“About Damn Time”: NCAA Coach Rodney Terry’s $15.3 Million Deal Has Kevin Durant and the NBA World Emanate Favorable Responses
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The Texas Longhorns have come a long way since March Madness began. Under coach Rodney Terry, Texas swiftly made their way towards the NCAA Final Four, but eventually got knocked out by the Miami Hurricanes. Of course, part of the credit goes to Terry whose ascension to the position of Texas’ head coach brought a certain level of success to the team. Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant and NBA fans gave their flowers to Terry after his hard work was recently rewarded in the form of a multi-million dollar worth contract.
Coach Rodney Terry was initially appointed as the assistant coach for the Texas Longhorns. However, he was eventually named interim HC in 2022 after the former coach Chris Beard got caught up in legal issues.
Texas head coach signs five-year $15.3 million deal
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After defeating Xavier Musketeers by 83-71 in the Sweet 16, Texas Longhorns moved to the Elite Eight to face the Miami Hurricanes. Despite dominating the game for the majority of the period, they fell short of the Hurricanes, who claimed victory by 88-81. Despite the loss, the University of Texas offered Rodney Terry the permanent position of HC along with a five-year deal worth $15.3 million.
The contract was signed a day after Texas’ defeat and coincidentally on Terry’s 55th birthday. This comes in just a day after Terry emotionally talked about his wish to remain the Texas coach. According to Cory Mose of KVUE News, he said, “It was all about this team, man, and I enjoyed every single day of this journey with this group. I’m going to really miss working with this group. It was never about me. It was always about these guys. I love these guys.”
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In a clip shared by the official Instagram handle of Longhorns, Terry was seen embracing Texas Athletics director Chris Del Conte in a hug as they talked about the new changes. The video showed Terry officially signing the contract and happily posing for a photo with Del Conte.
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Kevin Durant and basketball fans shower Terry with praises
As the news went public, hundreds of congratulatory wishes were dropped in comments as they expressed their approval of the deal. One fan seemed to have waited for quite some time for the deal to take place as he wrote, “About d*mn time.” Whereas, another user dropped a comment in Instagram that read, “I am a Red Raider but never a coach so deserving as Rodney.”
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NBA superstar Kevin Durant too gave a shout out to the now-permanent HC and wrote, “well deserved coach @RodneyTerry.” Below are a few more of the comments.
“Yes, this is the best BD present ever and everyone wins! The University and it’s basketball team received the coach it needed.”
“Happy Birthday RT! So thankful to have you leading this program. You are one of a kind!”
“Way to go, Coach Terry. You earned it. What a special team!”
well deserved coach @RodneyTerry https://t.co/piKBlA5BV1
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) March 27, 2023
About damn time
— Blake Stackpoole (@BlakeStackpoole) March 27, 2023
Fans commended Texas for taking the ‘right decision’ to hire a well-deserving head coach.
@iRagexPanda Texas with a rare W.
— Brian Sipe (@BrianSipe02) March 27, 2023
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Finally, Texas is making good decisions.
— Christina (@cfeeney23) March 27, 2023
Well deserved. He did a great job keeping a team together and getting them into the elite eight. congrats.
— Randy Allen (@RAHawk1978) March 27, 2023
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Edited by:
Satagni Sikder