STATESBORO -- Georgia Southern men's basketball coach Charlton Young has been fired, Eagles athletics director Tom Kleinlein said in a press conference Tuesday morning.
Young, a former Georgia Southern player, compiled a 43-84 record in four seasons. The Eagles were 14-19 this season and advanced to the second round of the Southern Conference tournament before getting knocked out by eventual champion Davidson.
"Where we needed to go was beyond where we're at right now," said Kleinlein, addressing a small group of media at the Bishop Field House overlooking Paulson Stadium.
Kleinlein said the school would conduct a national search for a replacement.
Southern has had five straight losing basketball seasons and its 5-27 mark in Young's second year was the school's worst.
Klei