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Bobby Knight has resigned from Texas Tech University. (AP Images)

In news that has sent shockwaves throughout college basketball, Texas Tech head coach Bobby Knight has stepped down as head coach of the team.

The NCAA's all-time leader in coaching victories – with 902 – recorded his 100th win in 1971 as a coach with the Armed Forces, just to give you an idea how long Knight has been at it. Sources close to the situation said the 67-year-old coach was "tired" and felt burned out after so many years in the game. He's been a head coach for over 40 years at three different Division I schools. After scoring his 100th victory at Army he then moved to Indiana, where his Hoosiers won over 650 games and three national titles.

Knight will be best remembered for his frequent outbursts and seemingly incontrollable temper. He was dismissed by the University of Indiana in 2001 after an altercation with a student proved to be the final straw. Many saw the incident as the spark which ignited a powderkeg that'd been building for years. Knight – while a gifted basketball mind – simply rubbed too many people the wrong way and didn't seem to care who got hurt when he did.

While he mellowed out somewhat with the Red Raiders, he still got into the occasional scene and situation…but nothing like his days at Indiana. Granted, Texas Tech is a far-less high profile job than the coach of the Hoosiers, and that too may have played a role in the decision.

Texas Tech announced that Knight's son, Pat Knight, would be taking over the head coaching job.

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