Josh Pastner

Teams coached: Memphis Tigers, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Memphis record: 167-73 (.696)
Georgia Tech record: 109-114 (.489)
Overall record: 276-187 (.596)

Joshua Paul Pastner
Born September 26, 1977
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Alma Mater: University of Arizona (BS, 1998 & M.Ed. 1999)
Pastner is Jewish, was born in Glen Dale, West Virginia and raised in Kingwood, Texas
First head coaching job was at age 16 with Houston Hoops AAU, when Pastner coached future NBA players T.J. Ford, Daniel Gibson and Emeka Okafor
Walked-on to the Arizona Wildcats basketball team under head coach Lute Olson
- Was a member of Arizona’s 1997 NCAA National Championship team
Served as a graduate assistant for Olson at Arizona from 2000-02 before becoming an assistant coach in 2002, a position he held for six years
After just one year as an assistant to John Calipari at Memphis, Pastner was hired as the next head coach following Calipari’s departure to Kentucky
- Won 167 games and went to four NCAA Tournaments and one NIT during his seven years as Memphis head coach
Hired in April 2016 as the new head coach Georgia Tech; led the Yellow Jackets to a runner-up finish in the 2017 NIT
- In 2021, Pastner’s squad won the ACC Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament
- Pastner went 109-114 over seven seasons at the helm; was fired in March 2023 following a 15-18 campaign
Along with his wife, Kerri, has a stepson and three daughters