Texas was off to a 7-1 start before Beard's arrest. In his lone full season in Austin, Beard went 22-12 before losing in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Beard unfit to serve as a head coach at our university,'' Davis wrote.īeard had been the head coach at Texas since 2021 after spending five seasons at Big 12 rival Texas Tech. "This lack of self-awareness is yet another failure of judgement that makes Mr. Beard does not understand the significance of the behavior he knows he engaged in, or the ensuing events that impair his ability to effectively lead our program,'' Davis wrote in the school's termination letter. "Your letter this morning reveals that Mr. That should not have been taken as a determination of the coach's conduct, Davis said. The university said Del Conte supported a "pause'' of suspending Beard before firing him to see what facts may come out. Minton's letter also said Del Conte "has repeatedly reported to our team that he is certain that Chris Beard did nothing wrong - and is innocent." It also said that Texas officials told Beard to resign or be fired. "Coach Beard has not done anything to violate any provision of his contract with the University of Texas,'' Minton wrote, adding he expects the charges to be dropped. Minton has said the coach is innocent and pointed to Trew's statement in a letter sent early Thursday to the university, in which Minton pressed the school to keep Beard. "The University has violated their agreement with the coach and we are devastated." "I am concerned that the University of Texas has made a terrible decision against the interest of the University, based on Twitter feeds and editorials - and not the facts concerning a truly innocent man," Minton said. Minton said in a statement that Beard is "crushed" by the news and claimed that the university went ahead with the firing without asking Beard or Trew any questions. "Our office takes all allegations of domestic violence seriously in each case, we are committed to working through the unique challenges presented." "The matter is still under review, and our prosecutors are evaluating all of the evidence, including recent statements and all evidence collected by law enforcement," the statement said. The Travis County District Attorney's office released a statement to ESPN's Myron Medcalf on Thursday morning, hours before Beard was fired. Trew's statement did not address why she made the emergency call or other details in the police report, such as bite marks and abrasions on her face and telling officers that she couldn't breathe for about five seconds. I do not believe Chris was trying to intentionally harm me in any way." "Chris has stated that he was acting in self-defense, and I do not refute that. "Chris did not strangle me, and I told that to law enforcement that evening," Trew said in her statement. 23 in which she denied telling police Beard choked her. 12 after his fiancée, Randi Trew, told officers he choked her from behind, bit her and hit her when the two got in an argument. The university's vice president of legal affairs, Jim Davis, wrote in a letter to Beard's attorney, Perry Minton, that Beard engaged in "unacceptable behavior that makes him unfit to serve as head coach at our university." Whether prosecutors continue with the case does not determine whether Beard engaged in conduct unbecoming of the school, Davis wrote.īeard was arrested on the morning of Dec. Beard of our decision to terminate him effective immediately." "This has been a difficult situation that we've been diligently working through. "The University of Texas has parted ways with Chris Beard," he said. Longhorns athletic director Chris Del Conte released a statement Thursday afternoon announcing the decision. Texas head men's basketball coach Chris Beard was fired Thursday, less than one month after the school suspended him without pay following his arrest on a domestic family violence charge.Īssociate head coach Rodney Terry, who has been the acting head coach since Beard's suspension, will remain in charge the rest of the season. Men's College Basketball, Texas Longhorns Texas fires Chris Beard amid domestic family violence charge You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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