Salpointe boys golf coach Jim Flannery poses for a photo on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2003 in Tucson, Ariz. Photo by James S. Wood / Arizona Daily Star

As the Salpointe Catholic basketball coach from 1977-93, Jim’s teams won more than 250 games. He then coached the Lancers to state golf championships in 1981 and 2004. Sean scored 2,332 points at Salpointe, then fourth in state history and No. 2 in Tucson. He scored 1,001 as a starting college forward at the University of San Diego.


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