Risky Business: Georgia Tech Helps Memphis Put Pastner Out to Pasture

At the time, it seemed equivalent to betting everything on a penny stock. But it can turn into a bonanza as evidenced by Duke's Mike Krzyzewski going on to become the all-time winningest major-college mentor after arriving in Durham to homestead Krzyzewskiville on the heels of a season W-L record eight games below .500 with Army.

There were mixed reactions recently when Josh Pastner, retained by Memphis because of a $10 million-plus buyout, wound up at Georgia Tech after the Yellow Jackets were stung by a parade of coaches unwilling to accept the position. Memphis not only got what it wanted but even received $500,000 stemming from Pastner willingly leaving. At least Pastner, compiling a mediocre 37-29 record and .500 mark in conference competition the past two campaigns, isn't among the following active coaches such as Travis Ford hired by their current school despite coming off a season when they posted a losing record:

Active Coach	Current School	Losing Season Record With Previous School
Rod Barnes	Cal State Bakersfield (since 2011-12)	11-18 with Georgia State in 2010-11
Duggar Baucom	The Citadel (since 2015-16)	11-19 with Virginia Military in 2014-15
Mike Davis	Texas Southern (since 2012-13)	15-16 with UAB in 2011-12
Tommy Dempsey	Binghamton (since 2012-13)	13-19 with Rider in 2011-12
Travis Ford	Saint Louis (since 2016-17)	12-20 with Oklahoma State in 2015-16
Jeff Jones	Old Dominion (since 2013-14)	10-20 with American University in 2012-13
Mike Krzyzewski	Duke (since 1980-81)	9-17 with Army in 1979-80
Jeff Lebo	East Carolina (since 2010-11)	15-17 with Auburn in 2009-10
Jim Les	UC Davis (since 2011-12)	12-20 with Bradley in 2010-11
Greg McDermott	Creighton (since 2010-11)	15-17 with Iowa State in 2009-10
Rick Ray	Southeast Missouri State (since 2015-16)	13-19 with Mississippi State in 2014-15
Lorenzo Romar	Washington (since 2002-03)	15-16 with Saint Louis in 2001-02