Chris Beard got arrested in December and was initially charged with domestic assault, the police report indicating he was “slapping, throwing and biting” his fiancée at their Austin home. Rodney Terry picked up the pieces of the Texas basketball program after Beard’s dismissal and led the team to a 26-8 record, two victories over Kansas in eight days and a No. 2 seed in the NCAA’s Midwest Regional.
Beard is white, gets in his players’ faces, loves to talk tough. Terry is Black, wears round glasses that add to his softer look and had his players dancing exuberantly on his behalf in Kansas City on Saturday night.
Guess which one got a full-time Power Five head coaching job Monday.
