UTSA fires men’s basketball coach Austin Claunch after DWI arrest

UTSA has fired men’s basketball coach Austin Claunch after he was suspended following an arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. The change gives the university a new coach for the rest of the 2026-27 season, as it seeks to move forward after the incident.

Police reportedly found Claunch passed out in the driver’s seat of a parked car at a Corpus Christi petrol station after responding to a call in October; he was booked and later released on bond. Assistant coach Nick Bowman, who had been leading the team during Claunch’s suspension, will remain interim head coach. Claunch’s two seasons at UTSA produced a 17-44 record, including a 5-25 campaign in 2025-26; the Roadrunners have won two of their first three games this season.