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Texas guard Marcus Carr, right, passes around TCU forward Emanuel Miller during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 Conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday, March 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Big 12 - First Round - Game 1 (win) at Kansas Jayhawks 3/10/2022

Mar. 10, 2022 01:26 PM EST

Missouri head coach Cuonzo Martin calls a play during the second half of an NCAA men's college basketball Southeastern Conference tournament game against Mississippi Wednesday, March 9, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Conference USA - Second Round - Game 4 (win) at UAB Blazers 3/10/2022

Mar. 09, 2022 08:14 PM EST

Baylor guard Kendall Brown (2) looks to pass during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Texas, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Flagler, Akinjo lead No. 3 Baylor past No. 21 Texas 68-61

By Jim Vertuno Feb. 28, 2022 11:44 PM EST

Texas guard Courtney Ramey, right, is defended by West Virginia guard Sean McNeil (22) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Morgantown, W.Va., Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Kathleen Batten)
Texas Longhorns at West Virginia Mountaineers 2/26/2022

Feb. 26, 2022 03:18 PM EST

Texas forward Christian Bishop (32) and Texas Tech forward Bryson Williams (11) scramble for a loose ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Williams leads No. 11 Texas Tech over No. 20 Texas 61-55

By Jim Vertuno Feb. 19, 2022 03:35 PM EST

Oklahoma forward Jalen Hill (1) and Texas forward Timmy Allen (0) scrap for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners 2/15/2022

Feb. 15, 2022 08:04 PM EST

Texas forward Tre Mitchell, right, goes up for a rebound against Oklahoma State guard Issac Likekele, center, and guard Bryce Thompson, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
Carr leads No. 23 Texas past Oklahoma State 56-51

By Mark Rosner Jan. 22, 2022 04:51 PM EST

Texas head coach Chris Beard directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against West Virginia, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns 1/1/2022

Jan. 01, 2022 12:16 PM EST

Texas forward Timmy Allen, front, goes up to shoot as he gets by Seton Hall forward Alexis Yetna (10) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Texas Longhorns at Seton Hall Pirates 12/9/2021

Dec. 09, 2021 07:46 PM EST

Texas Rio Grande Valley forward Rayquan Taylor, top, pulls down a rebound against Texas forward Tre Mitchell (33) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at Texas Longhorns 12/3/2021

Dec. 03, 2021 07:46 PM EST

Texas team assistants in black T-shirts cause chaos on the court by yelling, clapping and moving quickly during Texas' warmup before the start of an NCAA college basketball game against California Baptist, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
California Baptist Lancers at Texas Longhorns 11/24/2021

Nov. 24, 2021 07:50 PM EST

Texas forward Timmy Allen (0) drives the ball against San Jose St. guard Shon Robinson (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
Allen paces No. 8 Texas in 79-45 victory over San Jose State

By Mark Rosner Nov. 20, 2021 08:13 PM EST

Northern Colorado guard Daylen Kountz (1) drives past Texas forward Tre Mitchell (33) and guard Andrew Jones (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Northern Colorado Bears at Texas Longhorns 11/17/2021

Nov. 17, 2021 08:40 PM EST

Texas forward Christian Bishop (32) celebrates a play during an NCAA college basketball game against Houston Baptist, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
No. 5 Texas gets Beard first win, 92-48 over Houston Baptist

By Jim Vertuno Nov. 10, 2021 12:39 AM EST

Texas head coach Chris Beard signals to his players during an NCAA college basketball game against Houston Baptist, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Houston Baptist Huskies at Texas Longhorns 11/9/2021

Nov. 09, 2021 10:02 PM EST

In this Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, photo, Texas head coach Chris Beard, center, directs a practice at the team's facility, in Austin, Texas. Beard starts his season with the Longhorns with a roster loaded with transfers who collectively bring more than 750 games and nearly 8,000 points and 3,000 rebounds in their new program. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Tipoff: In era of rampant transfers, Texas stands out

By Steve Megargee Oct. 26, 2021 03:16 AM EDT

In this Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, photo, Texas head coach Chris Beard, center, directs a practice at the team's facility, in Austin, Texas. Beard starts his season with the Longhorns with a roster loaded with transfers who collectively bring more than 750 games and nearly 8,000 points and 3,000 rebounds in their new program. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Beard builds transfer-heavy lineup for debut at No. 5 Texas

By Jim Vertuno Oct. 22, 2021 03:10 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2021, file photo, Utah head coach Craig Smith speaks during the Pac-12 Conference NCAA college basketball media day in San Francisco. Smith, who is entering his first season at Utah after successful stints at Utah State and South Dakota, wants to reintroduce a fast-paced style of basketball to the team's program. Push the pace, take high percentage shots, and play tough defense. Utah returns seven players from last season. Only two returning players – Riley Battin and Branden Carlson – saw significant playing time. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Utah aiming for basketball transformation under Craig Smith

By John Coon Oct. 21, 2021 12:53 PM EDT

Texas' Beard dives in, makes splash in transfer portal

By Mark Rosner Aug. 04, 2021 05:51 PM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Chris Beard didn’t sound like a “trust the process” guy when he became the Texas basketball coach in early April. ...

Utah's Pelle Larsson (3) falls over Southern California's Chevez Goodwin (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinal round of the Pac-12 men's tournament Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
No. 24 USC holds off Utah 91-85 in double overtime at Pac-12

By John Marshall Mar. 12, 2021 12:11 AM EST