| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UC Santa Barbara |
| Conference | Big West |
| Record | 152–68 (.691) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 15, 1977 Metairie, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Indiana University Bloomington |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001–2007 | California (assistant) |
| 2007–2011 | New Orleans |
| 2011–2013 | Arizona (assistant) |
| 2013–2017 | Arizona (assoc. HC) |
| 2017–present | UC Santa Barbara |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 206–128 (.617) |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (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.