Frostburg State Athletic Hall of Fame
1969-1973
Men’s Basketball
Inducted October 16, 2009
159th Inductee
Ray Pietras was a four-year starter for the Frostburg State University men’s basketball team in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, including team captain in 1972-73. While with the Bobcats, he helped the teams to a 62-35 overall record, including a school record 24 wins during the 1970-71 season.
Pietras, regarded as the team’s best defender, helped his Bobcat squads set several defensive school records. The 1970-71 team holds the school mark for allowing the fewest points per game during a season (53.4) while the 1971-72 and 1969-70 squads are ranked second and third all-time, respectively.
Pietras and the Bobcats also hold several single-game defensive records. FSU held Waynesburg to a school record 28 points in 1971 and allowed 31 points to Towson in 1970 for the two lowest point totals in Frostburg State University history.
Individually, Pietras appeared in 90 games and scored 728 points. He is 12th in school history in free throw percentage (66.7) and 13th in shooting percentage (66.7). Pietras is also second all-time in school history in field goal percentage in a contest after making 14-of-16 field goals (87.5 percent) against Point Park on February 24, 1973.
