Former Texas and Texas Tech head coach Chris Beard was named the new men's basketball coach at Ole Miss on Monday.
Beard has been considered a favorite for the position since Ole Miss fired Kermit Davis on Feb. 24. The move came less than two weeks after prosecutors dropped a charge of assault on a member of a family or household by impeding breath circulation against Beard, who was fired by Texas in January after being accused of choking, biting and hitting his fiancee, Randi Trew, during a December argument.
Trew later denied accusing Beard of abuse and said she initiated a "physical struggle" between the two.