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Georgia Tech makes Josh Pastner hire official

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April 8, 2016

Georgia Tech has made its hire of Memphis coach Josh Pastner official, introducing him to local media Friday afternoon.

The hire was reported Friday morning by the AJC.

The hire completes Athletic Director Mike Bobinski’s search for Tech’s fifth coach in its ACC era and the successor to coach Brian Gregory, who was fired two weeks ago after five seasons.

Read more about Pastner's hiring on myajc.com.

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Ken Sugiura is a sports columnist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Formerly the Georgia Tech beat reporter, Sugiura started at the AJC in 1998 and has covered a variety of beats, mostly within sports.

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