SPRINGFIELD, MO. – The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) announced that University of Missouri-St. Louis Hall of Fame member, Chris Pilz, is an inductee for the MBCA Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Pilz was a men's basketball student-athlete at UMSL from 1987-91 and was also the head coach for the Tritons from 2003-10. Pilz was inducted into the UMSL Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002.
 
Pilz was a standout on the court for the Tritons. He was a second team All-American in 1991 and graduated as the winningest men's basketball player in program history (72). He was a member of both the 1987-88 and 1990-91 teams that set the then-school record of 22 wins. The 1987-88 team made the NCAA Division II Tournament and Pilz was named the South-Central Region Co-MVP.
 
Pilz is third all-time in scoring at UMSL with 1,673 career points. He is first in career steals (233) and second in career assists (426). The two-time all-region selection is also second in three-pointers made (168) and free-throws made (455). The three-time all-conference selection holds the record for most steals in a game with eight (1989) and most steals in a season with 86 (1990-91).
 
Pilz recorded 77 wins in his time at the helm for UMSL. During that time he coached Jonathan Griffin (2002-06) who scored 1,739 career points at UMSL to surpass Pilz on the all-time scoring list. Following in his coach's footsteps, Griffin's name can also be found fourth in career steals (160).
 
Pilz amassed an overall record of 411-360 as a head coach at the high school and collegiate levels. He has won six District titles and made two Elite 8 appearances at the high school level.
 
Pilz received his Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education from UMSL in 1991.
 
The 2022 MBCA Hall of Fame Banquet will be held on Saturday, April 23 at 1 p.m. in Springfield, Mo.