Texas has fired men's basketball coach Rodney Terry after two-plus seasons. The Longhorns lost to Xavier in the First Four on Wednesday.

Sean Miller, who has led teams to 13 NCAA tournament appearances, including two of the past three seasons at Xavier, will be the new coach at Texas, sources told ESPN.

T he school announced Sunday it had fired Rodney Terry after nearly three seasons in charge. Terry took over as Texas’ head coach eight games into the 2022-23 season when Chris Beard was suspended and ultimately fired for a domestic violence accusation that ultimately resulted in dropped charges.

Marcus Foster scored 22 points and Zach Freemantle added 15 while overcoming foul trouble as Xavier rallied past Texas 86-80 in a First Four game at Dayton.

Xavier trailed by as many as 13 points before rallying in the final minutes to edge Texas 86-80 in the final game of the First Four

Even with just two faraway programs left standing in San Francisco, grappling for a trip to college basketball’s holy land, there remain central characters with deep ties to Northern California. Florida meets Texas Tech on Saturday at Chase Center,