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Head Coach Bob Pietrack at RMAC Tournament Championship vs CSM - Mar 4, 2023
Hayden Mangan, Fort Lewis Athletic Communications
Head Coach Bob Pietrack celebrates cutting the net after winning the Skyhawks 7th RMAC Tournament Championship.

Men's Basketball Hayden Mangan, Athletic Communications Assistant

Pietrack named NABC South-Central Coach of the Year, Kot All-Region First Team

DURANGO, Colo. – Recognized for his accomplishments by his peers after leading the Skyhawks through a historic 2022-23 campaign, Fort Lewis College Head Coach Bob Pietrack has been named the South-Central Region Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Akuel Kot was also praised with First Team All-Region honors, the organization announced Monday morning.
 
In his eighth season with the program, Pietrack led Fort Lewis to a program record 29-4 overall record that features additional program records with 25 regular season wins and a 10-1 road record. The Skyhawks also accomplished what just two teams have before, capturing at least a share of the regular-season Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title as well as the RMAC Tournament Championship.
 
"I am honored to be chosen by my peers as the South-Central Region Coach of the Year," Pietrack shared. "Basketball is such a team sport, and so is coaching. I want to thank all our assistant coaches, especially associate head coach Ty Danielson for all the countless hours of preparation and hard work. This is a staff award and I share it with them completely. I would also like to thank President Stritikus and AD Travis Whipple for their elite support of the program. We had a special season because we had a talented unselfish group of players that worked extremely hard. They were phenomenal all year long and gave us coaches a wonderful ride. The 2023 'Hawks will never be forgotten."
 
Kot, a junior from Amarillo, Texas, also picked up his second First Team All-Region honor of the season. Recently named to the Bevo Francis Award Top-25 Watch List, Kot has now tallied a pair of First Team All-Region honors to complement his First Team All-RMAC nod.
 
Named the RMAC Tournament Most Valuable Player and a member of the RMAC All-Tournament Team, Kot continued his dominance into the postseason to earn a spot on the South-Central Regional All-Tournament Team.
 
Averaging 24.3 points per game, Kot ranks fourth among all of Division II in scoring and second in free throws made with 226: a single-season program record.
 
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Players Mentioned

Akuel Kot

#22 Akuel Kot

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Players Mentioned

Akuel Kot

#22 Akuel Kot

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Junior
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