Beard - 20 years various assistant coach duties. Most noteworthy was 10 years under Bobby Knight and son at Texas Tech.
Head coach - 4 years prior to Texas Tech hire. 3 for division 2 schools and his breakout year at Little Rock where he won a game in O.T. at the NCAA's
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
McMurry War Hawks (Heartland Conference) (2012–2013)
2012–13 McMurry 19–10 10–8 None[13] NCCAA Regional Final[14]
McMurry: 19–10 (.655) 10–8 (.556)
Angelo State Rams (Lone Star Conference) (2013–2015)
2013–14 Angelo State 19–9 8–6 3rd[15]
2014–15 Angelo State 28–6 11–3 2nd[16] NCAA Division II Third Round
Angelo State: 47–15 (.758) 19–9 (.679)
Little Rock Trojans (Sun Belt Conference) (2015–2016)
2015–16 Little Rock 30–5 17–3 1st NCAA Division I Round of 32
TJ Otzelburger - 12 years assistant and associate head coach at Iowa State and Washington.
Head Coach - 3 years prior to UNLV hire ( 2 ncaa appearances and 1 nit appearance.)
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (Summit League) (2016–present)
2016–17 South Dakota State 18–17 8–8 T–4th NCAA Division I Round of 64
2017–18 South Dakota State 28–7 13–1 1st NCAA Division I Round of 64
2018–19 South Dakota State 24–9 14–2 1st NIT First round
Major differences - Beard had a longer assistant career with D2 head coaching experience. Otzelberger had a shorter assistant career at somewhat higher level programs. Beard had 1 D1 coaching year and had an ncaa appearance where he won a game. Otzelberger had 3 D1 coaching years and 2 ncaa appearances and 1 NIT without a win. Both were successful in their D1 coaching using other coaches players.
Head coach - 4 years prior to Texas Tech hire. 3 for division 2 schools and his breakout year at Little Rock where he won a game in O.T. at the NCAA's
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
McMurry War Hawks (Heartland Conference) (2012–2013)
2012–13 McMurry 19–10 10–8 None[13] NCCAA Regional Final[14]
McMurry: 19–10 (.655) 10–8 (.556)
Angelo State Rams (Lone Star Conference) (2013–2015)
2013–14 Angelo State 19–9 8–6 3rd[15]
2014–15 Angelo State 28–6 11–3 2nd[16] NCAA Division II Third Round
Angelo State: 47–15 (.758) 19–9 (.679)
Little Rock Trojans (Sun Belt Conference) (2015–2016)
2015–16 Little Rock 30–5 17–3 1st NCAA Division I Round of 32
TJ Otzelburger - 12 years assistant and associate head coach at Iowa State and Washington.
Head Coach - 3 years prior to UNLV hire ( 2 ncaa appearances and 1 nit appearance.)
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (Summit League) (2016–present)
2016–17 South Dakota State 18–17 8–8 T–4th NCAA Division I Round of 64
2017–18 South Dakota State 28–7 13–1 1st NCAA Division I Round of 64
2018–19 South Dakota State 24–9 14–2 1st NIT First round
Major differences - Beard had a longer assistant career with D2 head coaching experience. Otzelberger had a shorter assistant career at somewhat higher level programs. Beard had 1 D1 coaching year and had an ncaa appearance where he won a game. Otzelberger had 3 D1 coaching years and 2 ncaa appearances and 1 NIT without a win. Both were successful in their D1 coaching using other coaches players.
