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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Howard Crawford scored a game-high 21 points as Alabama-Birmingham sprinted to an early lead and cruised past error-prone Georgia men's basketball team 72-56 in a non-conference basketball game Saturday night.

Georgia's Ricky McPhee has struggled with his outside shot this season, only connecting on 2-of-10 from three-point range.

Georgia's Trey Thompkins had a career high 25 points in the Bulldogs' 65-57 victory over New Orleans Friday night.

Trey Thompkins registered a double-double with 25 points and 12 rebounds, leading the Georgia Bulldogs over the New Orleans Privateers, 67-59, in non-conference play at Stegeman Coliseum.

Mark Fox's debut as Georgia's coach wasn't the rousing success he might have liked, judging by either the uneven 67-59 final score or the half-full Stegeman Coliseum arena that greeted the new coach on his first night.

Mark Fox walked into the Georgia locker room for the first time last spring with a mandate for change.

Coach Mark Fox's debut Friday showed Georgia Bulldogs fans what type of coach they can expect this season.

Men's basketball coach Mark Fox has a proven track record of developing post players.

October 24, 2009 1:50 a.m. Slidell receiver Derrick Comeaux is tackled on fourth down by Fontainebleau's Blair Butler and Will Ward during the second quarter of Friday night's 7-5A game at Slidell.

Offensively, the Georgia basketball team is dealing with a mysterious triangle. Head coach Mark Fox uses the shape to describe his offense, the same system head coach Phil Jackson used to win 10 NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers.

Basketball practice officially resumes nationally Friday, and the date comes with added importance in Athens as the Mark Fox era begins.