LAS VEGAS -- Chris Beard had to wait for UNLV's Board of Regents to ratify his contract, costing him precious recruiting time.
Now that he's officially the Runnin' Rebels' coach, Beard is ready to hit the ground running.
"I'm not sure what the vote was but I think we won," Beard said at his introductory news conference Friday. "I'm honored, really excited, just lost a couple hours in recruiting, so I've got to get to work immediately, but I won't let any of you down."
Beard made a quick jump to big-time basketball, landing the UNLV job after one season coaching at Arkansas-Little Rock, his first as a Division I coach.