Dan Dakich Remembers Hilarious, Loving Bob Knight

Dan Dakich spent 16 years with Bob Knight as a star participant and coach, and whereas “The General” was definitely a hardass many instances, his former pupil revealed one other facet of the legendary Indiana College coach … the humorous facet!

“The dude was hilarious. He comes off as this big, mean, ‘I’m gonna go crazy on everybody,’ and he did. Let’s be honest, he did. The man would go nuts on you and make you do things you never thought your body was capable of doing, but he was hilarious, honest to God,” Dakich informed TMZ Sports activities.

The 61-year-old continued … “He was a guy’s guy. You could crack on him if he was in the right mood. If we won a few games. And he was certainly gonna crack on you.”

As for his prowess on the bench, Dan says Knight’s “the best basketball coach I’ve seen.”

Dakich performed for Bobby at IU from 1981 to 1985 … the place he served as a group captain throughout his junior and senior seasons.

Proper after graduating, DD went to work with Knight as a graduate assistant till 1987, when he grew to become a full-time assistant coach. Dan remained with Indiana till 1997 when he left to grow to be the top coach at Bowling Inexperienced.