LUBBOCK, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 24: Head coach Chris Beard of the Texas Tech Red Raiders exits the hallway before the college basketball game against the LIU Sharks on November 24, 2019 at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images)
If reports that Shaka Smart is leaving Texas are true, then the Texas Tech basketball program may have to fend off Texas to keep Chris Beard.
It is being reported by multiple sources that Marquette is about to hire Texas’ Shaka Smart to be their head basketball coach. If true, that’s a significant development for Texas Tech basketball fans because it leaves UT with an opening to fill and we all know who will be their top choice.