R.J. Pietig served as the head athletic trainer for the Nebraska men's basketball team for 16 years. He originally joined the squad midway through the 2007-08 campaign, and joined the athletic medicine staff on a full-time basis in the summer of 2009. Pietig provides preventive care at practices and games as well as rehabilitation for injured student-athletes. He attends all practices and games including traveling with the team to all away contests. Pietig also oversees a pair of athletic training students who assist with the basketball program.
A native of Carroll, Iowa, Pietig graduated from Iowa State in 2007 with a degree in health and human performance, with a specialty in athletic training. He earned his master’s degree in leadership education from Nebraska in 2009. He and his wife, Bridget, have a son, Baker.
R.J. Pietig
TitleAssistant Athletic Trainer, MS, ATC (M. Basketball)
Phone(402) 472-2791
Emailrpietig@huskers.com
Alma MaterIowa State
HometownCarroll, Iowa
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