Texas Fires Coach Rodney Terry After Longhorns Make Another Quick Exit From NCAA Tournament

Texas Fires Coach Rodney Terry After Longhorns Make Another Quick Exit From NCAA Tournament
Texas head coach Rodney Terry speaks during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against the Tennessee in the quarterfinal round of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn., on March 14, 2025. Wade Payne/AP Photo
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AUSTIN, Texas—The University of Texas fired basketball coach Rodney Terry on Sunday after a disappointing first season in the Southeastern Conference and another quick exit from the NCAA Tournament.

The move comes two years after Terry led Texas to the Elite Eight in the 2022–2023 season when, as an assistant coach, he took over the program at midseason after then-coach Chris Beard was arrested on a felony family violence charge and was fired. The charge against Beard was later dismissed.