Pete Pena begins his 15th season as the Pirates Head Baskeball Coach. The Pirates are coming off a season that saw three more players sign at the Division 1 level. Coach Pena has sent a total of 48 players to the Division 1 level in his 14 years as Head Coach of the Pirates. "The level in which our young men go to is not as important as the right place for them," says Coach Pena.

The graduation rate for student-athletes who spent two years in the program at PSC is 96%. Pensacola State has averaged 15 wins per season during his tenure with two State Tournament appearances and a Panhandle Conference Championship in 2013-14. In his tenure, Coach Pena holds a 208-189 record.

On the upcoming season Coach Pena says, "We take pride in trying to recruit not only a quality player but also a quality person. This is a very special community and it's important to involve our guys in as many community service projects as possible. This school has done so much for so many, it's our small way of giving back. We return six players off last year's team and the mesh with our newcomers has been great to watch. Hopefully, it will be an outstanding season."

Coach Pena celebrated his 36th wedding anniversary on August 1st to the former Brenda Nye, a Pirate Hall of Famer. The couples' daughter, Rebecca, is a graduate of NYU.