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Mike Woodson thanks Knicks as he takes over as coach at Indiana

Knicks head coach Mike Woodson looks on against the Toronto Raptors in the second half of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke

Mike Woodson departed the Knicks coaching staff to return to his alma mater, Indiana University where he agreed to take over the head coaching duties.

This was Woodson’s third go-round in New York, first as a player, then as a head coach — leading the team to a pair of playoff appearances before Phil Jackson arrived and fired him. He then joined the staff as an assistant this season, uniting him with Leon Rose, who headed up Creative Artists Agency, which represented Woodson.