Bob Knight, Indiana’s Combustible Coaching Giant, Dies at Age 83

Texas Tech coach Bob Knight yells from the sideline during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Houston in Houston on Dec. 14, 2001. Pat Sullivan/AP Photo

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.—Bob Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach who won three NCAA titles at Indiana and for years was the scowling face of college basketball has died. He was 83.

Mr. Knight’s family made the announcement on social media on Wednesday night, saying he was surrounded by family members at his home in Bloomington, Indiana.