Mark Fox (basketball)
Eastern New Mexico | |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
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1991–1993 | Washington (assistant) |
1994–2000 | Kansas State (assistant) |
2000–2004 | Nevada (assistant) |
2004–2009 | Nevada |
2009–2018 | Georgia |
2019–2023 | California |
2024–present | Kentucky (assistant) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2023–2024 | Georgetown (Director of Student-Athlete Relations.) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 324–263 (.552) |
Tournaments | 2–5 (NCAA Division I) 2–3 (NIT) 0–2 (CBI) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
As assistant coach | |
Awards | |
Mark Leslie Fox (born January 13, 1969) is a men's
Coaching career
Nevada
Fox was the head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack basketball team from 2004 to 2009. While with the Wolf Pack, Fox compiled an overall record of 123–43. He also guided the Wolf Pack to five postseason appearances in five years including three
Fox was named conference coach of the year three times (2005, 2006, 2007) 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 improvements. The 2010–11 team won 21 games, finished 3rd in the SEC East and made it to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2008. In 2011–12, the Bulldogs posted another sub-.500 record and finished near the bottom of the SEC with a 5–11 record.
After making the
While at Georgia, Fox compiled an overall record of 163–133. He has placed three players in the NBA, Travis Leslie, Trey Thompkins and the 8th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. On March 10, 2018, Georgia announced Fox would not return for a 10th season.[2]
California
On March 29, 2019, it was announced that Fox would be hired as the new head coach at the University of California, Berkeley, for the Golden Bears.[3] He was the school's 18th head coach all time. After four years and a record of 38–87, Cal fired Fox on March 9, 2023.[4] Fox set a record for most losses (29) in a single season by a major conference coach in 2022–23.[5] Fox's winning percentage at Cal (.304) is the second-worst winning percentage of any head men's basketball coach in school history.[6]
Georgetown
Fox was the Director of Student-Athlete Relations and NIL Partnerships at Georgetown for the 2023–24 season.[7]
Kentucky
On April 24, 2024 Fox was hired as an assistant coach for Mark Pope's University of Kentucky Wildcats.[8]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Nevada Wolf Pack (Western Athletic Conference) (2004–2009) | |||||||||
2004–05 | Nevada | 25–7 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2005–06 | Nevada | 27–6 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2006–07 | Nevada | 29–5 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2007–08 | Nevada | 21–12 | 12–4 | T–1st | CBI first round | ||||
2008–09 | Nevada | 21–13 | 11–5 | 2nd | CBI first round | ||||
Nevada: | 123–43 (.741) | 66–16 (.805) | |||||||
Georgia Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference ) (2009–2018)
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2009–10 | Georgia | 14–17 | 5–11 | 6th (East) | |||||
2010–11 | Georgia
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21–12 | 9–7 | T–3rd (East) | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2011–12 | Georgia
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15–17 | 5–11 | T–10th | |||||
2012–13 | Georgia
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15–17 | 9–9 | T–8th | |||||
2013–14 | Georgia
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20–14 | 12–6 | T–2nd | NIT second round | ||||
2014–15 | Georgia
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21–12 | 11–7 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2015–16 | Georgia
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20–14 | 10–8 | T–6th | NIT second round | ||||
2016–17 | Georgia
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19–15 | 9–9 | 8th | NIT first round | ||||
2017–18 | Georgia | 18–15 | 7–11 | T–11th | |||||
Georgia: | 163–133 (.551) | 77–79 (.494) | |||||||
California Golden Bears (Pac-12 Conference) (2019–2023) | |||||||||
2019–20 | California | 14–18 | 7–11 | T–8th | |||||
2020–21 | California | 9–20 | 3–17 | 12th | |||||
2021–22 | California | 12–20 | 5–15 | 10th | |||||
2022–23 | California | 3–29 | 2–18 | 12th | |||||
California: | 38–87 (.304) | 17–61 (.218) | |||||||
Total: | 324–263 (.552) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Nevada basketball coach Fox leaves Nevada for Georgia". Nevada Today. 3 April 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Georgia Bulldogs fire coach Mark Fox after nine seasons". ESPN. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Mark Fox Named Men's Basketball Coach". Cal. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Cal Makes Change In Men's Basketball Leadership".
- ^ "Single Season Coaching Men's Leaders and Records for Losses".
- ^ "California Golden Bears Men's Basketball Index".
- ^ "Mark Fox enters his first season as the director of student-athlete relations and NIL partnerships ahead of the 2023-24 season as part of Head Coach Ed Cooley's inaugural staff".
- ^ "Mark Fox Tabbed to Kentucky Men's Basketball Coaching Staff".