Dooley left to take the coaching job at Florida Gulf Coast in mid-April. In April 2021, Bill Self announced that Howard had taken an assistant job under new University of Texas coach Chris Beard. Personal life Howard earned a bachelor's degree in speech communication from the University of Illinois in 2004. He is married to the former Jessica Wordlaw, who also is an Illinois graduate. The Howards have a son, Jerrance Jr., and a daughter, Jaya Brooklyn-Rose. References External links Kansas coach profile 1980 births Living people Basketball coaches from Illinois Basketball players from Illinois Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball coaches Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball coaches SMU Mustangs men's basketball coaches Sportspeople from Peoria, Illinois Texas Longhorns men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players