For more than five months, Texas Longhorns head coach Shaka Smart conducted a search to find the replacement for assistant Luke Yaklich, who returned to Illinois to become the head coach of the Illinois-Chicago Flames.
On Friday, that search finally ended with the announcement that Texas hired SMU associate head KT Turner, who was linked to the job for close to two weeks before his addition became official.
“I’m very excited about K.T. joining our program,” Texas head coach Shaka Smart said. “He brings a wealth of experience and a tremendous basketball pedigree.