YIR: Josh Pastner Enjoying Time Away From Court
Since last spring, the 46-year-old has maintained a very active media presence.
On March 10, the Atlanta Jewish community received some disappointing – though not shocking – news when it was announced that the Georgia Tech men’s basketball team was parting ways with popular head coach Josh Pastner. In seven years coaching the Yellow Jackets, Pastner compiled a 109-114 record, which included a 53-78 mark in ACC play.
Speaking to the Atlanta Jewish Times a couple days after he was dismissed from his post, Pastner remarked: “I was extremely blessed to be able to have the opportunity to be the head coach at Georgia Tech for seven years. We had a lot of success and accomplished things that hadn’t been done in decades. I loved every second being the head coach.”
Since last spring, the 46-year-old has maintained a very active media presence by being a regular on “The Field of 68 After Dark” college basketball podcast (also simulcast on Sirius XM) and making guest appearances on ESPN radio, FOX sports radio, and cbsnews.com. He has also done some public speaking engagements, including at the National Association of Basketball Coaches Championship Basketball Clinic in Atlanta back in May. It remains to be seen whether Pastner, who’s spent 14 years as an NCAA Division I head men’s basketball coach, will patrol the sidelines again.
Georgia Tech, meanwhile, under new head coach Damon Stoudamire, has only lost one game at home thus far and remains in the middle of the pack of the ACC standings.
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