Zach Osterman

zach.osterman@indystar.com

Bob Knight is expected back in Indianapolis in February for a public engagement that might surprise you:

The former Indiana coach is scheduled to appear with former Purdue coach Gene Keady – long his counterpart and contemporary in a rivalry that defined Big Ten basketball for more than two decades – at the Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry on Feb. 6.

The event will be held at the State Fairgrounds, and according to its website, tickets are already sold out.

It is hardly the first public appearance for Knight in Indianapolis. He has made regular speaking engagements in the area in recent years.

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He elected not to attend the reunion Indiana held for his 1975-76 national championship team earlier this month. The 1976 Hoosiers were the last Division I men's basketball team to navigate an entire season undefeated, finishing 32-0 and winning the first of Knight's three national titles in Bloomington.

What Knight's appearance at the fish fry will entail is unclear. The event's website offers few details, beyond confirming that tickets are sold out.

Both Knight's and Keady's former programs will be on the road on Feb. 6, Indiana playing at Penn State and Purdue at Maryland.

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