ESPN analyst Bob Knight apologized Tuesday after making erroneous statements over the weekend about the academic record of Kentucky's basketball team.
At a speaking engagement in Indiana on Saturday, Knight criticized the policy allowing players to go to the NBA after one season and incorrectly said that during the 2009-10 season, the starters on Kentucky's NCAA tournament team did not attend class during the spring semester.
"My overall point is that 'one and dones' are not healthy for college basketball," Knight said. "I should not have made it personal to Kentucky and its players and I apologize."
The Wildcats started five underclassmen that year, four of whom went on to become first-round NBA draft picks last June. Another freshman, center Daniel Orton, also left early for the NBA.
Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart responded to Knight's comments on Monday evening, saying the school took "great offense" to Knight's accusations. He says all five starters last year finished the season in good academic standing.
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