Chris Beard serves as Head Coach for University of Mississippi's Men's Basketball program in University, Mississippi. Chris Beard was named the 23rd head men's basketball coach at Ole Miss by Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Keith Carter on Monday, March 13, 2023. Beard has led four different programs to the NCAA Tournament since 2016, including an appearance in the 2019 National Championship game and Elite Eight run the year before at Texas Tech.
Beard also owns a career mark of 13-6 at the NCAA Tournament, highlighted by a perfect 6-0 record in the opening round. A four-time conference coach of the year and two-time national coach of the year, Chris Beard has brought his long run of success to Oxford and the SEC.
