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Georgia basketball hires College of Charleston Associate HC

Georgia basketball has hired longtime College of Charleston coach JD Powell to come join Tom Crean’s staff in Athens.

Powell has been on staff at College of Charleston for the last seven years and will replacing Jake Thelan as the director of recruiting and operations. Powell spent the last two seasons as associate head coach in Charleston.

Powell has over two decades of collegiate coaching experience, and will be coaching outside of South Carolina for the first time in his career.

Powell’s coaching history:

Furman (2002-04)

Charleston Southern (2004-10)

The Citadel (2010-14)

College of Charleston (2014-21).