Chris Beard

Chris Beard was fired by UT three weeks after being arrested for an altercation with his fiancée. Rodney Terry has been acting coach since Dec. 12.

After a promising first season at UT under Beard, when the program snapped an eight-game losing streak in NCAA Tournament play with a win over Virginia Tech before suffering a close loss to Purdue in the second round, the Longhorns have been highly ranked all season and have posted marquee wins over No. The Longhorns suffered their first loss under Terry this week, a 116-103 home setback to Kansas State. Even though Trew later clarified that Beard might have acted in self-defense and said he had never strangled her, Beard has never spoken publicly about the episode. He was the head coach at UT-El Paso and then at Fresno State in the 10 years before he join Beard’s staff. She told police she approached Beard in a guest bedroom and, after Beard ignored her, she became frustrated and took his eyeglasses from his hand and broke them. Beard, who was the 2019 Associated Press national coach of the year, signed a seven-year contract with UT in April 2021 for a flat salary of $5 million a year. 12 after Trew called 911 to say the coach had attacked her. Terry, who was UT's associate head coach, has served as the acting head coach for the past six games, in which the Longhorns have gone 5-1. His $35 million contract, which would have expired March 31, 2028, included the use of two dealership cars, 20 hours of personal use of a UT jet, a $250,000 one-time payment for his moving expenses from Lubbock and incentives up to $850,000 for winning the Big 12 and NCAA Tournament games. We thank Coach Rodney Terry for his exemplary leadership both on and off the court at a time when our team needed it the most. The news came as a surprise to Minton. However, James Davis, vice president for UT legal affairs, responded in a terse letter: "Chris Beard engaged in unacceptable behavior that makes him unfit to serve as head coach at our university.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas fired basketball coach Chris Beard on Thursday while he faces a felony domestic family violence charge stemming from a Dec.

The Longhorns dismissed Beard nearly a month after he was charged with a third-degree felony.

"We thank Coach Rodney Terry for his exemplary leadership both on and off the court at a time when our team needed it most," Del Conte added. She said Beard did not strangle her the night she called 911 in the early hours of Dec. Trew did not refute that Beard acted in self-defense that evening. A Texas alumnus, Beard was hired to massive fanfare in April 2021 after five successful seasons at Texas Tech. "Chris Beard engaged in unacceptable behavior that makes him unfit to serve as head coach at our university," UT said in part in its response to Mr. "We understand that some but not all of the reports of Mr. 12 and that she did not tell police otherwise, despite what is contained in the arrest report. "It is his actual behavior that we consider, not whether some acts also constitute a crime." He had not been allowed around the team since that date. As such, he will not be entitled to any salary or buyout money from the seven-year, $35 million contract he signed with the Longhorns ahead of the 2021-22 season. "There seems to be an incorrect underlying assumption that the criminal process outcome dictates Mr. "This has been a difficult situation that we've been diligently working through.

Beard was hired by UT in 2021. The university paid $4 million to buy out his contract at Texas Tech University. He was one of UT's highest-paid employees.

Disclosure: Texas Tech University and University of Texas at Austin have been financial supporters of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Join thousands of readers who power The Texas Tribune’s nonprofit newsroom. According to records obtained by the Statesman via an open records request, Beard was offered a chance to resign but refused. Prosecutors in the Travis County District Attorney’s office are reviewing the case to see if it will go forward. “I do not refute that,” she said in the statement. According to a copy of the arrest affidavit posted on Twitter by Orangebloods reporter Anwar Richardson, Beard’s fiancee alleged that the two got in an argument when she grabbed Beard’s glasses out of his hands and broke them. Former Texas Tech University football coach Mike Leach — who died suddenly last month from complications of a heart attack — was Beard has a hearing in Travis County District Court on Jan. In the affidavit, police noted visible teeth marks and redness in a bite mark on her right forearm. He was one of the university’s highest-paid employees. “This has been a difficult situation that we’ve been diligently working through.” He was one of UT’s highest-paid employees.