Less than 72 hours after announcing that Steve Henson would not return for a ninth season, the Roadrunners landed their replacement, finalizing the move Sunday.
Within just a few hours of
on Sunday afternoon announced that Claunch would be the program’s next men’s basketball coach, with the sides reaching a five-year deal for $2.75 million guaranteed. “What an incredible few days it’s been for me. It truly is a dream come true,” Claunch said. “It certainly really feels like full circle to come home and be the head coach at the University of Texas at San Antonio. I am extremely excited.
found a candidate who “checks all the boxes we were looking for.” As the head coach at Nicholls from 2018-23, Claunch went 90-61, winning Southland Conference regular season titles in 2020-21 and 2021-22, as well as the league’s coach of the year honors in 2020-21. He holds deep recruiting ties in Texas dating to his days as a high school player at Strake Jesuit, and his resume is bolstered by assistant stints at Nicholls and Clemson prior to this year’s stop with the Crimson Tide.
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