Fox was previously the head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack from 2004–2009, the Georgia Bulldogs from 2009–2018, and the California Golden Bears from 2019–2023.

[1] In his first year as head coach, Fox and the Bulldogs went 14–17 and finished sixth in the Southeastern Conference East.

The 2010–11 team won 21 games, finished 3rd in the SEC East and made it to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2008.

After making the NIT in 2013–14, Fox got his team back to the NCAA tournament in 2014–15, narrowly falling to Michigan State in the first round.

[2] On March 29, 2019, it was announced that Fox would be hired as the new head coach at the University of California, Berkeley, for the Golden Bears.

[7] On April 24, 2024 Fox was hired as an assistant coach at the University of Kentucky under Mark Pope.