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2156171, Hearing about Texas Tech made me wonder about what Pat Knight...
Posted by ThaTruth, Mon Apr-01-13 05:19 PM
is up to...that last sentence is a killer, lol...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Knight#Lamar
Lamar
On April 5, 2011, Lamar University hired Pat Knight as head coach. On February 23, 2012 during a post-game press conference which followed a 62-52 loss to Stephen F. Austin State University, Knight berated his team's seniors saying that, in his opinion, they are the worst group of seniors he's ever coached. The Lamar squad went on to win the final 3 games of the season and the Southland Conference East Division Championship. Though Knight never apologized for his comments, he said that he was proud of the way his seniors responded after the criticism. "They're the ones that deserve the credit," coach Pat Knight said. Knight led Lamar to its first 20 win season since 1988 and a 3rd place finish in conference. Lamar would go on to win the Southland Conference Tournament and earn their first NCAA appearance since the year 2000. Lamar qualified to play one of the "First Four" opening round games; but, lost to Vermont. In a post game interview, Knight tearfully complimented his seniors, calling them the "under-the-bus-gang," referring to his earlier criticism of them.
The following season, after those seniors graduated, Knight led Lamar to a 3-28 season in 2012-13. With a winning percentage below .100, this was one of the worst seasons in the history of college basketball.