Georgia coach Mark Fox is in his 8th year as Georgia's head coach. While his tenure hasn't given the Bulldogs any wins in the NCAA Tournament, they have made two appearances in the Big Dance and have won 20 games or more in three straight years for the first time in school history.

Recruiting has always been the hot button issue for fans with Fox, but lately the Dawgs have been picking it up on the trail after staff changes and more success on the court. Below, we take a look at 8 best players to sign with Georgia since Mark Fox arrived in April of 2009.

These are the highest ranked recruits in the Rivals.com rankings.

For such a highly ranked recruit, Caldwell-Pope's recruitment flew relatively under the radar. His decision came down to Florida State, Georgia, and Tennessee, but in July of 2010, he decided to pick the Dawgs over the Seminoles and Volunteers. Fox received a couple assists from Mark Richt as the football team signed a close friend in Nick Marshall, who ended up starring as quarterback for Auburn, and his cousin Kenarious Gates, but assistant coach Philip Pearson built a close relationship with KCP's family and sealed the deal. Caldwell-Pope spent two years in Athens and was SEC Player of the Year as a sophomore before taking his talents to the NBA where he was picked 8th overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2013 Draft.

Early on in his recruitment, many assumed Alabama and Texas had the edge to snag Hammonds out of Georgia. Assistant coach Jonas Hayes continued to chip away though and had the four-star forward come to campus twice unofficially since the summer and he came back for his official visit the last weekend before the signing period. He took official visits to Memphis and Miami as well and had one planned for Texas, but decided after his trip to Georgia that he had seen all he needed to see to pick the Dawgs.

Crump's recruitment didn't last very long. He collected offers from several schools throughout the southeast such as Auburn, Alabama, Florida State, Tennessee and others, but decided to commit to Georgia in September of 2014, the beginning of his junior year.

Ogbeide's recruitment took off in a hurry following a strong showing in the recruiting periods in July of 2014. He collected offers from programs all over the country, but ended up cutting it down to Georgia, Houston, Memphis, Tulane and Virginia Tech. As with Hammonds, Georgia came from behind in his recruitment, got him on campus multiple times throughout the fall, and sealed the deal at the end of the early signing period. Assistant coach Yasir Rosemond gets the credit for landing the four-star big man.

Harris' recruiting story played out the exact same way as Crump's. He collected several high-major offers, but didn't get a lot of media attention because they were both located down in southwest Georgia. He decided early on that he wanted to play at Georgia and picked the Dawgs the same day as Crump in September of 2014.

Thornton became the first Rivals150 prospect to commit to Mark Fox in May of 2010. He initially signed with Clemson, but when Oliver Purnell left for DePaul, Thornton opted to ask for his release and opened up his recruitment. It came down to Alabama, Georgia, Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Texas, but Fox was able to secure his signature. Thornton is the only player who played in both of Georgia's NCAA Tournament appearances under Mark Fox.

Gaines blew up late in his junior year after having a terrific season at Whitefield Academy. He had a few strong showings while playing with the Georgia Stars and the offers rolled in left and right. He narrowed his list down to Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Iowa and South Carolina, but decided Georgia was the best fit in August of 2011. Gaines was a three-year starter for Fox and the Dawgs won 20+ games in each of those seasons, including an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2015.

Fox and former assistant coach Kwanza Johnson had connections to Parker's family that helped the Dawgs get in the door with Parker. Fox recruited his older brother as an assistant at Kansas State, while Johnson coached his brother at Tulsa. Parker had offers from all over the country, but trimmed his choices down to Georgia, Memphis and Stanford. An unofficial visit to Georgia in June of 2012 showed him all he needed to see and Parker commited two months later.