Bobby Knight Essay

Kevin’s humble beginnings begin at the University of Texas, where he made his staple as a longhorn.

Mark Cuban is probably the most recognizable owner in the NBA and maybe all of professional sports. With his cheery, enthusiastic attitude, he is just one of the fans.

Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York, and when he was still a toddler, his parents moved to Wilmington, North Carolina.

It all started with an email seeking freshman male in his coaching and administration program. The 2012 graduate of UConn’s Sport Administration and coaching program, William Aloia, says this future success as the Associate Athletic Director for The College of St. Rose started out by almost” falling into his lap”. The New Jersey native began his undergraduate experience with two Division-I parents, and like an abundance of people he knew that working in sport was something he wanted to do. Previously a part of the Kinesiology department under the late Joe Marrone, Will jumped on the opportunity posted through an email and started his freshman year as a basketball manager for the very successful UConn’s basketball program. He explains how this experience “opened his door up”. Will states; “once I started at UConn working with the women’s basketball program and being around collegiate athletics at such a high level it’s really something in itself, and unbelievable experience. I knew it was for me, I didn’t know which part for sure, but I knew this was something I wanted to do.” What Will realized very quickly realized about working in sport is that often times it is a thankless job. However, that did not stop him from finishing his undergraduate career as a four-year manager for the basketball team. The motivation for Will early in his career has been a two-dimensional illustration of success.

879 wins in 36yrs of coaching, 2nd most in men's college Division I basketball history behind Bob Knight.

Affection, and value are how KU fans feel towards basketball and the document of the rules. Nevertheless, according to the article, “Sympathy for the Blue Devils: There’s No Place Like Home, “Swade’s belief that he’s on an almost biblical quest would be comical if he weren’t so obnoxious”(Bellamy 1). However, the author of this article is biased towards Duke. Describing Swade as obnoxious is one example of the bias Bellamy includes throughout his article. No facts are used to prove that Swade’s behavior is obnoxious whatsoever. In fact, Swade’s behavior shows how determined he was to bring the rules back to their rightful home. Obnoxious or not, Swade and other KU fans had sentimental feeling towards the document of rules that would have made innumerable amounts of KU fans disappointed if the rules were not placed safely back in Lawrence, Kansas. Correspondingly, the affectionate feelings KU had towards the rules and basketball tied together the reasoning to bring the rules back to their rightful home in Lawrence,

Indiana loves its basketball. When driving throughout the state, basketball hoops are part of the scenery, dotting thousands of barn doors, garage doors, and driveways along the way. Hoosiers are passionate about this sport. In the book, Drive the Story of my Life, by Larry Bird with Bob Ryan, talks about his life growing up in Indiana and his storied career as a basketball player. Bird was born into a hard-working, lower class family in West Baden Springs, Indiana. Throughout his life Larry Bird was fueled by hard work and perseverance to become one of the greatest basketball players of our time.

In conclusion, Although Coach K was originally mentored by Coach Knight as both a player and as an assistant coach; they both have adopted different styles of leadership. They appear to be almost polar opposites, yet have both managed to have done well in their respective field. As the late Emanuel Rohn once said, “The challenge of leadership is to be strong but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly”. If only Coach Knight had followed this simple statement, how much further would he have gone?

In all the death of Joe McKnight should not of happened. This is from the head coach for USC. It was all just road rage and Ronald Gesser should be in jail for over 30 years. Reggie Bush goes on to say “I hate people that kill teammates of ex-teammates.” Some people thought it was because of the skin color but it wasn’t. People should just stop and think for a change.” This is what Reggie Bush said about the death of Joe

An example of this connection is presented when Williamson describes how “Indiana’s Bobby Knight, seeking to clean house after a disappointing 1996-97 season, drove starting point guard Neil Reed out of town with one year of eligibility remaining. Reed left, but not before accusing Knight of physical and emotional abuse.” This example helps Williamson to show the reader that coaches, driven by hunger for victory and money, now are succumbing to the desire for wealth. Bobby Knight drove Niel Reed out of his team because Niel Reed wasn’t “up to par” and didn’t help the team enough for them to have a successful season. This makes the reader understand the harm and pain caused by Knight’s actions, and presents a situation that the reader could possibly relate to and subsequently feel more connected to; thus persuading the reader to obey the call to action used by Williamson in the last paragraph.

The two athletes that have come to the front line of this debacle are former University of North Carolina (UNC) football player, Devon Ramsay and basketball player Rashanda McCants. If that last name sounds familiar, it should—she’s the sister of the former men’s basketball star Rashad McCants of the Tar Heels and was drafted 14th overall his first NBA by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Mr. McCants stands by his sister’s lawsuit and is even testifying against not only the NCAA, but also his alma mater. This isn’t the first time Mr. McCants has put up a red flag against his old college; in early June of 2014 he participated in an interview where he stated that he took bogus classes and had tutors write his homework. His claims were shot down by all of his other teammates from the 2005 team but McCants stood by

The Louisville Men’s Basketball program was expected to be one of the top teams in the nation this upcoming season. However, details have come out about players and recruits being allegedly involved in prostitution that was paid for by the coaching staff. These accusations were initially brought to light in a recently released book, authored by a woman named by a woman named, Katina Powell. National media outlets have picked up on the story and a thorough investigation by the NCAA and the University of Louisville are both currently underway.

I chose to review “Leading with the Heart Coach K’s Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business and Life” Mike Krzyzewski, Donald T. Phillips, and Grant Hill (Forward), 2001. The book is written by Duke Basketball coach Krzyzewski, in it he recalls some of his most significant games and events in his career. He also offers advice to anyone who is trying to do better in life. Coach K, "There are five fundamental qualities that make every team great: communication, trust, collective responsibility, caring and pride." The book has four sections; Preseason, Regular Season, Postseason, and All-Season. Each section four chapters. In each chapter he provides readers with an understanding into how he selects, learns about, and builds his team.

Basketball teams need a coach that believes in them. The team needs a coach that will work hard to help them achieve the goal of winning. They need a coach that communicates and shows interest in each of the players. On the other hand, they need a coach that can be directive, but also supportive. In the case study this week, Shirley was quite the opposite. Conflicting enough, by all appearances she did not have a total grasp of the concept of leadership in coaching basketball. Factors that could cause the lack of leadership could be confidence or even lack of knowledge (Cohen, 2000). In this paper, Shirley’s leadership style and behavior will be discussed, along with looking at situational factors and other leadership styles that

In Case 7 “Perceptions of Leaders Following Public Failures: A Tale of Two Coaches”, two leaders both college football coaches of their respective teams were encountered with scrutiny, as they lacked a certain level sensitivity regarding serious incidents within their program. The case study talks about both Mike Leach and Gary Barnett’s background as coaches and progress to the events with their program that lead to them being involved in the public failure. This eventually led to people having various perceptions of both coaches based off of how they dealt with the incidents. As a result of both programs image being tarnished, Mike Leach was fired, however; Gary Barnett’s job was retained.