Pima women’s basketball coach Todd Holthaus led his team to a 28-8 record last season and a third-place finish at the national tournament.

 A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star

Pima College is ranked No.1 nationally entering the women’s basketball season and coach Todd Holthaus won’t start out by playing an Arizona-inspired Cupcake Campaign. The Aztecs will play at No. 3 New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs, New Mexico, on Friday. NMJC is a Division I team, meaning it has dormitories to house athletes; Pima is Division II. The New Mexico team has a roster with players from Brazil, Russia and Poland. Holthaus’ roster has 13 players from Southern Arizona.

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