Bob Knight released from the hospital after dealing with illness

Hall of Fame head coach Bob Knight was released from the hospital Monday after being hospitalized with an illness this weekend, his son Pat Knight announced via a statement.

The former Army, Indiana and Texas Tech head coach was first admitted to a hospital in Bloomington, Ind., on Friday night.

“On behalf of the Knight Family, we thank you for your thoughts and prayers. As many have heard, my dad was hospitalized over the weekend with an illness and has since been released from the hospital.  We ask for your privacy as he is cared for and resting at home in good hands. Coach always taught us, and those that played for him, the importance of fighting through adversity and he and our family thank you for the tremendous amount of support you have shown and given during this time. We appreciate your continued thoughts and prayers,” the statement read, which was published on bobknight.com.

A letter had gone out to former players of his over the weekend alerting them of Knight’s hospitalization while also asking for prayers. The letter had indicated that Knight was expected to make a recovery.

Bob Knight, 82, has been out of coaching for over 15 years, retiring from the Red Raiders in February 2008. Pat Knight, who is now a scout for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA, replaced him as the team’s head coach.

He is one of the winningest coaches of all time. His all-time record is 902–371 with three national championships in 1976, 1981 and 1987. His 902 wins ranks fifth all time.

All three of those national titles are with the Hoosiers, where he spent the majority of his coaching career. He also led Indiana to the 1974 Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament championship, 1979 NIT championship and 11 Big Ten regular season championships.