![]() ![]() ![]() “I remember not too long ago, when we made the decision to appoint Coach Terry as the interim coach and we had a conversation, how nervous I was to meet with you all, nervous not knowing exactly what was going to become of our team,” Del Conte said, addressing the players assembled to support their coach’s introductory press conference. ![]() 12, hours before Texas was set to host Rice at the Moody Center in the season’s ninth game, Del Conte’s emotions mirrored the shock and uncertainty of the situation. When news of Beard’s arrest broke on Dec. What both leaders made clear is that the elevation for the former longtime assistant to Rick Barnes ultimately wrapped around the spectrum from emotional to rational after Terry stepped in amidst the adversity of Chris Beard’s felony domestic violence arrest and held the team together to finish second in the Big 12 regular season before going on one of the most magical postseason runs in school history, winning the conference tournament and then advancing to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2008 before falling just short of the Final Four. With a voice that trembled at times with emotion, Texas Longhorns athletics director Chris Del Conte introduced former associate head coach and former interim head coach Rodney Terry as the program’s 26th head coach after what school president Jay Hartzell described as a “very long job interview” he thanked Terry for making “easy.” But I don’t make decisions based on emotions.” AUSTIN, Texas - “These decisions are never easy, and I am an emotional person. ![]()
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