WABASH – The Honeywell Center welcomes two legendary celebrities to Wabash in the coming weeks, one from the sports world and one from the world of music, when Coach Bob Knight and superstar Ronnie Milsap appear at the Ford Theater April 11-12.

102.7 The Fan and ESPN 1480 welcome Knight to the Honeywell Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 11. As the most winningest coach in NCAA Division I men’s college basketball (902) at the time of his retirement in 2008, Knight led the IU men’s basketball team to three NCAA championships, one National Invitational Tournament championship and 11 Big Ten Conference championships.

He was named National Coach of the Year four times and received the Big Ten Coach of the Year honor eight times. In 1984, Knight coached the USA Men’s Olympic Team to a gold medal, becoming one of only three basketball coaches to win an NCAA title, NIT title, and an Olympic gold medal. Knight, will be joined by special guest Bob Hammel, former sports editor of Bloomington’s Herald Times and co-author of his most recent book, “The Power of Negative Thinking: An Unconventional Approach to Achieving Positive Results.” Tickets are $75, $44, $34 and $24

WWKI Welcomes Milsap, a multi-Grammy Award-winning entertainer to the Honeywell Center at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12. The concert is sponsored by Ceres Midland. Milsap was recently selected by the Academy of Country Music to receive its 2014 Career Achievement Award for his role in advancing and promoting country music.

The performer’s latest CD, “Summer Number Seventeen,”’ which was released in March. Throughout a music career that has spanned 50 years, Milsap, who rose above his blindness to become a masterful musician, has scored 40 No. 1 songs and won six Grammy Awards. His hits include “It Was Almost Like A Song,” “Smoky Mountain Rain,” “(There’s No) Gettin’ Over Me,” “I Wouldn’t Have Missed It For the World,” “Any Day Now” and “Stranger In My House.”

Milsap, a singer and pianist, was one of country music’s first crossover stars, with the success of many of his songs with both country and pop audiences because of their country, R&B, blues and rock and roll influences. Milsap maintains a steady tour schedule with performances throughout the U.S. Tickets are $75, $44, $34 and $24

Tickets may be purchased at the box office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, by calling 260.563.1102 or visiting honeywellcenter.org.