Bevo’s Daily Roundup: With Chris Beard at Texas, two Texas Tech players hit portal
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The college basketball world shook a little beneath our feet last week when the Texas Longhorns announced the hiring of Chris Beard as the program’s new basketball coach.
Beard replaces Shaka Smart. He also leaves behind a somewhat talented team in the Texas Tech Red Raiders. That is, it was a talented team. Now, at least two Tech players have hit the transfer portal since the announcement of Beard’s big move to Austin, 247Sports reports.
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Justin Smith had 20 points and played a key role in a final defensive stop, helping Arkansas beat Texas Tech 68-66 on Sunday.
The South Region’s No. 3 seed is off to the regional semifinals for the first time since 1996 under famed former coach Nolan Richardson, a season that marked the end of a nine-year run that included a Final Four trip in 1990, a national championship in 1994 and a runner-up finish in 1995.
Now Musselman’s Razorbacks can dream a little bit, too.
“Words can’t describe it, man,” Musselman said as he munched on a piece of pizza after the game. “Myself, the staff - I mean, we’re so excited. It’s hard to make the tournament. It’s hard to win a game. It’s hard to win two games.”