On paper, this doesn’t seem like a spectacular hire for Georgia basketball. David Carter was the head coach of Nevada basketball from 2009 when Mark Fox came to Georgia. Carter went 98-97 at Nevada and was fired after the 2015 season. And Nevada is anything but a powerhouse in college basketball.
Most recently however, Carter was an assistant at St. Mary’s, who just so happens to be a powerhouse among mid-major programs. St. Mary’s defeated Georgia in the 2016 NIT. But overall, his résumé isn’t anything special besides two high school state championships in California.
However, that doesn’t mean that Carter is a bad hire.