Breaking News: Dennis Felton Out at Georgia
Update: Live Blog Transcript of UGA Press Conference Announcing Decision
Athens, GA (Jan 29, 2009) - Embattled Georgia men's basketball coach Dennis Felton is out. He joins former Alabama Coach Mark Gottfried as the second Southeastern Conference coach out of a job this week. Although the Felton-led Bulldogs had a miraculous run to last year's Southeastern Conference Tournament Championship title and a spot in the NCAA Tournament, this year's team (9-11, 0-5 SEC) was performing at a level that can only be described as lackluster at best. Last night's huge 83-57 road loss to Florida (18-3, 5-1 SEC) sealed the deal. Felton's record in 5+ seasons at Georgia was 84-91 (26-59 SEC)
Associate Head Coach Pete Hermann has been named the interim head coach for the remainder of this season.
The Felton Record
| Year | School | Overall Pct. | Conf. Pct. | Postseason |
| 1998-99 | 13-16 .448 | 9-7 (t3rd) .563 | --- | |
| 1999-2000 | Western Kentucky | 11-18 .379 | 8-8 (5th) .500 | --- |
| 2000-01 | 24-7 .774 | 14-2 (1st) .875 | NCAA | |
| 2001-02 | 28-4 .875 | 13-1 (1st) .929 | NCAA | |
| 2002-03 | 24-9 .727 | 12-2 (1st) .857 | NCAA | |
| WKU TOTALS | 100-54 .649 | 56-20 .737 | ||
| 2003-04 | 16-14 .533 | 7-9 (5th) .438 | NIT | |
| 2004-05 | 8-20 .286 | 2-14 (6th) .125 | --- | |
| 2005-06 | 15-15 .500 | 5-11 (6th) .313 | --- | |
| 2006-07 | 19-14 .576 | 8-8 (5th) .500 | NIT | |
| 2007-08 | 17-17 .500 | 4-12 (6th) .333 | NCAA | |
| 2008-09 | 9-11 .450 | 0-5 .000 | | |
| UGA TOTALS | 84-91 .480 | 26-59 .306 | ||
| TOTALS | 184-145 .559 | 82-79 .509 |
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