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Bio

Erik Pastrana comes to DSC from Florida International University where he was an Assistant Coach during the 2016-17 season. Prior to that, Pastrana spent three years as an assistant coach under Brad Underwood, a former Falcons’ head coach from 2003-06, at Stephen F. Austin University in Texas. During Pastrana’s tenure, the Lumberjacks won three Southland Conference Tournament Championships, earned two major victories in the NCAA Tournament and posted an overall record of 89-14, 53-1 in conference play over three years. He also coached three consecutive conference players of the year for the Lumberjacks.

Pastrana started his career as a graduate assistant under Frank Martin at Kansas State from 2007-09. In his first season with K-State, the Wildcats finished third in the Big 12 with a 21-12 record, notched their first NCAA Tournament win since 1988 and saw freshman Michael Beasley selected No. 2 in the NBA draft. Kansas State posted another 20-win season during Pastrana’s second year, earning an at-large bid to the NIT.

Following his experience with the Wildcats, Pastrana worked as an assistant coach for Labette Community College in Parsons, Kansas, and Northwest Florida State in Niceville, Florida. Pastrana helped lead the NWFSC Raiders to a NJCAA national runner-up finish and produced a team with 10 future Division I signees including the 2013 NJCAA Player of the Year Chris Jones and NCAA All-American Elgin Cook.

Outside of his collegiate experience, Pastrana has also coached two highly respected AAU programs, the Florida Rams and KC Run GMC. A native of Miami, Florida, Pastrana holds a master’s degree in Counseling and Student Development from Kansas State and a Bachelors in History from Florida State University.