Josh Pastner
Joshua Paul Pastner (born September 26, 1977) is an American college basketball coach, and the former head coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Memphis Tigers.
Pastner in 2016 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 26, 1977 Glen Dale, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–2000 | Arizona |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2002–2008 | Arizona (assistant) |
| 2008–2009 | Memphis (assistant) |
| 2009–2016 | Memphis |
| 2016–2023 | Georgia Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 276–187 (.596) |
| Tournaments | 2–5 (NCAA Division I) 5–2 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| As player:
NCAA champion (1997) 2 C-USA regular season (2012, 2013) ACC tournament (2021) | |
| Awards | |
| C-USA Coach of the Year (2013) ACC Coach of the Year (2017) | |
Pastner was a player on the 1997 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball national championship team, and an assistant coach at the University of Arizona under Lute Olson and at the University of Memphis under John Calipari. He was named the 2013 Sporting News Conference USA Coach of the Year, and the 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year.
Pastner is currently providing studio commentary for Big 10 games on the NBC Sports/Peacock Network,ESPN studio work, Analyst for ESPN college basketball, Analyst for CBS SportsNetwork, and the Field of 68.