Pima's Murphy Gershman reaches for a loose ball before diving out of bounds during the game against Glendale Community College at Pima Community College on Jan. 15, 2014.

 A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star

Murphy Gershman, a Tucson High grad who became a second-team All-ACCAC basketball forward at Pima College last year, accepted a scholarship offer to Division II Colorado School of Mines last week, one of the nation’s leading engineering schools. Well done.

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