Question: Who did the current head coach of the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team replace?
Context: The 2015–16 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.  The Runnin' Rebels were led by fifth year head coach Dave Rice until he was fired on January 10, 2016.  They were then led by interim head coach Todd Simon for the remainder of the season.  They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference.  They finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for sixth place.  They defeated Air Force to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to Fresno State. The 1990–91 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1990–91 season.  The Runnin' Rebels, coached by Jerry Tarkanian, entered the season as defending national champions and entered the 1991 NCAA tournament unbeaten, but lost in the national semifinal to eventual champions Duke when Anderson Hunt's desperation three in the final seconds bounced off the backboard and into the hands of a Duke player, Bobby Hurley.  They had been the last team to finish the regular season unbeaten before St. Joseph's did it in 2004.  They were the last team to enter the NCAA tournament unbeaten until Wichita State did it in 2014 and Kentucky in 2015. Jay Thomas Spoonhour (born October 14, 1970) is the current head men's basketball coach at Eastern Illinois University.  He was announced as the Panthers' head coach on April 6, 2012.  Previously, he served as the head coach at Moberly Area Community College in Missouri.  Spoonhour has also held several assistant jobs, including at Saint Louis, UNLV, Missouri and Texas-San Antonio.  He served as the interim head coach of the UNLV Runnin' Rebels in 2004 after his father, Charlie Spoonhour, resigned mid-season. The 2009–10 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.  The team was coached by Lon Kruger, returning for his sixth year with the Runnin' Rebels.  They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada and are a member of the Mountain West Conference.  The Runnin' Rebels finished the season 25–9, 11–5 in MWC play.  They advanced to the championship game of the 2010 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to San Diego State.  They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning an 8 seed in the Midwest Region, where they lost to 9 seed Northern Iowa in the first round. The 2017–18 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team will represent the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.  The Runnin' Rebels will be led by second-year head coach Marvin Menzies.  They will play their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference. The 2016–17 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.  The Runnin' Rebels were led by first-year head coach Marvin Menzies.  They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference.  They finished the season 11–21, 4–14 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for tenth place.  They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to San Diego State. Marvin Eugene Menzies (born October 15, 1961) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head men's basketball coach at UNLV.  He was named to the position on April 17, 2016 as the successor to Chris Beard, who the previous week had accepted the head coaching position of the Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team. The 2010–11 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.  The team was coached by Lon Kruger, returning for his seventh year with the Runnin' Rebels.  They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada and are a member of the Mountain West Conference.  They finished the season 24–9, 11–5 in Mountain West play and lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to San Diego State.  They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the second round to Illinois. The 2014–15 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.  The Runnin' Rebels were led by fourth year head coach Dave Rice.  They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference.  They finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in seventh place.  They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to San Diego State. The 2013–14 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.  The team was coached by Dave Rice, in his third year with the Runnin' Rebels.  They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada and were a member of the Mountain West Conference.  They finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for third place.  They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament to San Diego State.  They did not play in a postseason tournament for the first time since 2009.
Answer: Chris Beard