After leading Texas to the verge of the Final Four, Rodney Terry will remain in place as the Longhorns' head coach.
Overall, the Longhorns went 22-8 with Terry as head coach this season.
Terry, 55, was brought on to Beard’s staff last season following a three-year run as head coach at UTEP and seven seasons as the head coach at Fresno State. Before he got the head-coaching job at Fresno State, Terry was a Texas assistant from 2002-11 on the staff of Rick Barnes. He also had stints as an assistant at Baylor and UNC Wilmington., had charges in the case dropped in February and then was hired as the head coach at Ole Miss earlier this month.
Texas finished second in the Big 12 regular-season standings, a game back of Kansas. UT later blasted Kansas in the Big 12 tournament championship game. In the Elite Eight matchup with Miami, Texas led by as many as 13 points in the second half before the Hurricanes went on a furious comeback to win 88-81.. In an emotional answer, he said he hadn't given it too much thought and that he wanted the focus to be on his players.
“I haven't really had a lot of time to give a lot of thought to that, to be honest. I've been so wrapped up and invested in my team. Again, I love these guys. Not only will I just love these guys for the time I got to coach them, I'll love them for the rest of their lives. I'll be at their weddings. I'll be talking to those guys when they have their first born,” Terry said.
“It was all about this team, man, and I enjoyed every single day of this journey with this group. I'm going to really miss working with this group. It was never about me. It was always about these guys. I love these guys.”Your browser does not support HTML5 audio.
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