Former college standout Pat Bastien is in his third season as the linebackers coach at Georgia Southern.
Bastien came to Statesboro from UCF, where he was a defensive graduate assistant the previous two seasons. In 2014, the Knights tied for the American Athletic Association title with a 7-1 league mark and played NC State in the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl.
Bastien made an immediate impact on the Eagles in his first year as an assistant coach as two linebackers topped the 100-tackle mark. Senior linebacker Ironhead Gallon was named a first-team All-Sun Belt selection with 102 tackles and Ukeme Eligwe led the squad with 104 stops, earning a spot on the league’s all-newcomer team. Eligwe was drafted in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs and Gallon signed a free agent deal with the Arizona Cardinals.
A native of Immokalee, Florida, Bastien had a stellar career at UAB from 2009-2013. He appeared in 44 games, starting his final two years and was captain as a senior.
In 2012, Bastien racked up 33 tackles in 10 starts and 12 games overall, highlighted by 6.0 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks. Prior to that, he had 24 tackles in 2011, redshirted 2010 and played in eight games with two starts as a freshman in 2009.
Bastien graduated from the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) in May 2013 with a degree in sports leadership. He played tight end and defensive end under head coach Israel Gallegos at Immokalee High School and was selected to the Collier County High School All-Star team.
He and his wife, Deborah, welcomed twins in April 2017, a son, Princeton, and a daughter, Payton.
THE BASTIEN FILE
Personal
Hometown: Immokalee, Fla.
Birthday: June 5, 1991 in Naples, Fla.
Alma Mater: UAB (2013)
Education: Bachelor’s (sports leadership)
Family: wife, Deborah; son, Princeton; daughter, Payton
Playing Experience
UAB (2009-13)
Coaching Experience
2016-: Georgia Southern (linebackers)
2014-15: UCF (G.A.)
Bowl Experience
2014: St. Petersburg (UCF vs. NC State)
