Georgia Southern's Cram resigns as women's coach

STATESBORO - Georgia Southern athletic director Sam Baker says he has accepted the resignation of women's basketball coach Rusty Cram.

Georgia Southern was 8-22 overall and 4-16 in the Southern Conference this season. It was Cram's 21st season with the program, including 16 as the coach. He joined the staff in 1990 as an assistant coach.

Cram was 239-230 at Georgia Southern and led the Eagles to conference championships in 1998 and 2001. He was a two-time Southern Conference coach of the year and the first coach to reach 200 wins with the program.

Baker says Georgia Southern will launch a national search to find Cram's replacement.