One of the most talented players to ever don a Vikings (or Sunbirds) uniform, Randy Pfost came to Fresno Pacific in 1970 after an injury-riddled career at McLane High School which had limited him to just one season of play.
The potential for greatness was evident early on for the 6'8” center. After one season on the freshman team, Pfost enjoyed a breakout sophomore year which saw him win team MVP, lead the team in scoring (13.2 ppg) and rebounding (12 rpg), and set a school record of 23 rebounds in one game.
A rebounding machine, his 957 career rebounds over three seasons make him the program's all-time leading rebounder, with nearly 200 more than the next player on the list. He recorded more than 300 rebounds in a season three different times and is also the school's all-time leader in blocked shots (238).
In his junior season, he helped the team experience a major turnaround going from 7-20 the year before to 16-13. Once again, Pfost led the team in scoring (15.5 ppg) and rebounding (10.4 ppg) while continuing to establish himself as one of the best defensive post players in the NAIA.
The next year he took the team to new heights with a 19-7 record and a .730 win percentage that would stand as the program's winningest team until 2009. Pfost averaged 12 points per game and led the team with 12.4 rebounds per game, earned NAIA honorable-mention All-American honors (a first ever for the program) and set a school record that still stands today with 92 blocked shots in a season.
In addition to being the all-time leader in career rebounds and blocks, Pfost is still among the program's top-five all-time leaders in steals (132, 3rd), field goals made (495, 4th) and field goal percentage (.551, 4th). He is the program's all-time leader in two-point field goals (495) and his 1,146 career points rank ninth all-time.
