Bob Knight Say He Hopes Members of Former Indiana University Hierarchy Are Dead

In an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show on Friday, legendary college basketball coach Bob Knight was highly critical of Indiana University's hierarchy from his time with the school.

As seen in the following video of the interview, Knight said, "I hope they're all dead," in reference to the former administration:

Knight was fired from his post at Indiana in 2000.

The subject of Indiana came up Friday when Patrick asked why Knight has no interest in returning to Assembly Hall.

Knight praised the Indiana fans but had harsh words for those who were in power at the time of his dismissal (h/t Matthew Glenesk of the Indianapolis Star):

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Well, I think I've always really enjoyed the fans, I always will. On my dying day, I will think about how great the fans at Indiana were. And as far as the hierarchy at Indiana University at that time, I have absolutely no respect whatsoever for those people. With that in mind, I have no interest in ever going back to that university.

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In 29 seasons as Indiana's head coach, Knight went 662-239 with three national championships, including a perfect 32-0 campaign in 1975-76.

Despite his success, Knight was fired for what the university called "uncivil, defiant and unacceptable" behavior that included alleged verbal abuse of an Indiana female official.

Knight went on to coach for seven seasons at Texas Tech before retiring in 2008 shortly after winning his 900th career game.