Note: Tom Crean video interview in linked article
https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-coaching-moves-2018-ranking-the-top-new-hires-of-the-offseason-and-last-season/
2018's quality hires
Georgia: Tom Crean
Previously: Was fired at Indiana in 2017, resumes coaching after a year's hiatus
Career record: 356-231
NCAA Tournament record: 11-9
Regular-season conference championships: 3
Evaluation: The 52-year-old Crean takes what could/should be his final coaching job. What makes me say that? I think Crean, who just had a lauded year as a color commentator, either finds decade-long success at Georgia or washes out and heads back to TV work for good. I think the more likely outcome is the former. Georgia is one of the biggest underachieving programs in Division I men's basketball. Its proximity to Atlanta-area talent and its opportunity to bolster its facilities have left a lot to be desired. The Bulldogs sit short of where they should stand in their league and on a national scope.
UGA brings in Crean, who is unquestionably the most accomplished coach of any who was hired this year. That's a big win for Georgia. The reason it's not a slam dunk is Crean's newness to the region. He's coached at the highest levels of college basketball for almost two decades, but how will he fare in the SEC and with a different set of circumstances around him?
https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-coaching-moves-2018-ranking-the-top-new-hires-of-the-offseason-and-last-season/
2018's quality hires
Georgia: Tom Crean
Previously: Was fired at Indiana in 2017, resumes coaching after a year's hiatus
Career record: 356-231
NCAA Tournament record: 11-9
Regular-season conference championships: 3
Evaluation: The 52-year-old Crean takes what could/should be his final coaching job. What makes me say that? I think Crean, who just had a lauded year as a color commentator, either finds decade-long success at Georgia or washes out and heads back to TV work for good. I think the more likely outcome is the former. Georgia is one of the biggest underachieving programs in Division I men's basketball. Its proximity to Atlanta-area talent and its opportunity to bolster its facilities have left a lot to be desired. The Bulldogs sit short of where they should stand in their league and on a national scope.
UGA brings in Crean, who is unquestionably the most accomplished coach of any who was hired this year. That's a big win for Georgia. The reason it's not a slam dunk is Crean's newness to the region. He's coached at the highest levels of college basketball for almost two decades, but how will he fare in the SEC and with a different set of circumstances around him?