Summary
Mark Leslie Fox (born January 13, 1969) is a men's college basketball coach who is currently an associate coach at the University of Kentucky. Fox was previously the head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack from 2004–2009, the Georgia Bulldogs from 2009–2018, and the California Golden Bears from 2019–2023. He served the 2023–24 season as the Director of Student-Athlete Relations and NIL Partnerships for the Georgetown Hoyas.
 Fox in 2012 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Associate Coach |
| Team | Kentucky |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference (SEC) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 13, 1969 Garden City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1989 | Garden City CC |
| 1989–1991 | Eastern New Mexico |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 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 | |
Coaching career edit
Nevada edit
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 NCAA tournaments. The Wolf Pack 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 three times (2005, 2006, 2007) while with Nevada.
Georgia edit
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 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 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 edit
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 edit
Fox was the Director of Student-Athlete Relations and NIL Partnerships at Georgetown for the 2023–24 season.[7]
Kentucky edit
On April 24, 2024 Fox was hired as an assistant coach for Mark Pope's University of Kentucky Wildcats.[8]
Head coaching record edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | Georgia | 14–17 | 5–11 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 2010–11 | Georgia | 21–12 | 9–7 | T–3rd (East) | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Georgia | 15–17 | 5–11 | T–10th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Georgia | 15–17 | 9–9 | T–8th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Georgia | 20–14 | 12–6 | T–2nd | NIT second round | ||||
| 2014–15 | Georgia | 21–12 | 11–7 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Georgia | 20–14 | 10–8 | T–6th | NIT second round | ||||
| 2016–17 | Georgia | 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) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References edit
- ^ "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".
External links edit
- Biography at calbears.com