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Felton dismisses Arnold from team

Freshman Wayne Arnold was dismissed from the Georgia men’s basketball team Friday for violating head coach Dennis Felton’s zero-tolerance policy. Also, Felton announced the hiring of three assistant coaches to his basketball staff. Arnold was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor violation of the Georgia Controlled Substance Act early last week. “‘I’d like to reiterate [...]

Harrick attends banquet

The night was punctuated by some laughing, some joke telling and a solemn speech. And that was just Jim Harrick. The former head coach for the men’s basketball team attended the basketball banquet Thursday night at the Athens Country Club, giving a few final words to his team whose season ended before the postseason even [...]

Felton named head basketball coach

Georgia is on the road to recovery now that the Bulldogs found out that Western Kentucky’s Dennis Felton was named the next men’s basketball coach. A week of speculation gave way to Thursday’s 7 p.m. announcement of Felton’s hiring in the hospitality room at Stegeman Coliseum. “I want to give a sincere thank you to [...]

Search for new coach continues

Will Western Kentucky’s Dennis Felton be Georgia’s next head coach? Georgia officials said Wednesday no one had been hired and would not confirm the accuracy of an Atlanta Journal-Constitution report Tuesday that Felton would be named the next head coach sometime this week. “The process is still going on,” Senior Associate Athletics Director Claude Felton [...]

Dooley: Coach not yet hired

Athletic Association officials disputed an Atlanta Journal-Constitution online posting late Tuesday afternoon that said the University had hired a new men’s basketball coach. “As of right now, the job has not been offered to anybody,” Claude Felton, a senior associate athletics director, told The Red & Black. The AJC reported that Western Kentucky head coach [...]

Harrick Jr.’s contract will not be renewed

In light of allegations of several NCAA violations, Georgia assistant basketball coach Jim Harrick Jr.’s contract will not be renewed by the University, officials announced Wednesday. The decision to terminate the University’s relationship with Harrick Jr. came straight from Georgia Athletics Director Vince Dooley, University President Michael Adams said. “He made a decision that he [...]

Basketball prevails under pressure

Florida and Georgia just seem to like close games. The 25th-ranked Bulldogs won Tuesday night’s game 82-81 with less than 20 seconds left to play, sending a sold-out Stegeman Coliseum crowd into a frenzy as they rushed the court in celebration. On Jan. 11, Florida freshman Anthony Roberson nailed a 3-pointer with less than one [...]

Harrick denies forcing Cole to sign documents

Former basketball player Tony Cole’s allegation that he was forced to sign a document was disputed by Georgia head coach Jim Harrick following Tuesday night’s basketball game. Cole said he was forced by assistant coach Jim Harrick Jr. to sign a document saying he was financially sound. “That came out of our lawyer’s office,” Harrick [...]

URI launches own investigation

In the developing scandal surrounding the Georgia basketball team, the University of Rhode Island told ESPN on Monday that an internal investigation was being launched to determine if any violations occurred when current Georgia head coach Jim Harrick Sr. and assistant coach Jim Harrick Jr. coached at Rhode Island. Thursday, Feb. 27:  Former Georgia [...]

Dogs face Gators in last home game

The 25th-ranked Georgia basketball team will get a slight reprieve from its off-the-court scandal when it hosts No. 3 Florida tonight. With assistant coach Jim Harrick Jr. suspended with pay and investigators currently looking into accusations of NCAA violations, the Bulldogs have the opportunity to play Florida (24-4, 12-2 SEC), a team that has won [...]

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