Peter Peletta
Peter Peletta (born 1928)
Teams coached: San Francisco Dons
San Francisco record: 114-51 (.691)
Overall record: 114-51 (.691)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (1963, 1964, 1965)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 3 (1963, 1964, 1965)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (1966)
- WCC Regular Season Champion: 3 (1963, 1964, 1965)
Awards:
- WCC Coach of the Year: 3 (1963, 1964, 1965)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1960-1966 | San Francisco |
Peter Peletta Facts
- Peter Paul Peletta
- Born 1928
- Hometown: Sacramento, California
- Alma Mater: Santa Clara University (BA, 1948)
- The Sacramento-native played basketball at Santa Clara for head coach Ray Pesco
- Started his coaching career at the HS level with stops in both Lincoln and North Sacramento, California
- Hired in 1960 to be the head coach at San Francisco, leading the Dons for the next six seasons
- Went 114-51 and won three-straight WCC titles en route to three-straight Sweet Sixteen appearances (1963-65)
- Also served as the athletic director at San Francisco from 1961-71
- Inducted into the USF Athletic Hall of Fame in 1975
Peter Peletta Coaching Tree
- Dan Belluomini (San Francisco)
- Jim Brovelli (Sioux Falls Skyforce, Washington Wizards, San Francisco, San Diego)
- Bob Gaillard (Lewis & Clark, San Francisco)
- Phil Vukicevich (San Francisco)