Texas Tech basketball coach Chris Beard hits the recruiting trail

With the signing period for college basketball already passed, Texas Tech head coach Chris Beard is hitting the recruiting trail with a vengeance. He has already offered a scholarship to a Lubbock standout and paid an in-home visit to one of the nation’s elite players.

During his 10 years as a Texas Tech assistant coach, Chris Beard developed a reputation for finding and developing talent from Texas. Now, as the program’s head coach, Beard is pursuing a prospect that plays his high school basketball just a few blocks away from the United Supermarkets Arena.

Lubbock Coronado guard Jarrett Culver, a 6-foot-5, 3-star recruit is the first player to receive a scholarship offer from the new Texas…