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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets former Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight during a campaign stop on Wednesday in Indianapolis. | AP Photo Bobby Knight on Trump: 'That son of a bitch could play for me'

If Bobby Knight were still coaching, he would want Donald Trump on his team.

"Let me first tell ya that I was very, very selective with players during the time I was here," the Hall of Fame coach and Trump supporter told a crowd Thursday in Evansville, Indiana. "And I'll tell you one thing, that man that was just up here a moment ago, I'll tell you, that son of a bitch could play for me."

After Trump introduced him to the crowd, the man who coached the state's beloved Indiana Hoosiers men's college basketball from 1971 to 2000 told the gathering that he was not there to "represent the Republican Party."

"You know, quite frankly, I don't give a damn about the Republicans," Knight said. "And then on the other hand, I don't give a damn about the Democrats, either."

Apparently Knight thinks he has that in common with Trump, if his subsequent comments were any indication.

"This man, this man, he's not a Republican, he's not a Democrat. At heart, he's just a great American," Knight said.