ESPN.com · Jan 31, 2017
What a difference one season can make for these coaches
When it became evident the two would soon divorce, after the early bliss of their union had wilted, Memphis and Josh Pastner agreed on a popular exchange utilized by unhappy couples seeking to expedite the separation: cash.
Memphis gave Pastner $1.2 million as part of a contract settlement. The Tigers would have owed Pastner a $10.6 million buyout had it decided to fire him after he'd amassed a 167-73 record and 2-4 tally in the NCAA tournament that never equaled John Calipari's reign.
So Pastner left for Georgia Tech, where he's now a serious candidate for ACC Coach of the Year after last week's wins over Florida State and Notre Dame.