Two months after being fired at Texas in wake of an arrest for domestic violence, Chris...
Chris Beard, who was fired at Texas after an arrest for domestic violence, has been hired at Ole Miss.Mississippi has hired Chris Beard as its basketball coach just over two months after his firing from Texas following a domestic violence arrest.
But his two-year tenure at alma mater Texas ended abruptly in January, though felony domestic charges were ultimately dismissed on Feb. 15. A prosecutor said his office determined that the charge of assault by strangulation/suffocation-family violence could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. She later said that Beard didn’t choke her, and was defending himself, and that she never intended for Beard to be arrested and prosecuted.
“We thoroughly evaluated a number of outstanding candidates, and there is no doubt Coach Beard is one of the top coaches in the nation," said Keith Carter, the school's vice chancellor for athletics. “After conducting due diligence and speaking to a number of individuals on and off the court, it was evident he is the right person to guide our team to greatness.”
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