UNLV is finalizing a deal to hire Josh Pastner as the school's next men's basketball coach, sources told ESPN.
Pastner was expected to agree to a five-year deal, which could be completed as early as Monday night.
He was most recently the head coach at Georgia Tech for seven seasons, leading the Yellow Jackets to the ACC tournament championship and an NCAA tournament appearance in 2021. He also earned ACC Coach of the Year honors in 2017.
Prior to taking over at Tech, Pastner guided Memphis to four NCAA tournaments in seven seasons as the Tigers' head coach. He won back-to-back Conference USA regular-season titles in 2012 and 2013, completing an unbeaten conference season and going 31-5 overall in 2013.
Pastner has been involved in basketball since a young age, publishing a scouting service in Houston at the age of 13 and coaching one of the teams in his father's AAU program at 16. He was a walk-on on Arizona's national championship team in 1997 and began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under Lute Olson in 2000.
He also spent six seasons as an assistant at Arizona before going to Memphis to spend one season as an assistant coach under John Calipari. When Calipari left for Kentucky, Pastner was promoted to the top job.
At UNLV, Pastner replaces Kevin Kruger, who was fired earlier this month after four seasons at the helm. He went 76-55 overall during his time in Vegas.
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