Chris Beard is making a habit out of creating amazing at Texas Tech and for the second season in a row he is rewarded with the Big 12 Coach of the Year.
Beard led the team to a 14-4 conference record and to the program’s first Big 12 Conference title on Saturday with an 80-73 win over Iowa State. The victory extended a nine-game winning to end the regular season and takes Beard’s record at Texas Tech to 71-29 over the past three years leading the program.
He was also named the Big 12 Conference Co-Coach of the Year last season and now becomes only the third coach in conference history to earn the award in back-to-back seasons, joining Bill Self and Larry Eustachy to receive two straight selections.
Under Beard, Tech is 50-5 at home and are the second seed in this week’s Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Championship where they will play at 6 p.m. on Thursday against the Oklahoma-West Virginia winner.
Courtesy: Texas Tech Athletics
