Reno, NV -- (Sports Network) - The University of Nevada wasted little time in replacing Mark Fox, elevating longtime assistant David Carter to head men's basketball coach on Friday.

Carter spent the last 10 years as an assistant coach for the Wolf Pack, including the last four as associate head coach. He becomes the 17th head coach in the history of the program, replacing Fox, who was officially named to the same position at the University of Georgia earlier in the day.

"David Carter is an excellent choice to be the next head coach at the University of Nevada," school president Milt Glick said. "He understands all of the priorities and responsibilities of being a student-athlete and has been an integral part of the success of our program. We agree that success means good citizenship, graduation, and winning for every student athlete."

Nevada won at least 20 games in each of the past six seasons, the last five of which came with Fox at the helm. The school has also made three trips to the NCAA Tournament in the past seven years and has won or shared the Western Athletic Conference title four times in the last five seasons. This year's squad finished 21-13 overall and played in the CBI Tournament for the second straight year.

"David brings great integrity and competitiveness to this position, and he is the right person to continue to lead the Wolf Pack basketball program forward," director of athletics Cary Groth said. "He provides continuity and has played a significant role in building the foundation that has made our program so successful."

Carter came to the Wolf Pack in 1999 after spending two seasons as an assistant at Saint Mary's College and previously served in that same capacity at Eastern Washington University (1995-97) and Diablo Valley Community College (1992-95).