ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia didn’t waste any time finding a successor for basketball coach Tom Crean.
Mike White, who has been Florida’s coach for the last seven years, was tabbed as the Bulldogs’ new head coach on Sunday in a hastily called telephonic board meeting at 6 p.m. After going into executive session, the board officially approved White’s hiring by unanimous vote about 12 minutes later. CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein was first out with the surprising news of the hire.
White, 45, has been the Gators’ head coach for the last seven seasons. He recorded a 143-88 record (72-52 SEC) while in Gainesville. Including a four-year stint at Louisiana Tech, he has led his teams into postseason play in eight of 10 possible seasons. That assumes Florida will accept an NIT bid this year.
