Georgia Basketball: Charles Mann named Director of Recruiting, salary info for assistant
Georgia Basketball has been in the news quite a bit early in the week with the addition of Bradley transfer Terry Roberts to go along with Braelen Bridges’ announcement of his return for his super-senior season. Well, Tuesday brought about more good news as head coach Mike White announced that one of the most successful players in program history will return to his alma mater as Charles Mann takes over the title of Director of Recruiting.
Mann played in 132 games for Georgia between 2012-16, the most ever by a four-year player at UGA. He is one of only 12 Bulldogs over 117 seasons to play on three 20-win teams, including the 2014-15 team that made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. During his time with the Dawgs, Mann was named to the SEC All-Freshman team in 2013 and was tabbed a Second-Team All-SEC player in 2014. He graduated from Georgia in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in housing management and policy before adding a master’s in education for sports leadership from VCU in 2021. Mann was a graduate assistant during his time at VCU, and most recently, he served as an assistant coach at Army this past season.
“Charles knows what it takes to be a successful student-athlete at this level,” White said. “He is extremely proud to be a Georgia Bulldog and in many ways has lived the experience we want for all of our players. I’m excited to welcome him home and am confident he’ll make a major impact within our program.”
“It’s a surreal feeling that still seems like a dream to me,” Mann said. “Coming back home means more than anything. It’s not just the next job for me – it’s my dream job. Putting that ‘G’ across my chest is a blessing because without “The University of Georgia” there is no Charles Mann. I know I’m super blessed to be able work with a guy like Coach White and the staff. These guys will have this place rolling again like we had it. You can win at Georgia at a high level. I’ve done it. It starts with the right people and the mindset. I’m super excited for the Mike White era! Georgia sports compete for championships, why not Georgia Basketball?”
In other news…
DawgsHQ obtained salary information for new assistant coach Antonio Reynold Dean. According to the University of Georgia Athletic Association, the associate head coach will make $400,000 per year. That is the most of the three assistants with Erik Pastrana receiving $345,000 and Akeem Miskdeen making $275,000 per year. In comparison to last year’s coaching staff under Tom Crean, who made less money on an annual basis ($3.2 million) than what Georgia is paying White ($3.4 million), Steve McClain was the highest paid at $350,000 following by Wade Mason at $260,000 and John Linehan at $240,000.
Bryce Douglass, a member of the support staff who holds the titles of Special Assistant to the Head Coach and Director of Scouting, will make $110,000. Director of Operations Ben Gonzalez has an annual salary of $60,000 while Julie Danielson, the program’s Video Coordinator, will make $40,000.
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