Hector Bejarano will always be remembered as a great basketball coach and a great leader of the Hispanic community.  Coach "B", as he was fondly called, led the North High School Mustangs to five Division 4A-II State Basketball Championship appearances.  The Mustangs were the best in 1988, 1990, and 1991.  Bejarano's boys were State Runners-Up twice in a row (1986 and 1987) to Carl Hayden by the tight scores of 50-48 and 50-47.  Coach "B" passed away in 2009.

Coach Dan Mannix made his mark coaching the Sunnyslope Vikings in the 4A conference.  Mannix's Vikes were the State Class 4A Champions in 2002 and 2009. The Arizona Republic chose Coach Mannix as the large schools Coach of the Year in 2002.   Coach Dan's boys were also the State Runners-Up in 2001 and 2010.  The gymnasium at Sunnyslope now bears the Mannix name. The National High School Coaches Association inducted Coach Mannix into the National Coaches Hall of Fame in 2019.

Coach Aaron Anderson began coaching boy's basketball in 1986 and has served as a head coach for 18 years at 4 different Arizona high schools;  Chinle, Kayenta Monument Valley, St.

Jerry Conner has led his teams to over 500 wins in boy's basketball during his career.  Shadow Mountain High School has named its gym after him.  Conner opened the program at Shadow Mountain in 1974.  The Matadors handed him the 1996 4A State Basketball title with High School All-American Mike Bibby as his point guard. The Matadors were the State Runner-Up in 1995.   Coach Conner has been named the Basketball Coach of the Year 3 times during his tenure.  Later in his career, Coach Conner opted to move to ;Horizon High School to lead a 5A Division I program--but another school in the same Pa

Steve Hudgens has spent his life in and around education and coaching in the rural areas of Arizona.  Coach Hudgens was the head basketball coach at Morenci and later in Clifton.  Coach Hudgens Morenci teams were the 2A State Champions in 1973 and 1975.  Morenci was also a Runner-Up in 1970.   His 1992 Clifton crew defeated Tucson Greenfield for the 1A State basketball crown.  The 1993 Clifton team was the State Runner-Up to Northwest Christian.  Coach Hudgens spent countless hours in the southeastern area of Arizona supporting the Arizona Coaches Association and administrating the old ACA

Argie Rhymes is one of the few Arizona prep basketball coaches with 600+ victories Only 4 coaches have reached that total (Sam Duane, Gary Ernst, and Dick McConnell--all Hall of Famers) are the others.  Argie was the head coach at Phoenix Union until they closed their doors in 1982.  He moved over to Phoenix Union's Carl Hayden High School and would remain there until 2008 after 30 total years of coaching.  Rhymes coached his Falcons to two Class 4A State Championships (1986-1987), and to two Class 5A State Championships (1993-1997).  Argie's son, nephew, and some of their offspring all con

The Duane family has led Tempe Union and Corona del Sol High Schools to decades of excellence in Arizona prep basketball history.  Father and son have led young men in the Tempe District to court excellence for almost 50 years.  Sam Duane Sr.

Coach George Genung is another of our lifetime Arizona bred educators and athletes.  Genung was a graduate of Tucson High School in 1940 and a star in 3 sports; baseball, basketball, and swimming.  George is a member of the Tucson High School Hall of Fame.  Coach Genung attended the University of Arizona and completed his education after serving his country in the military in WWII.  Coach led Amphi Panthers athletic teams from 1947-82 (32 years).  The 1949 Amphi team was the Arizona State 5A Basketball Runner-Up.  Coach is the only person ever elected to both the Arizona Basketball Hall of

Vince Budenholzer was the Holbrook Roadrunner's head basketball coach for over 20 years.  Coach Budenholzer's 1971 Roadrunners were the Arizona State 3A Basketball champions.  Holbrook under Vince was also the 1968 and 1974 State Runners-Up.  The Budenholzer's son, Mike (in the pciture with his Dad), was an outstanding athlete at Holbrook, as well, and is now the head basketball coach of the NBA Milwaukee Bucks.  The school district at Holbrook will be naming the new gym after Mike, a recent NBA Coach of the Year (with the Atlanta Hawks).  Dad Vince retired from the head job at Holbrook wit

Coach Ken Troutt was a high school athletic coach for 30 years and was the head basketball coach 27 years.  Troutt led the Globe Tigers from 1952 to 1959 and celebrated the Class A State Basketball Championship in 1956.  Troutt moved on to Phoenix Central and coached there form 1959 to 1983.  Coach Troutt's Central Bobcats won 4 divisional championships.  Coach was named the Divisional Coach of the Year twice.  Troutt was an ACA member from 1951 to 1977.  Coach Troutt's son, Kenneth, was inducted into the AHSACHOF in 2017 marking the first father/son duo to be honored in the same sport.