Chris Ogden has officially been named as the new head coach for the men's basketball team, UTA Athletics announced Friday morning.
Ogden, an alumnus of UT-Austin takes over the program as the eighth men's basketball coach in UTA history, according to a UTA Athletics press release.
The Seminole, Texas native spent time as an assistant coach at UT-Austin, the University of Tennessee and recently Texas Tech University.
In his 2017-18 season with Texas Tech, the Red Raiders secured a berth in the NCAA Tournament, but had their season cut short in the Elite Eight.
Ogden is known as a strong recruiter, as he's rounded up five recruiting classes that were ranked nationally inside ESPN's Top 10.