Mike White makes first assistant coaching hire, having Erik Pastrana join Georgia from Florida
Mike White reportedly has the first of his assistants locked up. According to Jeff Goodman of Stadium, Erik Pastrana will follow White from Florida and join the Georgia Basketball program in Athens.
Pastrana was hired at Florida in May of 2021, coming to Gainesville after spending two seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Oklahoma State. During his time in Stillwater, the Cowboys posted a 39-23 record as he helped sign the No. 4 recruiting class in 2020 that included eventual Naismith finalist and No. 1 overall pick Cade Cunningham. During his time at Florida, Pastrana was the lead recruiter for 2022 prospect Malik Reneau who decommitted from Florida yesterday.
A Miami native, Pastrana has a long history in Florida with experience coaching high school, AAU, junior college and Division I basketball in the state. He joined the Oklahoma State staff after spending a season at Florida Atlanta. Prior to that he was the head coach at Daytona State College in 2017-18 and an assistant at Florida International University in 2016-17. Pastrana began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under Frank Martin at Kansas State from 2007-09, worked as an assistant at Labette Community College and Northwest Florida State College before making the jump to the Division I level as an assistant at Stephen F. Austin for three seasons. The 89 wins that the Lumberjacks accrued are tied for most by any coaching staff in its first three campaigns in NCAA history.
“We’re really excited about Erik joining the Florida program,” White said about Pastrana when he joined the program at Florida. “He has a proven track record, coaching and recruiting at a high level everywhere he’s been and will be a great fit with our team and our staff.”
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Pastrana is the first assistant hired by White at Georgia, leaving two more spots open for the taking.
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