Key Georgia assistant headed to Miami
Following Georgia basketball's first NCAA tournament appearance in a decade, the team will need to fill a coaching vacancy. Assistant coach Erik Pastrana is departing UGA to join the Miami Hurricanes' staff. Pastrana will go back to his hometown in a similar role under their newly appointed head coach, Jai Lucas.
Pastrana's three-year tenure with the Georgia Bulldogs coincided with Mike White's arrival as head coach. Having previously worked together at Florida, Pastrana contributed to the Bulldogs' consistent improvement over those three seasons.
Under Mike White's leadership, Georgia's basketball program has seen a significant turnaround. After a dismal 6-26 record in Tom Crean's final season, White led the Bulldogs to a 16-16 record in his first year. With Pastrana on staff, the team further improved to 20-17 in the 2023-2024 season, highlighted by a strong NIT semifinal run. In the most recent season, Georgia achieved 20 regular-season wins, a feat accomplished by only six teams in the school's history, finishing with a 20-13 record with a March Madness appearance.
Before joining Florida and Georgia, Pastrana's coaching journey included two years as an assistant at Oklahoma State. He also spent a season at Florida Atlantic (2017-2018) and served as head coach at Daytona State College during the same period. His career began as a graduate assistant at Kansas State from 2007 to 2009.
This article originally appeared on UGA Wire: Georgia Bulldogs basketball assistant headed to Miami Hurricanes
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