The Herald Bulletin - Bob Knight will return to IU for fundraiser

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Published November 20, 2009 11:36 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Bob Knight is returning to Indiana after all. The former Hoosiers coach will speak at a Dec. 17 fundraiser in Indianapolis to benefit the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.The event comes less than six weeks after Knight missed a ceremony inducting him into Indiana University's athletics Hall of Fame in Bloomington.

Bob Knight will return to IU for fundraiser
Dec. 17 event will benefit Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame

The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Bob Knight is returning to Indiana after all.

The former Hoosiers coach will speak at a Dec. 17 fundraiser in Indianapolis to benefit the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.

The event comes less than six weeks after Knight missed a ceremony inducting him into Indiana University's athletics Hall of Fame in Bloomington.

Knight's exclusion from the IU hall had been a contentious issue since then-President Myles Brand fired him in September 2000 for violating a zero-tolerance policy.

Knight said he would not attend the ceremony because he did not want to detract from the other inductees.

Tickets to the Indianapolis fundraiser are $50 for adults and $30 for children 12 and under. Call the New Castle, Ind., hall at (765) 529-1891 for information.