Josh Pastner is ridiculous. Ridiculous in the way that he finished the 120 credit hours required for his University of Arizona bachelor’s degree in five semesters, including a particularly trying term with 33 credits. Ridiculous in the way he finished his master’s a year later. Just ridiculous enough in that, if his keynote at an Alumni Association event last week is an indicator, he could provide energy Tech basketball desperately needs.
Even as a high school student, Pastner knew he was going to be a coach. When he was applying to college and looking for a spot on the basketball team, it was not to become a full time player; it was to become a student coach.