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Reasons to love Georgia State’s Ron Hunter

Georgia State head coach Ron Hunter celebrates with his team after their victory over Texas-Arlington in the Sun Belt Conference championship game in New Orleans, Sunday, March 11, 2018.

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Georgia State head coach Ron Hunter celebrates with his team after their victory over Texas-Arlington in the Sun Belt Conference championship game in New Orleans, Sunday, March 11, 2018.
By AJC Sports
March 12, 2018

Mark Fox has exited Georgia basketball.

Ron Hunter is leading Georgia State into another NCAA Tournament. Hunter won’t replace Fox in Athens, but there are reasons to root for his success in the state.

WSB-TV sports director Zach Klein and AJC sports columnist Jeff Schultz dive deep into the NCAA Tournament bracket and the return of Tiger Woods in their latest episode of the "We Never Played the Game" podcast. Listen (then subscribe, rate and review):

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