Chris Beard

REPORT: Chris Beard headed to Ole Miss

According to a Jeff Goodman report, Ole Miss is expected to hire Chris Beard as their new head men’s basketball coach. Beard would replace Kermit Davis who was released back on February 24th. Beard spent 1+ years at Texas before being fired on January 5th following his arrest on a felony domestic family violence charge

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READ: Beard termination letters

Below is the letter that Texas AD Chris Del Conte sent to Chris Beard earlier today. Under the Del Conte letter is one from UT VP of Legal Affairs Jim Davis to Beard’s attorney telling him that Beard was being fired (he didn’t hold back in the last paragraph). *NOTE: Click on letters to read

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BREAKING: Texas fires Chris Beard

The University of Texas has fired head men’s basketball coach Chris Beard. AD Chris Del Conte released the following statement a few minutes ago: Beard was suspended by UT back on December 12th following his arrest on a felony domestic family violence charge which stemmed incident involving his fiancée. According to the AP, “Beard had

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Austin PD releases Beard arrest report

The Austin (TX) Police Department has released the arrest report in the Chris Beard assault investigation. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                            December 12, 2022APD Investigating an Assault in the 1900 block of Vista Lane  Case:           22-3460013 Date:            December 12, 2022 Time:           12:15 a.m. Location:     1900 block of Vista Lane 

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Beard Announces High Octane Basketball Staff at Texas

Texas Head Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Beard announced his three assistant coaches, Managing Director and Special Assistant to the Head Coach on Thursday. Among the five positions officially announced today, the staff has a combined 97 years of coaching experience who have coached in 37 NCAA Tournaments and developed 42 NBA Draft picks. The five-person

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OFFICIAL: Chris Beard named Head Coach at Texas

A Texas Longhorn who led the Texas Tech program to the 2019 NCAA Championship Game and the 2018 Elite Eight, Chris Beard has been named the 25th head basketball coach at The University of Texas, Vice President/Director of Athletics Chris Del Conte announced Thursday. A 25-year veteran of collegiate coaching, Beard, 48, will be introduced

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REPORT: Chris Beard headed to Texas

According to multiple reports, including one from Horns 247, the University of Texas is set to hire Texas Tech’s Chris Beard as their new head basketball coach. Beard is a UT alum who worked for Tom Penders and the Longhorns as a student back in the 1990’s. In his five years at Texas Tech, Beard

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