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LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech's Bob Knight is about to enter a realm occupied by only two other Division I college basketball coaches, and they're both women.

When the Hall of Fame coach gets win No. 900, he will join former Texas coach Jody Conradt and Tennessee's Pat Summitt as the only members of the Division I club. Knight's first shot comes Saturday at Oklahoma State.

"Oh, who cares about 900?" Knight, ornery as ever at 67, said last week after victory No. 899. That game, a 75-68 victory over UTEP, was marked by his first technical foul this season. He kicked a table after what he thought was a bad call and lost his right shoe.

Knight has been a head coach for 42 years at three Division I schools. He got his 100th victory at Army, then moved to Indiana, where his Hoosiers went 662-239 and won three national championships from 1971-2000.

His first NCAA title came in 1976 when Indiana went undefeated, a feat no team has done since. In 1984, he coached the U.S. Olympic team to a gold medal in Los Angeles.

Conradt ended her coaching career last year with 900 wins. Summitt, who got No. 900 in 2006, said it's no surprise Knight has kept winning.

"He demands a performance," said Summit, who has increased her total to 959. "He raises the bar and gets the most out of his players."

The career victory leader in men's coaching is Harry Statham of McKendree University, an NAIA school. The 70-year-old coach has won 948 games in 42 seasons.

In September, Knight signed a three-year contract extension that goes through the 2011-12 season.