New Georgia basketball head coach Mike White will earn $300,000 more annually than he did while at Florida.
White’s new salary at Georgia has been revealed at $3.4m per year, up from the $3.1m he was earning at Florida. White’s contract with Georgia is for six years.
White was hired away from Florida after the Bulldogs fired Tom Crean, who was earning $3.2m.
White helped Florida go 19-13 and 9-9 in SEC play during the 2021-2022 season, but the Gators failed to make the NCAA Tournament. Former Georgia head coach Tom Crean and the Bulldogs had a rough 6-26 season, including a 1-17 record in conference play.
White will have an uphill battle to begin his Georgia career with a roster depleted by transfers.
White played college basketball at Ole Miss from 1995 to 1999. He helped Ole Miss make three NCAA Tournaments. He started his coaching career as an assistant with Jacksonville State from 2000 to 2004 and later returned to an assistant coach role with Ole Miss from 2004 to 2011. In 2011 he landed a head coaching job with Louisiana Tech that he held until 2015. White had been Florida’s head coach since 2015.