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Cal hires Mark Fox as new head coach

SEC Basketball Tournament - Second Round

ST LOUIS, MO - MARCH 08: Mark Fox the head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs talks with William Jackson II #0 during the 62-60 win over the Missouri Tigers during the second round of the 2018 SEC Basketball Tournament at Scottrade Center on March 8, 2018 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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Cal has hired former Georgia coach Mark Fox as new head coach, the school announced on Friday.

Replacing Wyking Jones, who was fired after two seasons, Fox has taken teams to the NCAA tournament five times. With a 286–176 career record, Fox has a winning track record throughout his 14 years of coaching. But he’ll have to do a better job of making the NCAA tournament after some recent struggles. While Fox did a good job of staying competitive and over .500 with the Bulldogs, they program only made two NCAA appearances in nine seasons.

The Golden Bears struggled to an 8-23 record and 3-15 mark in the Pac-12 as they finished in last place in 2018-19. Fox has succeeded at Nevada and also been an assistant at Washington, so he knows a bit about recruiting out West and being in the Pac-12.