Editing Bob Knight (section)

===Film and television===
Knight appeared or was featured in numerous films and television productions. In 1994 a feature film titled ''[[Blue Chips]]'' featured a character named Pete Bell, a volatile but honest college basketball coach under pressure to win who decides to blatantly violate NCAA rules to field a competitive team after a sub-par season.<ref name="Rohan-2019">{{Cite magazine |last=Rohan |first=Tim |date=July 8, 2019 |title=The inside story of Blue Chips |url=https://www.si.com/nba/2019/07/08/blue-chips-movie-oral-history-25-year-anniversary-basketball |access-date=November 3, 2023 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-us}}</ref> It starred [[Nick Nolte]] as Bell and NBA star [[Shaquille O'Neal]] as Neon Bodeaux, a once-in-a-lifetime player that boosters woo to his school with gifts and other perks.<ref name="Rohan-2019" /> The coach's temper and wardrobe were modeled after Knight's, though at no time had Knight been known to illegally recruit.<ref name="Benbow-2019">{{Cite web |last=Benbow |first=Dana Hunsinger |date=February 16, 2019 |title=25 years later: Behind the scenes of 'Blue Chips,' Bob Knight refused to lose to that Hollywood team |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2019/02/16/bobby-knight-didnt-want-iu-baskeball-lose-nick-notle-western-blue-chips-movie/2638183002/ |access-date=November 3, 2023 |website=The Indianapolis Star |language=en-US}}</ref> Knight himself appears in the film and coaches against Nolte in the film's climactic game.<ref name="Benbow-2019" />

[[ESPN]]'s first feature-length film was ''[[A Season on the Brink]]'', a 2002 TV adaptation from John Feinstein's book.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jaden |date=November 2, 2023 |title=Bob Knight, College Basketball Coach and ESPN Analyst, Dies at 83 |url=https://variety.com/2023/sports/obituaries-people-news/bob-knight-dead-basketball-coach-1235776798/ |access-date=November 3, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> In the film Knight is played by [[Brian Dennehy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Benbow |first=Dana Hunsinger |date=April 16, 2020 |title=Brian Dennehy portrayal of IU basketball coach Bob Knight 'weirdest situation' in acting career |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2020/04/16/when-brian-dennehy-played-ius-bob-knight-a-season-brink/5147071002/ |access-date=November 3, 2023 |website=The Indianapolis Star |language=en-US}}</ref> ESPN also featured Knight in a reality show titled ''[[Knight School (U.S. TV series)|Knight School]]'', which followed a handful of Texas Tech students as they competed for the right to join the basketball team as a non-scholarship player.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Knight School |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/knight-school/cast/1000301085/ |access-date=November 3, 2023 |website=[[TV Guide]] |language=en}}</ref>

Knight made a cameo appearance as himself in the 2003 film ''[[Anger Management (film)|Anger Management]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 3, 2002 |title=Knight To Appear W/ Nicholson In Film About Anger Management |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2002/06/03/Sports-Industrialists/Knight-To-Appear-W-Nicholson-In-Film-About-Anger-Management.aspx |access-date=November 3, 2023 |website=Sports Business Journal |language=en}}</ref> In 2008, Knight appeared in a commercial as part of [[Volkswagen]]'s Das Auto series where Max, a 1964 black [[Volkswagen Beetle|Beetle]], interviews famous people. When Knight talked about Volkswagen winning the best resale value award in 2008, Max replied, "At least one of us is winning a title this year." This prompted Knight to throw his chair off the stage and walk out saying, "I may not be retired."<ref>{{cite web|title=Angry Bob Knight Yells At Volkswagen|publisher=Jalopnik|url=http://jalopnik.com/377439/angry-bob-knight-yells-at-volkswagen|access-date=September 29, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913173812/http://jalopnik.com/377439/angry-bob-knight-yells-at-volkswagen|archive-date=September 13, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Knight also made an appearance in a TV commercial for ''[[Guitar Hero: Metallica]]'' and ''[[Risky Business]]'' with fellow coaches [[Mike Krzyzewski]], [[Rick Pitino]], and [[Roy Williams (basketball coach)|Roy Williams]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 30, 2009 |title=Knight rocks the house |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2009/03/30/knight-rocks-the-house/ |access-date=November 3, 2023 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2009, Knight produced three instructional coaching DVD libraries—on motion offense, man-to-man defense, and instilling mental toughness—with Championship Productions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.championshipproductions.com/cgi-bin/champ/auth/526/Bob-Knight.html|title=Bob Knight|website=championshipproductions.com|access-date=March 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911011013/http://www.championshipproductions.com/cgi-bin/champ/auth/526/Bob-Knight.html|archive-date=September 11, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>