Christopher Michael Beard (born February 18, 1973) [1] is an American basketball coach who is the head men's coach at the University of Mississippi ().He also previously served as head coach at Texas, Texas Tech, Little Rock, Angelo State, and McMurry.Beard graduated from high school from McCullough High School in The Woodlands, Texas.He was a manager at Texas under former Longhorns coach Tom ...

1 day ago · This will be the first time Ole Miss coach Chris Beard will direct a team against the Longhorns since he was fired by Texas in January 2023. Ole Miss heads home after an 83-75 loss at then-No. 22 ...

18 hours ago · How has Chris Beard fared at Ole Miss? Beard, who was the 2019 Associated Press national coach of the year after leading Texas Tech to the national championship game, signed a seven-year contract ...

Chris Beard was named the 23rd head men's basketball coach at Ole Miss by Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Keith Carter on Monday, March 13, 2023. A four-time conference coach of the year and 2019 national coach of the year, Chris Beard brings his long run of success to Oxford and the SEC.

1 day ago · There's no lack of storylines when No. 23 Ole Miss faces dangerous but unranked Texas on Wednesday in a Southeastern Conference contest in Oxford, Miss. The Rebels (15-5, 4-3 SEC) are looking to ...

Mar 13, 2024 · OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi coach Chris Beard has agreed to a new contract amid a debut season when he won his first 13 games. Keith Carter, the Ole Miss vice chancellor for intercollegiate athletics, announced the new deal on Wednesday, the one-year anniversary of Beard’s hiring. The school did not release details of the contract.

Mar 13, 2023 · Ole Miss has hired Chris Beard as the Rebels' next men's basketball coach, the school announced Monday. ESPN reported last week Beard had emerged as the leading candidate for the job, with...

Mar 13, 2024 · OXFORD, Miss. – After guiding the Rebel basketball team to its first 20-win season in five years and an eight-win improvement, Ole Miss and head coach Chris Beard will continue their upward trajectory and have agreed on a new contract, it was announced Wednesday by Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Keith Carter.

Mar 13, 2023 · Mississippi has hired Chris Beard as basketball coach five weeks after his firing from Texas following a domestic violence arrest. The Rebels announced Beard’s hiring on Monday, March 13, 2023, and will introduce him Tuesday in a public event at the SBJ Pavilion.

2 days ago · Chris Beard and the Ole Miss Rebels are heading back to work in the midst of an "18-round" SEC fight. John Macon Gillespie | 16 Hours Ago. Jan 25, 2025; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Mississippi Rebels ...