Mark Leslie Fox (born January 13, 1969) is a men's

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coach who is the head coach of the

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of the

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. He spent nine seasons (2009 to 2018) as the head coach of the

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. He was previously the head coach for the

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, named to that position on June 1, 2004, just days after former Nevada coach

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had resigned.

Coaching career

Nevada

Fox was the head coach for the

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

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tournaments. The Wolf Pack also won the

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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. In his first year as head coach, Fox and the Bulldogs went 14–17 and finished sixth in the

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East. The highlights of the season included victories over the

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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 NIT in 2013–14, Fox got his team back to the NCAA tournament in 2014–15, narrowly falling to Michigan State in the first round. That Spartans team would eventually make it to the Final Four. While at Georgia, Fox has placed three players in the NBA,

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and the 8th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft,

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. On March 10, 2018, Georgia announced Fox would not return for a 10th season.

California

On March 29, 2019, it was announced that Fox would be hired as the new head coach at the

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, for the Golden Bears. He is the school's 18th head coach all time.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Biography at calbears.com
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