Ole Miss basketball coach Chris Beard is reportedly a top candidate for the coaching vacancy at Arkansas following Eric Musselman's departure to Southern California. Beard's coaching career includes a successful stint at Little Rock and a promising start at Ole Miss, although the team struggled towards the end of the season. Recent reports have raised questions about the status of Beard's contract extension at Ole Miss, but records indicate that he did sign a new state contract. Beard's hiring at Ole Miss came after a midseason dismissal at Texas, and he has been in the spotlight for off-court issues in the past.
Rodney Terry has been promoted to full-time head coach of the Texas Longhorns after leading the team to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament. Terry had been serving as interim coach since Chris Beard's suspension in December. His contract is worth $15.3 million over five years. Terry previously served as head coach at UTEP and Fresno State, and was an assistant at Texas from 2002-11.
The University of Texas has hired Rodney Terry as its full-time men's basketball coach on a five-year, $15.3 million contract. Terry, who took over as interim coach after Chris Beard's arrest and eventual firing, led the Longhorns to their deepest NCAA Tournament run in 15 years. Players credited Terry for serving as a stabilizing force throughout the season. Terry's salary is a significant raise from his current rate, but still significantly less than Beard's $5.26 million a year.
The University of Texas is reportedly finalizing a deal with interim head coach Rodney Terry to officially replace Chris Beard, who was fired in January. Terry coached the Longhorns to 22 of their 29 wins this season and led them to the Elite Eight. The administration is moving quickly to retain Terry after a successful season, and the school is expected to formally introduce him as the head coach later this week. Terry previously spent nine seasons as an assistant under Rick Barnes in Austin and has a 163-156 (.511) record as a head coach.
Texas is finalizing a deal to promote interim coach Rodney Terry to the full-time role after leading the Longhorns to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. Terry took over midseason after ex-coach Chris Beard was fired and coached the Longhorns to a Big 12 Tournament title. By promoting Terry, Longhorns athletic director Chris Del Conte is turning to someone with deep ties to the state who earned the respect of the players on the current roster during a challenging season.
Texas Longhorns interim coach Rodney Terry is set to be offered the permanent job after leading the team to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. Terry, who took over midseason after the dismissal of Chris Beard, previously coached Fresno State and UTEP. Longhorns' athletic director Chris Del Conte is turning to someone with deep ties to the state who earned the respect of the players on the current roster during a challenging season.
Texas basketball has reidentified itself under interim coach Rodney Terry, making him a strong candidate for the permanent job. The team has overcome the firing of former coach Chris Beard and is now in the Sweet 16 for the first time in 15 years. Texas has a roster that includes five transfers and seven players who returned from the 2021-22 team that won 21 games under Beard. The Longhorns are a workhorse team that has been battle-tested and is now crossing the threshold to national greatness.
Former Texas coach Chris Beard expressed his excitement for his new opportunity to lead the Ole Miss Rebels during his introductory press conference. Beard was suspended without pay in December 2020 after being charged with third-degree felony assault on his fiancee, Randi Trew. He was later dismissed in January. Beard owns a career record of 171-73 with five NCAA Tournament appearances in seven-plus seasons at the Division I level across stops at Little Rock, Texas Tech and Texas.
New Ole Miss men's basketball coach Chris Beard declined to comment on allegations that he choked his former fiancée, Randi Trew, as reported in an Austin police affidavit. Beard was arrested and suspended by Texas, where he began the 2022-23 season as head coach. Texas later fired him before the felony charges against him were dropped. Beard pointed toward a statement from Trew that said Beard did not strangle her, stating it had been "proven" the events of that night did not take place as described in the affidavit and ensuing media reporting.
The hiring of Chris Beard as the new basketball coach for Ole Miss has raised questions about the university's vetting process and desperation for a winning program. Beard was arrested on felony domestic violence allegations in December, which were later dropped, but he refused to address the specifics of the incident during his introductory press conference. Despite his coaching success, Beard's history of job-hopping and the ambiguity surrounding his arrest make him a risky hire for Ole Miss.
Chris Beard, the new basketball coach at Ole Miss, declined to discuss his December domestic violence arrest that led to his firing at Texas. Beard's two-year tenure at Texas ended abruptly in January, though felony domestic charges were ultimately dismissed on Feb. 15. Mississippi announced Beard as its 23rd head basketball coach on Monday. Keith Carter, the school's vice chancellor for athletics, said he felt comfortable with the hire after a thorough process. Beard has led three different programs to the NCAA tournament since 2016, including an appearance in the 2019 championship game and an Elite Eight run the year before at Texas Tech.
