{"id":86284,"date":"2025-03-23T12:33:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T17:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/rodney-terry-fired-as-texas-longhorns-head-coach-after-three-seasons\/"},"modified":"2025-03-23T12:33:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T17:33:58","slug":"rodney-terry-fired-as-texas-longhorns-head-coach-after-three-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/rodney-terry-fired-as-texas-longhorns-head-coach-after-three-seasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodney Terry fired as Texas Longhorns head coach after three seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Texas Longhorns<\/a><\/strong> have decided to part ways with head men\u2019s basketball coach Rodney Terry<\/a><\/strong> after two-plus seasons at the helm, according to Jeff Borzello<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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BREAKING: Texas has informed head coach Rodney Terry he’s been fired, sources told ESPN. Terry led the Longhorns to the Elite Eight in 2023 and made NCAA tournament appearances in each of the last two seasons. pic.twitter.com\/fJ3UsiDCIt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) March 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n

Terry\u2019s ouster comes after the Longhorns\u2019 (19-16, 6-12 SEC) second-half collapse against Xavier in the 11-seeded First Four play-in game, falling 86-80 on Thursday night in Dayton. <\/p>\n

The one-and-done appearance in the 2025 NCAA Tournament simply wasn\u2019t enough for Terry to remain at the helm after Texas backed into the 68-team field following a surprising run to last week\u2019s SEC Tournament quarterfinal.<\/p>\n

And while making his third-straight March Madness appearance was welcomed, it ultimately wasn\u2019t nearly enough for the powers-that-be at Texas to save Terry\u2019s job.<\/p>\n

Terry went 62-37 (.626 winning percentage) over what amounts to roughly two and 2\/3rds seasons as the Texas\u2019 headman after serving as interim coach for most of the 2022-23 season following the early-season departure of then-head coach Chris Beard<\/a><\/strong> after his since-dismissed domestic violence arrest in mid-December 2022.<\/p>\n

While Thursday night\u2019s early March Madness exit ultimately proved to be Terry\u2019s ultimate downfall, it was a surprising Elite Eight appearance later that first season that helped Terry shed his interim title in late March 2023.<\/p>\n

Terry and Texas went dancing despite some unfavorable metrics that included having the 52nd-ranked WAB (wins above bubble) that calculates the expected winning percentage for an average bubble team against the Longhorns\u2019 schedule, with fellow \u201cFirst Four Out\u201d bubble teams North Carolina and Ohio State ranking ahead of Texas.<\/p>\n

That SEC Tournament run \u2014 which included a convincing win over 12th-seeded Vanderbilt<\/a><\/strong> in Round 1 and a double-overtime upset of rival and No. 14-ranked Texas A&M<\/a><\/strong> on Thursday \u2014 boosted the Longhorns\u2019 Tournament odds despite many bracketologists counting out Texas ahead of Selection. <\/p>\n

But outside of a significant NCAA Tournament run, it was clear the writing was on the wall in Terry\u2019s second full season given Texas\u2019 overall struggles with consistency, including going 6-12 in SEC play.<\/p>\n

Now, Texas turns its focus to hiring its fourth head men\u2019s basketball coach since Rick Barnes<\/a><\/strong> left in 2015 after 17 seasons at the helm.<\/p>\n

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