Coaches Phone & E-Mail Directory

All-Time Standings and Coaches Records

Pfeifer Named MSUB Head Coach

Former University of Idaho coach George Pfeifer has been hired as the new head men's basketball coach at Montana State University Billings.

“George brings a wealth of basketball experience and success to MSUB, particularly from his many years as head coach in a very talented NAIA program at Lewis-Clark State College," MSUB athletic director Dr. Gary Gray said.  

LCSC was also a provisional NCAA Division II member for a few of those years and actually competed with MSUB as a member of the PacWest Conference in the late 1990s.

Pfeifer also has a strong record of fund raising in the Lewiston community, and he built a model camp structure at LCSC over his many years there. 

Pfeifer comes to MSUB after three years at the University of Idaho where he served one year as assistant coach and two as head coach.  Pfeifer guided the Vandals to a 12-48 record in his two years as head coach before being fired following the 2007-08 season.

“I am humbled to have the opportunity to be the next basketball coach at Montana State University Billings,” Pfeifer said.  “I know this was a long and thorough process and I feel fortunate to get this opportunity.”

Prior to Idaho, Pfeifer had a successful tenure at LCSC where he was the head men's coach from 1989-2005 and the assistant coach from 1987-1989. 

During his time at LCSC, Pfeifer guided the Warriors to a 296-206 mark and six NAIA national tournaments (1992, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2005). 

In his last two seasons at LCSC, he went 31-6 and 25-9 in 2003-04 and 2004-05, respectively.  His 31-6 team finished the season ranked 11th nationally. 

Pfeifer was voted Coach of the Year four times - once in NAIA District 1 (1992), once in the PNWAC (1995) and twice in the Frontier Conference (2000 & 2004).

He has coached 18 NAIA All-Americans and 18 NAIA Academic All-Americans in addition to 38 all-conference selections. 

Pfeifer is no stranger to Billings and Montana as he was the head women's basketball coach at Rocky Mountain College from 1985-1987 and was the assistant men's coach the year before. 

He led Rocky Mountain College to its first NAIA national tournament in school history.  As the women's coach at Rocky, Pfeifer guided the Battlin' Bears to their first winning season in nine years and the team was sixth in the nation in scoring defense.   

In addition, Pfeifer also has high school coaching experience as the head boys coach at Hardin High School in Hardin, Mont., from 1982-1985. He also served at head girls coach at St. Maries High School in St. Maries, Idaho, from 1979-82. 

While at Hardin, Pfeifer's team qualified for the state tournament both years.  In addition, Sports Illustrated featured an article on his team, Shadow of a Nation (1985).   

Pfeifer earned his bachelor's degree in social science at Lewis-Clark State in 1979 and his master's degree in secondary education at Idaho in 1989.

Pfeifer is married to the former Susan Steiner and they have three children, including two daughters, Jennifer (22) and Abigail (18) and a son Duncan (23).

UAF Removes Johnson's Interim Tag

Johnson

Clemon Johnson has been named the head men’s basketball coach for the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Johnson has served as the interim head coach this season after coming to Fairbanks last May.

“Clemon was brought into a very challenging situation this year and handled it in a professional manner,” UAF athletic director Forrest Karr said.

“He has a proven track record of developing young men into valuable members of society, and I have received positive feedback about his mentoring as interim head coach from parents, student-athletes and other representatives of athletics interests," Karr said.

Johnson brings over 25 years of basketball experience to the Nanooks, including 15 years of professional playing experience in the NBA and the Italian Professional League.

In addition to stints with the Portland Trailblazers, Indiana Pacers and Seattle Supersonics, Johnson was a member of the 1982-83 NBA champion Philadelphia 76ers.

Prior to joining the Nanooks, Johnson spent eight years coaching at the high school level where he compiled a record of 184-60, leading his teams to three high school Sweet 16s and seven district championship titles.

He earned Coach-of-the-Year honors in 2003-04 after leading his team to a 27-4 record.

Johnson, who earned a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in sports management from Florida A&M, has also coached two semi-professional teams, the Jacksonville Wave and Florida Thrill.

He guided the Florida Thrill to a regular season championship and a 16-2 record. He also previously served as an assistant coach at his alma mater.