Texas Tech Basketball: School Fires Head Basketball Coach Pat Knight

Texas Tech University has fired their men's head basketball coach, Pat Knight.

Knight, the son of former head coach Bobby Knight, will coach the Red Raiders in the Big 12 Tournament this week and then be replaced.

In three seasons at Texas Tech, Knight coached the team to two losing seasons, and failed to reach the NCAA Tournament.

Pat succeeded his father in 2008. Bobby had gone 138-82 in over six seasons. He took the Red Raiders to four NCAA tournaments, the last taking place in 2007.

The firing of Knight comes only a few days after Kirby Hocutt was hired as Texas Tech's new athletic director.

There is no word as to who may succeed Knight at Texas Tech, although the school will be looking to make an impact by bringing in a big name.

Texas Tech will play Missouri in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday.

Ironically enough, it was Bobby Knight who cursed on the air during an ESPN program, yet it is his son who loses his job.

The two clearly had nothing to do with each other, but it is still interesting and worth making a note of in what will undoubtedly be a difficult week for the Knight family.