The Aztec men's basketball team and fans celebrate their second-place finish in the NJCAA Division II tournament, at the West Campus in Tucson.
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Abram Carrasco gets a big hug from his mother Sylvia Olmos at a congratulatory rally for his Pima Community College basketball team that finished second in the national NJCAA Division II tournament, Tuesday, March 27, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Sophomore Ilunga Moise hugs head coach Brian Peabody at a congratulatory rally for the Pima Community College basketball team that finished second in the national NJCAA Division II tournament, Tuesday, March 27, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Head coach Brian Peabody bumps fists with Robert Wilson as the team heads onto the floor for a congratulatory rally for the Pima Community College basketball team that finished second in the national NJCAA Division II tournament, Tuesday, March 27, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Head coach Brian Peabody hugs head trainer April Jessee at a congratulatory rally for the Pima Community College basketball team that finished second in the national NJCAA Division II tournament, Tuesday, March 27, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Sophomore guard Keven Biggs moves in for a hug from head coach Brian Peabody at a congratulatory rally for the Pima Aztecs basketball team that finished second in the national NJCAA Division II Tournament in March 2018.
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Isaiah Murphy gives head coach Brian Peabody a big hug as the team gets a congratulatory rally for the Pima Community College basketball team that finished second in the national NJCAA Division II tournament, Tuesday, March 27, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Left to right, Abram Carrasco, Isaiah Murphy, assistant coach Dylan Hidalgo and athletic director Edgar Soto search for more appropriately sized T-shirts after the team’s congratulatory rally following a runner-up finish in the NJCAA national Division II tournament.
The veteran Southern Arizona coach led the Aztecs to last week's NJCAA Division II national championship game. He then hopped in his car, bound for another Final Four.
Freshman led the playoff-bound Aztecs in points and assists.