Pima College men’s basketball coach Brian Peabody won his most important recruiting battle of the offseason last week, signing 6-foot 8-inch Deion James, who left North Carolina A&T after his freshman season. Peabody said James, who averaged 21 points and 12 rebounds at Vail’s Empire High School in 2014-15, can play both forward positions for Pima, and even center. In North Carolina, James averaged just 1.3 points per game.
Pima's Peabody signs Deion James
North Carolina A&T's Deion James (20) shoots past Virginia Tech's Kerry Blackshear (24) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Blacksburg, Va.,Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015.
