Texas Tech Knight Raiders recognized

AUSTIN – Texas Tech men’s basketball coach Bob Knight, who recently earned his 900th victory when the Red Raiders defeated archrival Texas A&M, is well-known for being the winningest head coach in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history.

Knight, other LISD-related winners get awards
By Enrique Rangel A-j Austin Bureau

Wednesday, January 30, 2008Story last updated at 1/30/2008 – 1:40 am

AUSTIN – Texas Tech men’s basketball coach Bob Knight, who recently earned his 900th victory when the Red Raiders defeated archrival Texas A&M, is well-known for being the winningest head coach in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history.

But what many basketball fans may not know is that Knight also has a long history of involvement in reading programs for low-income youngsters.

The Texas Association of Partners in Education wants to make sure that the whole world also knows about Knight’s work with those kids.
On Tuesday night, the association, better known for its acronym, TAPE, recognized Knight at an Austin banquet for his work with Knight Readers, the program he started in 1994 while coaching at the University of Indiana.

“This means a lot to him because that is what he’s tried to do,” said Steve Downing, Texas Tech senior associate athletic director for sports programs, who received the award on behalf of Knight because the Red Raiders had a practice.

One of the other six other winners were:

• Texas Tech Chess Club (Knight Raiders): “This after-school club is unique in that it allows any student to participate in the sport no matter their physical or mental abilities,” the program said.

Here is the full story.