Athens, Ga. ? Georgia fired assistant basketball coach Jim Harrick Jr. Wednesday after he was accused of academic fraud and paying a former player’s bills.

Athletic director Vince Dooley said Harrick’s contract would not be renewed when it expires June 30. In the meantime, the son of head coach Jim Harrick remains suspended with pay.

Harrick Jr. was suspended by the school after allegations by former player Tony Cole, who accused the coach of paying off phone and hotel bills.

Cole charged that he received an “A” for a coaching class taught by Harrick Jr., even though he never attended. Also, Cole alleged the coach did work for correspondence courses the player took before entering Georgia.

Also, the head of Georgia’s Physical Education and Sports Studies department received a letter of reprimand. Harrick Jr. taught a course in the department known as “Coaching Principles and Strategies of Basketball.”

Department head Paul G. Schempp was reprimanded by Arnett C. Mace Jr., interim senior vice president for academic affairs and provost.

“The university’s internal procedures were not followed in assigning faculty to the particular course which is the focus of the current investigation,” Mace said.

Head coach Jim Harrick was unavailable for comment.