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Ole Miss announces Chris Beard as head basketball coach

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Ole Miss has officially announced Chris Beard as the university’s next head men’s basketball coach.

Beard, a four-time conference coach of the year and 2019 national coach of the year, has compiled a 237-98 record in 12 years as a college head coach and has appeared in the NCAA Tournament five times, including a trip to the championship in 2019 as Texas Tech’s head coach.

“We are excited to welcome Coach Beard and his daughters, Avery, Ella, and Margo, to the Ole Miss family,” Ole Miss Athletics Director Keith Carter said. “We thoroughly evaluated a number of outstanding candidates, and there is no doubt Coach Beard is one of the top coaches in the nation. 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.”

In addition to his short tenure at Texas (2021-23) and five seasons at Texas Tech (2016-21), Beard has also led five other schools, serving as…

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By: Caleb Salers
Title: Ole Miss announces Chris Beard as head basketball coach
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Published Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:40:11 +0000

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www.wjtv.com – Kaitlin Howell – 2025-04-18 07:36:00

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Events happening this weekend in Mississippi: April 11-13

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www.wjtv.com – Kaitlin Howell – 2025-04-11 07:37:00

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