Texas has informed head men’s basketball coach Rodney Terry he’s been fired, sources told ESPN.

Terry led the Longhorns to the Elite Eight in 2023 after taking over midseason for Chris Beard, then went to the NCAA tournament in each of the last two seasons. Texas lost to Xavier in the First Four on Wednesday, 86-80.

This ends Terry’s second stint in Austin, after also spending nine seasons as an assistant coach under Rick Barnes from 2002-11, helping the Longhorns reach the 2003 Final Four. He was hired as the head coach at Fresno State in 2011, going to the NCAA tournament in 2016, and then spent three seasons as the head coach at UTEP.

Terry returned to Texas when Beard was hired in 2021. He took over as the program’s interim head coach in December 2022, when Beard was suspended and ultimately fired a month later after a felony domestic violence arrest, a charge that was later dismissed. Terry guided Texas to the Big 12 conference tournament championship and a 2-seed in the NCAA tournament, before making a run to the Elite Eight.

Following the Longhorns’ defeat to Miami in the regional final, Terry agreed a five-year deal to become the school’s full-time head coach.

He led them to the NCAA tournament in each of the last two seasons, but failed to get out of the first weekend in either season. Texas went 21-13 in 2023-24, earning a 7-seed, before finishing 19-16 overall and 6-12 in SEC play this season.

Xavier’s Sean Miller is expected to be among the top targets for Texas, sources told ESPN. Athletic director Chris Del Conte did extensive legwork on Miller before promoting Terry to the top spot in 2023.