Pat Knight to be named next head coach at Marian University

Pat Knight, the son of Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight, will take over as the head coach at NAIA Marian University in Indianapolis, sources told On3. 

An official announcement is expected later this week. 

Knight will take over at Marian University for Scott Heady, who stepped down to take over at his alma mater, Division II University of Indianapolis. Heady took over in 2017 and was 168-56 in his tenure. 

Knight had a strong connection to Marian as its athletic director is former Indiana player and associate athletic director Steve Downing. 

Knight, 53, has been a college scout for the Indiana Pacers West Coast Region since 2014 after being let go after three seasons at the helm at Lamar University. Knight also replaced his father at Texas Tech in 2008, and spent the next three full seasons as the head coach with the Red Raiders. 

A source told On3 that Pat Knight was ready to get another opportunity in college coaching after how his coaching career ended at Lamar, and the timing was right after his father, legendary Indiana University head coach, Bob Knight, passed away on Nov. 1, 2023 at the age of 83.