Here’s a look back at the Skyhawks men’s basketball coach through the years
Bob Pietrack as a player for Fort Lewis College in 2004. (Durango Herald file)
Bob Pietrack, left, sits next to legendary Fort Lewis College head coach Bob Hofman. Pietrack was an assistant under Hoffman for 11 years before becoming the head coach. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)
Bob Pietrack as Fort Lewis College men's basketball head coach in his first year in 2016. (Durango Herald file)
Fort Lewis College men’s basketball coach Bob Pietrack, seen here in February 2016, is as focused as they come, and he demands the best from his team each game from start to finish. (Durango Herald file)
Fort Lewis College men's basketball head coach Bob Pietrack is in shock after winning the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Shootout championship trophy defeating the Colorado School of Mines in 2016 at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)
Fort Lewis College men’s basketball coach Bob Pietrack watched his team overcome Colorado Mesa University in a February 2018 game that featured 92 free throws in Grand Junction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)
Fort Lewis College men’s basketball coach Bob Pietrack had unprecedented success in his first two seasons, signing a three-year contract extension in June 2017. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)
Fort Lewis College men’s basketball coach Bob Pietrack, left, and associated coach Daniel Steffensen, seen here in July 2020, worked hard in recruiting through the COVID-19 pandemic and landed five new players for the Skyhawks for the 2020-21 season. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)
Fort Lewis College men’s basketball coach Bob Pietrack was described by FLC President Dene Kay Thomas as a players’ coach who respects the team and college. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)
Fort Lewis College men’s basketball coach Bob Pietrack talks with his team on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, while playing Colorado State University Pueblo during the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference quarterfinals at Whalen Gymnasium. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Fort Lewis College men’s basketball coach Bob Pietrack reacts to an officials call on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, while playing Colorado State University Pueblo during the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference quarterfinals at Whalen Gymansium. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)
Fort Lewis College men’s basketball coach Bob Pietrack reacts to an officials call on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, while playing Colorado State University Pueblo during the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference quarterfinals at Whalen Gymnasium. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)
Fort Lewis College men’s basketball coach Bob Pietrack watches his team on Saturday, March 9, 2024, while playing Colorado Mesa University in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship game in Grand Junction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)
Fort Lewis College men’s basketball coach Bob Pietrack cuts down the net after winning the regular season Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship game against Westminster College in 2018. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)
Bob Pietrack spent 11 years studying the game of basketball as an assistant coach on the Fort Lewis College staff, and now he is ready to run as the team’s new head coach. (Steve Lewis/Durango Herald file photo)
Fort Lewis College men’s basketball coach Bob Pietrack talks with his team on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, while playing Colorado State University Pueblo during the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference quarterfinals at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)
Fort Lewis College men’s basketball coach Bob Pietrack, front, and Tyler Danielson, assistant coach, along with the bench get fired up while playing Metropolitan State University of Denver in February 2023 at Whalen Gymnasium. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)
Fort Lewis College men’s basketball coach Bob Pietrack has delivered a conference championship and conference tournament championship along with two NCAA Division II Tournament appearances in his first two years leading the Skyhawks. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)
Fort Lewis College men’s basketball coach Bob Pietrack, right, and associate men's basketball coach Tyler Danielson celebrate after defeating Regis University in the 2023 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Central Tournament quarterfinals at Whalen Gymnasium. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)
Fort Lewis College men’s basketball coach Bob Pietrack cuts down the net after defeating Regis University in the 2023 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals at Whalen Gymnasium. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)
Coached up by Bob Pietrack and Daniel Steffensen, the 2015-16 Fort Lewis College men’s basketball team claimed the regular-season conference championship and now have their sights set on the RMAC Shootout. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)
Fort Lewis College coach Bob Pietrack has command of a team he rebuilt in the offseason after losing six seniors. With a ton of guard depth and quality big men, he has a lot of puzzle pieces to fit together this season. (Jeremy Papasso/The Daily Camera file)
The 2016 RMAC regular season and RMAC Shootout champion Fort Lewis College men’s basketball team. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)
Fort Lewis College celebrates on Saturday, March 9, 2024, after defeating Colorado Mesa University to win the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship in Grand Junction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Fort Lewis College men’s basketball coach Bob Pietrack wins the 2023-24 Red Auerbach Coach of the Year award. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)
