Texas will hire Texas Tech head coach Chris Beard as its next head basketball coach, Jeff Goodman of Stadium reports.
Beard replaces Shaka Smart, who left Austin for the head coaching position at Marquette after a disappointing NCAA tournament exit against Abilene Christian.
Beard’s ties to the university date back to his college days. He attended Texas and was a student manager under then-UT head coach Tom Penders before working his way through the coaching ranks at a number of different programs.
Beard worked under Bob and Pat Knight on staff at Texas Tech for 10 years before becoming a head coach.