Texas Longhorns men's basketball coach Chris Beard faces domestic assault charge

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DEC 12, 2022

University of Texas head men's basketball coach Chris Beard was arrested and charged with assault on a family member early Monday, Austin police have confirmed.

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Austin police spokesman Brandon Jones said Beard is accused of choking a person at a home in the Tarrytown neighborhood in West Austin.

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Beard was booked into jail at 4:18 a.m. Monday, according to the Travis County sheriff's office jail records.

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UT released a brief statement on the arrest, saying "the university is aware of the situation regarding Chris Beard.

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Beard, 49, is in his second year at Texas. Before replacing Shaka Smart in 2021, Beard spent five seasons at Texas Tech and led the Red Raiders to the NCAA championship game in 2019.

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When he was hired at Texas, Beard received a seven-year contract with an annual salary of $5 million.

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This is a standard clause is UT coaching contracts.

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Beard's No. 2-ranked Longhorns (7-1) are scheduled to host Rice Monday night at Moody Center.

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