INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Pat Knight is out as Marian University’s head basketball coach. Knight told News 8 on Monday night, “I quit because they wanted me to fire a staff member.” Knight added that he disagreed with that directive, and therefore, chose to resign. Knight is the son of legendary Indiana basketball head coach Bob Knight and was hired as the Knights’ head coach in May 2024. Knight was ejected from Saturday’s game at Goshen College, which earned him a suspension from the upcoming contest against Mount Vernon Nazarene on Wednesday. Marian Athletics released the following statement on the incident: “Pat is suspended from this Wednesday’s home game against Mount Vernon Nazarene stemming from his ejection this Saturday in the team’s loss against Goshen. A university statement addressing Coach Knight will be issued in the coming days.” Knight was in the middle of his second season with Marian. The Knights are 5-17 after losing Saturday by 1 to Goshen. In his first season, Knight led Marian to an 11-17 record. His father Bob Knight died Nov. 1, 2023, in Bloomington. Bob was the head coach of the Army Black Knights from 1965-1971, the Indiana Hoosiers from 1971-2000, and the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 2001-2008. He won three national championships at IU: 1976, 1981 and 1987. Overall, he he won 902 NCAA Division I men’s basketball games. ...read more read less