Longhorns Hire Memphis Assistant Coach Frank Haith - Report

The Texas Longhorns have reportedly hired Frank Haith to Rodney Terry's coaching staff as an assistant. The two served as assistants together at Texas under Rick Barnes in the early 2000s.

AUSTIN, Texas -- The Texas Longhorns have reportedly made the first big hire in the Rodney Terry era by bringing on former Memphis Tigers assistant Frank Haith to fill a similar role, per reports from College Basketball Report.

Terry and Haith both served as assistants together under coach Rick Barnes on the Texas staff from 2002-2004. Haith then departed for his first head-coaching gig with the Miami Hurricanes, a role he remained in until 2011 before landing the head jobs at Missouri (2011-14) and Tulsa (2014-22) afterwards.

He then joined Penny Hardaway's staff at Memphis this past season, helping lead the Tigers to a 26-8 record and a AAC Tournament title.

Haith's résumé isn't one you'll see everyday from a typical assistant coach.

Along with having a career record of 343-237 as a head coach, he also led Missouri to a Big 12 Tournament title in 2012. That season - which marked Mizzou's final year in th Big 12 - the Tigers posted the second-most single-season wins in program history with a 30-5 record, but the team was upset in the first round of the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed by No. 15 Norfolk State.

Still, Haith was named Big 12 Coach of the Year and AP National Coach of the Year for his efforts.

The Longhorns are certainly adding a guy who knows the ins and outs of college basketball, though it's unclear as of now the exact role Haith will have on Terry's staff.

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