Lewis-Clark State College Athletics

Pfeifer also had a long and successful career at LC State. He became head coach in 1987 after serving as an assistant to Dick Hannan for two seasons. Pfeifer coached the Warriors for 16 seasons and led them to a 20-9 mark in 1999-2000, marking the first time the program had ever reached 20 wins in a season. He also led the Warriors to six national tournament appearances, including its first ever in 1992. He finished his LC State career with a 295-206 record.
 
Pfeifer started his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Warriors while he attended LC State. He graduated from the college in 1979 and then coached at his high school alma mater, St. Maries, for three seasons. After time at Hardin High and Rocky Mountain College in Montana, he became an assistant at LC State in 1987. Following the 2005 season, he served as an assistant coach at Idaho for a year and then took over the Vandals for two seasons. He later was head coach at Montana State-Billings, an assistant at Montana State, a head coach at Lewis & Clark High in Spokane, and part of basketball operations at Gonzaga for his friend Mark Few. Pfeifer also resides with his wife, Sue, in the Spokane area.