''Knight School'' is a television

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produced by

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about a group of sixteen

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students trying to make the

Bob Knight Robert Montgomery Knight (born October 25, 1940) is an American former basketball coach. Nicknamed "the General", Knight won 902 NCAA Division I men's college basketball games, a record at the time of his retirement, and currently fourth all-ti ...

coached Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team as a non-scholarship (walk-on) player for the 2006–07

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(NCAA) season. The documentary chronicles their progress and gives insight into Bob Knight and his coaching style. It premiered February 19, 2006 at 10:00 EST on ESPN, with new episodes airing each Sunday. According to the Texas Tech website, the sixteen hopefuls were required to meet university,

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, and NCAA criteria.

The winner

During his first year with the team, contest winner Tyler Hoffmeister played in two games for a total of eight minutes. He scored three points on the season, coming during a victory over the

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. He played his first game of the next season against Alaska Anchorage during the Great Alaska Shootout. Later in the season, when he scored the final basket for the Red Raiders in their at-home win over

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, the crowd gave Hoffmeister a loud ovation. After the game,

Pat Knight Patrick Clair Knight (born September 21, 1970) is an American basketball coach and scout. He is a scout for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Knight assumed his position on July 1, 2014, and is the Pacers' college s ...

said, "Even though he doesn't get into the game, he's a vital part of these two years. If the kid is a pain in the butt or not doing anything for the team, we get rid of him. It's obvious (with) our track record. These kids really like him."Texas Tech Sports presented by The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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