Texas Tech basketball: What Chris Beard’s new deal means for the program

Now that Texas Tech basketball head coach Chris Beard has signed a lucrative new contract extension, let’s take a look at the impact it will have on various aspects of the program.

Since the moment the Texas Tech basketball team’s season came to an end in the national title game, the focus of Red Raider fans has been on securing a future with Chris Beard at the helm of the program. Monday, the news that most had been expecting broke when details of Beard’s new 6-year contract extension became public.

Signed through the 2024-25 season, Beard will make an average of $4.5 million per season. That makes him the third-highest paid college basketball coach in the NCAA behind Kentucky’s John…