Overview
- The statue will be placed in the south lobby of Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall beside the 1976 national championship statues.
- Indiana announced the plan on the night the undefeated 1975–76 team was honored at halftime of the Hoosiers’ game against Oregon.
- Athletic director Scott Dolson described the monument as a well‑deserved tribute and emphasized Knight’s lasting impact on the university and its fans.
- The university has not released a timetable or full design details and says more information will come in the months ahead; some reports say Hanlon Studios is involved in the design.
- Knight won three NCAA titles at IU and 662 games there, finished with roughly 902 career wins, was dismissed in 2000 after a videotaped incident, later reconciled with the school, and died in 2023.