Pete Padgett

Peter L. Padgett (born June 15, 1954) is an American former basketball player and coach. He is best known, however, for his playing career between 1972–73 and 1975–76 while on the Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team.

Playing career Pete Padgett played for his father, Jim Padgett, the head coach at Nevada. Padgett, who is , played the power forward position and became one of the most statistically accomplished players in school history.

Although rebounding was his specialty, Padgett finished his career with 1,642 points, which at the time was the third-highest in school history.

Padgett was a two-sport star who also played baseball.

Coaching career After college, Padgett stayed at school for one additional year to earn his master's degree in education administration. However, his time as an assistant coach at the college level was short-lived, and he left after one year to return to Reno High School where he coached for another two years before retiring.