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10 things to know about Josh Pastner

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Here are 10 things to know about Josh Pastner, who was introduced Friday afternoon as the men’s basketball coach at Georgia Tech, succeeding Brian Gregory.

• Overall record as a head coach: 167-73 in seven seasons, all at Memphis.

• At age 16, he took over as coach (from his dad) of the successful AAU program called Houston Hoops. Among the players who played in the program: future NBA players Kendrick Perkins, Stephen Jackson, T.J. Ford and Emeka Okafor and future NFL player Marcus Spears.

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Georgia Tech’s newly appointed basketball coach Josh Pastner speaks at a news conference at Georgia Tech on Friday, April 8.