Reports: Texas hiring Texas Tech coach Chris Beard as hoops coach
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Texas has hired Texas Tech coach Christ Beard as its new men's basketball coach. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
and last updated 2021-04-01 12:37:18-04
AUSTIN, Texas â Multiple reports indicate Texas is hiring Texas Tech coach Chris Beard as its new men's head basketball coach.
Beard, 48, will replace Shaka Smart, who resigned to take the vacant Marquette job last week.
Stadium and CBSSports.com both have reported the hiring, which would be the first time Texas has hired a basketball coach from a Big 12 competitor since joining the conference.