Josh Pastner hasn’t spent much time in Memphis, Tennessee, in the past nine-plus years. The UNLV men’s basketball coach estimates he’s been though the city once or twice in that time.

“For recruiting,” he said.

But Pastner can’t avoid this trip to his former home.

The Rebels (1-2) hit the road for the first time this season when they face Memphis (1-1) on Sunday in a nationally televised nonconference game at FedEx Forum.

“When I saw it on the schedule — because I forgot all about it — then when they told me, ‘You’re going back to Memphis,’ I thought that’s pretty cool,” Pastner said. “But again, my whole focus is I just want us to get better, and my whole thing is how do we try to win the game.”

Pastner spent seven seasons at Memphis from 2009 to 2016 and compiled a 167-73 record, th

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