Texas Tech head coach Chris Beard was named a semifinalist for the Naismith Coach of the Year Award on Monday.
The 11 semifinalists for the 2019 @wernerladderco Naismith Men’s College #COY are now live! See who made the list here https://t.co/uHRXjjDgbH #WhosNext 🏆 pic.twitter.com/TBeqCB28dR— The Naismith Trophy (@NaismithTrophy) March 11, 2019
The Red Raiders won a share of their first ever Big 12 Championship by beating Iowa State on Saturday.
Beard won his second straight Big 12 Coach of the Year honor on Sunday in just his third season as the program’s head coach.
Saturday marked Chris Beard’s 100th game at Tech. He’s won 71% of them
In Big 12 history there were 35 hires who coached 100 games or were fired first. Only 3 have the same, or a better % in their first 100
Bill Self- 75%, kansas
Larry Eustachy- 73%, ISU
Mark Turgeon- 71%, A&M— Eric Kelly (@EricKellyTV) March 11, 2019
In Addition to Beard the semfinalists include Tony Bennett (Virginia), John Calipari (Kentucky), Roy Williams (North Carolina), Mark Few (Gonzaga), Tim Izzo (Michigan State), Matt Painter (Purdue), Rick Barnes (Tennessee), Kelvin Sampson (Houston), Nate Oats (Buffalo) and Mike Young (Wofford).
The winner will be announced during the Final Four in Minneapolis.
