Joe Pasternack

Joe Pasternack
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUC Santa Barbara
ConferenceBig West
Record148–68 (.685)
Biographical details
Born (1977-04-15) April 15, 1977 (age 47)
Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma materIndiana University Bloomington
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2007California (assistant)
2007–2011New Orleans
2011–2013Arizona (assistant)
2013–2017Arizona (assoc. HC)
2017–presentUC Santa Barbara
Head coaching record
Overall202–128 (.612)
Tournaments0–2 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Big West regular season (2021, 2023)
2 Big West tournament (2021, 2023)
Awards
Big West Coach of the Year (2021)

Joe Pasternack III (born April 15, 1977) is an American college basketball coach. He is the current head coach of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, having been appointed to the position in March 2017.

Pasternack served for four years (2007–11) as the head coach of the New Orleans Privateers. The University of Arizona hired Pasternack in 2011, and promoted him to Associate Head Coach of the Wildcats in 2013. In his six seasons with the team, it was 174-47.