Knight becoming daily fixture on ESPN

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Former Army basketball coach Bob Knight laughs while signing autographs for fans before an NCAA college football game between Akron and Army in West Point, N.Y., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008. Knight, who coached Army for six seasons, was inducted to the Army Sports Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Nov 11, 2008 at 12:22 PM EST

Story Updated: Nov 11, 2008 at 12:22 PM EST

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Bob Knight will be putting a full-court press on college basketball fans this season, thanks to an expanded role as an ESPN analyst.

The Hall of Fame coach joined ESPN last year as a studio analyst for the postseason and will be a key player for the 2008-09 season. Knight, who often treated the media with disdain before joining it, will work Thursday night game telecasts, appear on SportsCenter, provide postseason studio analysis and be on ESPN radio.

The network said Tuesday he'll also be an analyst for select nonconference game telecasts other than Thursday and make onsite appearances on College GameDay.

Knight, who resigned as coach of Texas Tech on Feb. 4, also coached at Army and Indiana, where he won three national titles in his 29-year career in Bloomington, Ind.

Knight's first ESPN appearances will be on College GameDay from Chapel Hill, N.C., on Nov. 18 when Kentucky visits No. 1 North Carolina.

He will work with Brent Musburger on Thursday nights, beginning Jan. 15, and on other nights with Dan Shulman.

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