KFDM COOP Posted October 19, 2006 Report Posted October 19, 2006 Extension could keep Knight at Tech through '12By Andy Katz ESPN.com OKLAHOMA CITY -- Bob Knight may not just pass Dean Smith's all-time win record; he may shatter the mark. He has signed a three-year extension to coach Texas Tech until 2012. The 65-year old Knight said Thursday that he had signed the contract "a few months ago." Knight has won 869 games, 10 shy of tying former North Carolina coach Dean Smith on the all-time list. "I just signed a three-year extension on my contract that gives me another five years to coach," Knight told ESPN.com for an exclusive sit down for ESPN360 next month. "When I was 37 I told [a reporter] I didn't think I coach until I'm 40," Knight said. "Well, I'm 65 and either I'm not smart enough to do something else or I like what I'm doing. I hope it's the latter." Knight signed a three-year extension in 2004 that took him until 2009. Three more years were added to this deal according to Knight's son Tim, who works in the Tech athletic department. Associate head coach Pat Knight has already been tabbed to succeed his father.
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