Interesting quotes from Rodney Terry’s introductory press conference
Rodney Terry was officially announced as the 26th head coach of the Texas Longhorns men’s basketball program on Monday.
Terry agreed to a five-year deal worth roughly $3 million annually just one day after Texas was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament.
Texas held his introductory press conference on Tuesday where the entire team, former players, and many media members were present.
Hiring Terry was a win-win for Texas and its new head basketball coach. The former Texas assistant was thrust into the head role in December following Chris Beard’s arrest.
Since then, Terry led the team to a Big 12 Tournament championship and Elite Eight appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Longhorns put together arguably the best season for the program since 2003.
Here’s a recap of Terry’s introductory press conference along with a few interesting comments from the new head coach.
Rodney Terry was the lead recruiter for Ron Holland and AJ Johnson, the two five-star signees in the 2023 recruiting class, but said that the current players were the best recruiters in keeping them committed to playing at Texas. #HookEm
— Wescott Eberts (@SBN_Wescott) March 28, 2023
Uniting the family is certainly not going away with Rodney Terry at the helm. He rattles off a long list of former players and coaches that he spoke with since he had the interim tag removed. #HookEm
— HornSports (@HornSports) March 28, 2023
New #Texas #Longhorns basketball coach @RodneyTerry said, “I’m hoping our whole staff is back and we go on another great run.” Terry called assistants Bob Donewald Jr, Chris Ogden, Brandon Chappell, special asst Steve McClain and strength coach John Reilly “elite.”
— Chip Brown (@ChipBrown247) March 28, 2023
Terry: I like to build teams that are dynamic that can beat teams in different ways
— Longhorn Network (@LonghornNetwork) March 28, 2023
It's a great day to be alive. It's a great day to be a Longhorn! 🤘#HookEm pic.twitter.com/WYgR5JgyIV
— Texas Men’s Basketball (@TexasMBB) March 28, 2023