The UNLV Rebels men's basketball team hired Chris Beard to be its head coach in March, but he's now headed to the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein reported the Red Raiders have hired Beard, while Jeff Goodman of ESPN confirmed.
Texas Tech was without a coach after Memphis announced it hired Tubby Smith to fill its vacancy Thursday. Smith led the Red Raiders to the NCAA tournament this season and won the national championship in 1997-98 as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats.
According Goodman of ESPN.