SOUTH BEND, IN – JANUARY 10: Head coach Josh Pastner of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets is seen … More
UNLV is hiring Josh Pastner as its new men’s basketball coach, according to multiple reports.
The school fired former coach Kevin Kruger four days ago after four seasons with no NCAA Tournament appearances.
Pastner, 47, has 276-187 record as a head coach at Memphis and Georgia Tech, with five NCAA Tournament appearances.
He last coached at Georgia Tech, going 15-18 in his seventh season there. He went 109-114 during his tenure there after going 167-73 in seven seasons at Memphis.
Pastner played at Arizona from 1996-2000 and then served as an assistant coach there from 2002-8.
