LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Less than two weeks after accepting the job at UNLV, Chris Beard is heading home to Texas.
Back to Texas Tech, specifically.
After a night of uncertainty surrounding Beard's future, Texas Tech announced on Friday it has hired the coach who was previously an assistant there for 10 seasons. He will replace Tubby Smith, who took the coaching job in Memphis.
Beard returns to Lubbock after leading Arkansas-Little Rock to a school-record 30 wins and a first-round upset of Purdue in the NCAA Tournament this season. He also comes after having his contract at UNLV approved a week ago, the same day he changed his Twitter account to reflect his position as coach of the Runnin' Rebels.