Texas beats Colgate 81-61 in first round of NCAA Tournament…as interim coach Rodney Terry continues to push for permanent succession of Chris Beard after domestic violence arrest
Texas basketball continued to be popular after winning the conference tournament last weekend, passing Colgate 81-61 to reach the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Jabari Rice led the Longhorns with 23 points, while Marcus Carr and Dylan Disu each scored 17 points.
The team thrived with interim coach Rodney Terry at the helm, posting a 19–7 record under him ahead of the NCAA Tournament.
Terry took over on January 5 after former head coach Chris Bead was arrested for domestic violence.
On February 15, charges against Beard were dropped.
Texas interim head coach Rodney Terry has revived a season that seemed lost not long ago
Texas forward Dylan Disu celebrates after making a basket in the second half
Chris Beard was fired by Texas on January 5 after an alleged domestic violence incident was reported in December.
Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza said at the time that “our office has determined that the crime cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt” after he was charged with assault by strangulation/suffocation – domestic violence in an alleged incident involving his live-in fiancée, Randi Trew.
Beard has since resurfaced this month with the job as head coach of Ole Miss.
Meanwhile, Texas will face the winner of the Texas A&M-Penn State matchup this weekend.
Texas (27-8) shot 13 for 23 from 3-point range as it advanced to the second round in the Midwest Region.
That best matched the Longhorns’ season for three-pointers made.
However, the Raiders (26-9) went just 3 for 15 from deep against a relentless and long-armed Longhorns defense.
Colgate shot better than percent. for the tournament. The leading individual 3-point shooter in the country, Oliver Lynch-Daniels, went 1 for 4.
Keegan Records and Ryan Moffatt each scored 13 points for the 15th-seeded Raiders, who fell to 0-6 all-time in NCAA Tournament play. Tucker Richardson, the Patriot League Player of the Year, had nine points on 4-for-11 shooting.
Texas will face Texas A&M or Penn State in the second round on Saturday in Des Moines, IA
Texas Longhorns striker Christian Bishop (32) reacts after win vs. Colgate
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