Bob Weltlich, whose announced intention was to...

Bob Weltlich, whose announced intention was to build a basketball program “with character, not characters”, was fired as coach at the University of Texas.

Weltlich, a former assistant to Indiana Coach Bob Knight who reportedly tried to bring Knight’s disciplinary style to a program used to the folksy, casual manner employed by former coach Abe Lemons, had a 77-98 record in six years with the Longhorns.

The Lady Longhorns, who consistently rank among the leaders in the women’s polls, draw sell-out crowds in an arena the men leave three quarters empty.