-most Indiana primary, Trump could further solidify his place as the Republican nominee if he can build on Wednesday's momentum and triumph once more.