UTSA and males’s basketball coach Austin Claunch have mutually agreed to half methods, y.
Claunch stepping down happens two weeks after d and subsequently suspended for the start of the Roadrunners’ 2026-27 season.
Nick Bowman, an assistant who served as appearing head coach throughout Claunch’s suspension, has been named interim head coach. No point out of Claunch’s arrest or suspension was made in UTSA’s announcement.
"After considerate discussions about the way forward for this system, we mutually agreed that this was the fitting time for a transition,” t.
“We thank Coach Claunch for his efforts over the past two years and want him nothing however one of the best sooner or later. We sit up for this season with Nick Bowman on the helm,” she added.
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Below Bowman, the Roadrunners have gained their previous two video games, defeating VMI and Seattle College. UTSA misplaced its season opener to San Jose State.
Claunch was going into his third season at UTSA, compiling a file of 19-45. (That features the Roadrunners’ 2-1 file this season.) Final season, the Roadrunners e.
The coach was arrested on suspicion of DWI on Oct. 27, in response to Corpus Christi Police data, d. Officers made the arrest after conducting subject sobriety exams.
Claunch was discovered handed out inside his car in a comfort retailer parking zone, in response to the arrest report. The car was operating and its driver-side door was open. An worker advised police that the coach has been inside the shop and gave the impression to be stumbling.
Previous to his stint in San Antonio, Claunch was the top coach at Nicholls State in Thibodeau, Louisiana. Throughout his 5 seasons, the Colonels went 90-61 and gained two Southland Convention regular-season titles in 2020-21 and 2021-22.
Bowman joined Claunch’s workers at UTSA for the 2024-25 season after working because the lead assistant and recruiting coordinator on the College of New Orleans (now LSU New Orleans) through the 2023-24 marketing campaign. Earlier than that, he was an assistant beneath Claunch at Nicholls State for 5 seasons, ultimately change into affiliate head coach.
Beforehand, Bowman was additionally the director of recruiting at Clemson for 3 seasons and an operations assistant at Tennessee.
