- Mark Fox (basketball)
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For other people named Mark Fox, see Mark Fox (disambiguation).
Mark Fox Sport(s) Basketball Current position Title Head coach Team Georgia Record 35-28 (14-18) Biographical details Born January 13, 1969 Place of birth Garden City, Kansas Playing career 1987–1989
1989–1991Garden City CC
Eastern New MexicoCoaching career (HC unless noted) 1991–1993
1994–2000
2000–2004
2004–2009
2009–presentWashington (asst.)
Kansas State (asst.)
Nevada (asst.)
Nevada
GeorgiaHead coaching record Overall 158–71 (.696) Accomplishments and honors Championships WAC Tournament Championship (2006)
WAC Regular Season Championship (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)Awards WAC Coach of the Year (2005, 2006) Mark Fox (born January 13, 1969) is the current head men's basketball coach at the University of Georgia.[1] He was previously the head coach for the University of Nevada,[1] named to that position on June 1, 2004, just days after former Nevada coach Trent Johnson had resigned to become the head coach at Stanford.
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Coaching career
Nevada
Fox was the head coach for the Nevada Wolfpack basketball team from 2004 to 2009. While with the Wolpack, Fox compiled an overall record of 123-43. He also guided Nevada to five postseason appearances in five years including three NCAA tournaments. The Wolfpack also won the Western Athletic Conference regular season championship in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. In 2006, the team won the conference tournament as well.
Fox was named conference coach of the year twice (2005 & 2006) while with Nevada.
Georgia
On April 3, 2009 it was announced that Fox would leave Nevada for the same position at the University of Georgia.[1] In his first year as head coach, Fox and the Bulldogs went 14-17 and finished sixth in the Southeastern Conference East. The highlights of the season included victories over the Tennessee Volunteers and three top 25 teams.
In 2011, Fox's second season, the Bulldogs made tremendous improvements. The 2011 team won 21 games, finsihed 3rd in the SEC East and made it to the NCAA tournament for first time since 2008.
Head coaching record
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Nevada (Western Athletic Conference) (2004–2009) 2004–2005 Nevada 25–7 16–2 1st NCAA 2nd Round 2005–2006 Nevada 27–6 13–3 1st NCAA 1st Round 2006–2007 Nevada 29–5 14–2 1st NCAA 2nd Round 2007–2008 Nevada 21–12 12–4 T–1st CBI 1st Round 2008–2009 Nevada 21–13 11–5 2nd CBI 1st Round Nevada: 123–43 66–16 Georgia (Southeastern Conference) (2009–present) 2009–2010 Georgia 14–17 5–11 6th (East) 2010–2011 Georgia 21–12 9–7 T–3rd (East) NCAA 1st Round Georgia: 35–28 14–18 Total: 158–71 National Champion Conference Regular Season Champion Conference Tournament Champion
Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion Conference Division ChampionSee also
References
- ^ a b c "Fox leaves Nevada for Georgia". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4037951. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
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Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball head coaches C. E. Holoway (1913) • Silas Ross (1914–1919) • Ray Courtright (1919–1923) • Doc Martie (1923–1929) • Chester Scranton (1929–1930) • Doc Martie (1930–1939) • Charles Schuhardt (1939–1942) • Jake Lawlor (1942–1943) • No team (1943–1944) • Jim Aiken (1944–1945) • Jake Lawlor (1945–1959) • Jack Spencer (1959–1972) • Jim Padgett (1972–1976) • Jim Carey (1976–1980) • Sonny Allen (1980–1987) • Len Stevens (1987–1993) • Pat Foster (1993–1999) • Trent Johnson (1999–2004) • Mark Fox (2004–2009) • David Carter (2009– )
Georgia Bulldogs basketball head coaches Walter Forbes (1905–1907) • C. O. Heildler (1907–1910) • W. A. Cunningham (1910–1911) • Howell Peacock (1911–1916) • W. A. Cunningham (1916–1917) • Alfred Scott (1917–1918) • Kennon Mott (1918–1919) • Herman Stegeman (1919–1931) • Rex Enright (1931–1937) • Vernon Smith & Rex Enright (1937–1938) • Elmer A. Lampe (1938–1946) • Ralph Jordan (1946–1950) • Jim Whatley (1950–1951) • Harbin Lawson (1951–1965) • Ken Rosemond (1965–1973) • John Guthrie (1973–1978) • Hugh Durham (1978–1995) • Tubby Smith (1995–1997) • Ron Jirsa (1997–1999) • Jim Harrick (1999–2003) • Dennis Felton (2003–2008) • Pete Herrmann # (2009) • Mark Fox (2009– )
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.Current men's basketball head coaches of the Southeastern Conference Anthony Grant (Alabama) • Mike Anderson (Arkansas) • Tony Barbee (Auburn) • Billy Donovan (Florida) • Mark Fox (Georgia) • John Calipari (Kentucky) • Trent Johnson (LSU) • Rick Stansbury (Mississippi State) • Andy Kennedy (Ole Miss) • Darrin Horn (South Carolina) • Cuonzo Martin (Tennessee) • Kevin Stallings (Vanderbilt)
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