The school announced on Thursday that Tom Crean had been fired after a 6-26 season.
Crean's tenure at Georgia ended after four seasons and a 47-75 record, including a 15-58 mark in SEC games. Crean's contract states that the school owes him $3.2 million.
The UGA finished over.500 just once in Crean's four seasons there.
Georgia went 14-12 in 2020-21, but the transfer of its two leading scorers from last season were among a flurry of defections that slowed much of the progress.
Crean was hired at Georgia after working as an analyst. He was the head coach at both Indiana and Marquette. He had led Indiana to four NCAA tournaments in his final six seasons there and had led Marquette to the Final Four in 2003
Crean was never the same in Athens. The Georgia team finished 1-17 in the SEC and lost to Vandy 86-51 in the SEC Tournament.
The Georgia AD Josh Brooks said that he would like to thank Coach Crean and his family for their commitment to Georgia Basketball. We expect to compete for post-season success in all 21 sports. A leadership change in men's basketball is needed to achieve our goals.
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