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Head coach Brian Peabody signals for the defensive alignment over the head of guard Zach Evans during practice for the Pima Community College basketball team, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

 Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

The Sahuaro High School grad coached state championship basketball teams at Green Fields Country Day School and Ironwood Ridge High School. He has won more than 500 games as a coach, including two trips to the state championship game at Salpointe Catholic in the 1990s. He also played for Sahuaro’s 1981 state championship team. In 2016-17, Peabody coached Pima Community College to its best record since 1992, winning the Region 1 championship. 

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