Indiana University
Frank earned his B.S. in education from Indiana University in 1992, where he spent four seasons as a manager for the Hoosier basketball team led by Bob Knight. During his time at Indiana the Hoosiers twice won a Big Ten Conference championship, once in the 1988–1989 season and again in the 1990-91 season. His senior year, during the 1991-92 season, Indiana reached the 1992 NCAA Final Four, but fell to Duke in a foul-plagued game in Minneapolis.
Frank frequently cites Knight as a role model and mentor. Asked what he learned most of Knight, he said, "It's more of what he stood for. If you work hard and are trustworthy it will carry you a long way. Master your subject manner, have confidence, be reliable and sincere. He is a great mentor and teacher to have at age 18. With him you started at the bottom and were given nothing. Everything you got, you earned – sweat equity."
Frank is credited by some for having secretly taped a practice speech by Knight leading up to an Indiana-Purdue game in 1991. In the speech Knight unleashes a torrent of expletives and threats designed to motivate his team. The speech has since gone viral and has over 1.83 million views on YouTube alone.
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