Texas hiring Rodney Terry as permanent men’s basketball coach after trip to Elite Eight
a person with knowledge of the situation told the Austin American-Statesman.
Terry stepped into the lead role after after Chris Beard was arrested for a felony assault charge of assaulting a family member on Dec. 12. Beard was fired on Jan. 5.
After Terry took over, the Longhorns finished second in the Big 12 standings and then go on to win the league’s conference tournament. They earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament and were eliminated in the Midwest Regional final Sunday.
“It was player-driven,” Terry told reporters after his team’s 88-81 loss to Miami. “The best teams to coach are player-driven teams. We were along for the ride in terms of trying to put the guys in the right position every day and every game.”
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