Bio

Telly Bernard was named assistant men's basketball coach at Dallas College Cedar Valley in August 2025.

Bernard coached boys basketball at Garland High School for 22 years, including three as head coach. In 2021-22, he was named District 9-6A co-Coach of the Year.

From 2006-07, he was an assistant coach at Dallas College Eastfield. Bernard was a graduate assistant with the men's basketball program at St. Mary's University in 2000-01. 

He played at Central Methodist University.

He has taught business finance and accounting. 

Bernard earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Central Methodist in 1998. He earned a master's in computer information systems at St. Mary's in 2001.