Bob Knight apologized for cursing during a television interview earlier this week.
The Texas Tech coach went into a profanity-filled tirade after an ESPN reporter asked about his relationship with former player Steve Alford, who was also participating in the interview. Alford, who starred on Knight's 1987 national championship team at Indiana, is now the coach of Iowa.
On his weekly television
show, which was taped Tuesday, Knight said he should been more careful in choosing
his words.
``I think as a person, I always have a right to my opinion,'' Knight said. ``But
I think as a representative of the university, there should have been a way
that I would have expressed that opinion over the question that was asked with
a different choice of words.
``I've talked to the university about that, and have apologized to them for that and really understand what should have happened and what I wish would have happened.''
ESPN aired the interview during Texas Tech's 65-59 win over Iowa on Monday.
``Neither the university nor the athletic department in any way condones the use of profanity in coach Knight's description of his feelings about the media,'' Texas Tech athletic director Gerald Myers said. ``He apologized, and that's it.''
Former coach Fran Fraschilla interviewed Alford and Knight for ESPN. Fraschilla asked Alford to talk about a perceived rift between he and Knight.
``How much was fact? How much was fiction?'' Fraschilla asked. Before Alford could answer, Knight intercepted the question.