Aztecs got help from unlikely bench player at NJCAA Tournament

The Pima College men’s basketball season ended with 22 victories, including one in the NJCAA Division II national finals in Illinois last week. It was the most victories in a season since 1991. Brian Peabody’s team could be even better next year. He has recruited well. But one of the better stories of PCC’s Region I championship team was the play of Tucson High grad Keegan Biggers at the NJCAAs. In the opening victory over Waubonsee College, Biggers came off the bench to score on two offensive rebound putbacks, helping the Aztecs lead 35-24. Biggers finished with four points and eight rebounds in just seven minutes. After the game, as Peabody commended his club, he didn’t immediately see Biggers, who was standing behind Peabody. “I thought he might be out signing autographs,” said Peabody. “We couldn’t have won without him.” 

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