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GEORGIA
LOCATION Athens, GA
CONFERENCE Southeastern
LAST SEASON 21-12 (.588)
CONFERENCE RECORD 11-7 (t-3rd)
STARTERS RETURNING/LOST 3/2
NICKNAME Bulldogs
COLORS Red & Black
HOMECOURT Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
COACH
Mark Fox (Eastern New Mexico ’91)
RECORD AT SCHOOL 106-89 (6 years)
CAREER RECORD 229-132 (11 years)
ASSISTANTS Philip Pearson (Alabama ’93)
Jonas Hayes (Georgia ’04)
Yasir Rosemond (Oregon ’03)
WINS (LAST 5 YRS.) 21-15-15-20-21
RPI (LAST 5 YRS.) 52-104-143-72-45
2014-15 FINISH Lost in NCAA second round.
Although he’s always quick to deflect praise to his players and point out that neither he nor any member of his staff scored a point, grabbed a rebound or passed for an assist, Georgia coach Mark Fox is nonetheless proud of the reclamation project he’s spearheading in Athens. Fox describes it as “checking off boxes.” Quite a few have been checked off:
• Last season the Bulldogs won at least 20 games for the second consecutive season. That’s happened only two other times in the 107-year history of the program.
• Georgia has won 32 SEC games since 2012-13, the program’s all-time high for a three-season run.
• Georgia ranked No. 14 in Division I in average attendance increase from 2013-14 to 2014-15.
• Fox’s program is one of just two in the SEC to post an Academic Progress Rate (APR) in the top 10 percent nationally in two of the last three years.
• All 16 players who made it to their senior season under Fox graduated.
• Eight players on the current roster are from Georgia, and two years ago, when the ’Dogs finished tied with mighty Kentucky for second in the league, all five members of their starting five hailed from the talent-rich Atlanta area.
• Georgia made its second NCAA tournament trip under Fox last season, losing to eventual Final Four team Michigan State but hardly diminishing the accomplishment of earning a spot.
There’s more, including three recent NBA Draft picks under Fox’s watch, but it’s important to point out that last year’s NCAA tournament team probably didn’t have a player that will one day play at the next level. What that means is Fox has revived a program that has enjoyed only sporadic pockets of success over a century, and he’s done it largely without five-star recruits, instead relying on a steady stream of three-star in-state players. The failure to mine Georgia for players had been a knock on previous UGA coaches.
By any measure of success, any barometer used to determine the worth of a coach or his program, Fox stacks up. No wonder that after last season, Georgia signed Fox to a contract extension through 2019-20.
“Let’s give the kids the credit,” Fox said. “They made all the plays, took all the tests. But I take pride in the fact we’ve rebuilt this place into a healthy place. We’ve accomplished some things. Now we can push for another level.”
Coaches seeking that next level had better put a solid backcourt on the floor if they hope to find it. And Georgia has as solid a guard corps as there is in the SEC.
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GEORGIA
LOCATION Athens, GA
CONFERENCE Southeastern
LAST SEASON 21-12 (.588)
CONFERENCE RECORD 11-7 (t-3rd)
STARTERS RETURNING/LOST 3/2
NICKNAME Bulldogs
COLORS Red & Black
HOMECOURT Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
COACH
Mark Fox (Eastern New Mexico ’91)
RECORD AT SCHOOL 106-89 (6 years)
CAREER RECORD 229-132 (11 years)
ASSISTANTS Philip Pearson (Alabama ’93)
Jonas Hayes (Georgia ’04)
Yasir Rosemond (Oregon ’03)
WINS (LAST 5 YRS.) 21-15-15-20-21
RPI (LAST 5 YRS.) 52-104-143-72-45
2014-15 FINISH Lost in NCAA second round.
Although he’s always quick to deflect praise to his players and point out that neither he nor any member of his staff scored a point, grabbed a rebound or passed for an assist, Georgia coach Mark Fox is nonetheless proud of the reclamation project he’s spearheading in Athens. Fox describes it as “checking off boxes.” Quite a few have been checked off:
• Last season the Bulldogs won at least 20 games for the second consecutive season. That’s happened only two other times in the 107-year history of the program.
• Georgia has won 32 SEC games since 2012-13, the program’s all-time high for a three-season run.
• Georgia ranked No. 14 in Division I in average attendance increase from 2013-14 to 2014-15.
• Fox’s program is one of just two in the SEC to post an Academic Progress Rate (APR) in the top 10 percent nationally in two of the last three years.
• All 16 players who made it to their senior season under Fox graduated.
• Eight players on the current roster are from Georgia, and two years ago, when the ’Dogs finished tied with mighty Kentucky for second in the league, all five members of their starting five hailed from the talent-rich Atlanta area.
• Georgia made its second NCAA tournament trip under Fox last season, losing to eventual Final Four team Michigan State but hardly diminishing the accomplishment of earning a spot.
There’s more, including three recent NBA Draft picks under Fox’s watch, but it’s important to point out that last year’s NCAA tournament team probably didn’t have a player that will one day play at the next level. What that means is Fox has revived a program that has enjoyed only sporadic pockets of success over a century, and he’s done it largely without five-star recruits, instead relying on a steady stream of three-star in-state players. The failure to mine Georgia for players had been a knock on previous UGA coaches.
By any measure of success, any barometer used to determine the worth of a coach or his program, Fox stacks up. No wonder that after last season, Georgia signed Fox to a contract extension through 2019-20.
“Let’s give the kids the credit,” Fox said. “They made all the plays, took all the tests. But I take pride in the fact we’ve rebuilt this place into a healthy place. We’ve accomplished some things. Now we can push for another level.”
Coaches seeking that next level had better put a solid backcourt on the floor if they hope to find it. And Georgia has as solid a guard corps as there is in the SEC.
