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The听supply of basketball coaches with 蜜柚直播 blood goes 15 deep, but you can quickly reduce that to 13 because听Luke Walton听补苍诲听Steve Kerr听aren鈥檛 walking in the McKale Center door to clean up听Sean Miller鈥檚 mess if the UA coach is soon fired.

Here鈥檚 the status of the remaining 13:

James Whitford, Ball State.听One of Miller鈥檚 original UA assistants, Whitford, 46, has restored Ball State to something resembling a power in his fifth season. The Cardinals are 19-10 and in second place in the MAC West division.

Josh Pastner, Georgia Tech.听That ship has sailed.

Joe Pasternack, UC Santa Barbara.听The Gauchos are 20-7 in Pasternack鈥檚 first year in the Big West. But his name is all over the FBI investigation. Next.

Damon Stoudamire, Pacific.听The former UA All-American and two-year assistant coach did not click with Miller. That might be a good thing. The Tigers are 14-16 in his second year.

Jack Murphy, NAU.听The Lumberjacks have tumbled dramatically and are 5-23, in last place in the Big Sky Conference. Once a rising star in the coaching game, Murphy has been told he will be given another chance in 2018-19.

Ken Burmeister, Incarnate Word.听At the end of his career, one of Lute Olson鈥檚 original 蜜柚直播 assistants and former head coach at UTSA and Loyola-Chicago is 0-15 in the Southland Conference.

Jason Gardner, IUPUI.听The 2001 Final Four point guard has struggled mightily in the Horizon League for three years, sitting at 11-17 this season, in danger of losing his job.

Russ Pennell, Central Arkansas.听After two last-place seasons in the Southland Conference, 蜜柚直播鈥檚 2008-09 interim head coach has rebounded nicely, 13-15 this season.

Mike Dunlap, Loyola Marymount.听Pennell鈥檚 No. 2 man in 蜜柚直播鈥檚 鈥�09 Sweet 16 season is in his third down year at LMU, Dunlap is 9-19. He鈥檚 not moving up soon.

Matt Brase, Rio Grande Valley Vipers.听After reaching the G League finals last year, Brase is near the top again, second place in the Southwest Division. He鈥檚 35. He鈥檚 respected. His career is on an upward trajectory.

Archie Miller, Indiana.听狈别虫迟.

Lorenzo Romar, 蜜柚直播 assistant.听A week ago I would have bet Romar would be the next head coach at Pepperdine, where his head coaching career began. But now that a former Washington player has been linked to the FBI investigation, Romar will be viewed as untouchable by some.

Jesse Mermuys, Lakers assistant.听An NBA assistant coach for 11 years, now on Walton鈥檚 staff with the Lakers, Mermuys is a Salpointe Catholic grad and former UA director of operations. He was the Toronto Raptors鈥� summer league head coach and seems to be a head-coach-in-waiting.

蜜柚直播鈥檚 search for a basketball coach will be operated as much with risk-management in mind than won-lost records.

Former Salpointe and UA pitcher听Mike Crawford, later a UA assistant coach, has been acting as Utah鈥檚 head coach the first five games of the baseball season. He is unfortunately 0-5. The Utes suspended head coach听Bill Kinneberg, a former 蜜柚直播 pitcher and assistant coach, for the first 14 games of the upcoming season for an NCAA rules violation involving a former staff member who engaged in impermissible practice and coaching activities. Kinneberg cannot participate in team functions, including practices and games during the suspension. He may return to the bench March 12 against UNLV.

蜜柚直播 football coach听Kevin Sumlin听has been aggressive, as one should expect, in his initial recruiting activities. He offered a scholarship to Salt Lake City five-star defensive lineman听Siaki Ika听of East High School, who has already been offered by Utah and Oregon, among others. It鈥檚 promising insofar as Sumlin wasted no time in establishing connections with Polynesian recruits. Ika last week withdrew his commitment to play at BYU.

Sabino High School used to play the heavy-hitters of high school football in 蜜柚直播, winning three state championships and playing in the title game nine times in a 25-year period under听Jeff Scuran听补苍诲听Jay Campos. But enrollment shifts in the TUSD have changed the landscape; second-year coach听Ryan McBrayer听last week announced a 2018 Sabercats schedule that includes Safford, Lakeside Blue Ridge, Ben Franklin, Casa Grande, Tanque Verde and Pusch Ridge Christian.

As you drive in the area鈥檚 surrounding Hi Corbett Field, you will see street banners honoring some of the top 蜜柚直播 MLB players, including听Terry Francona,听Shelley Duncan,听J.T. Snow,听Nick Hundley听补苍诲听Mark Melancon. The UA has also done the right thing by putting听Jerry Kindall's jersey No. 9 on the right-center field wall. Coach听Jay Johnson's team will play in a Super Bowl setting this weekend, playing Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan State in the U.S. Bank Stadium in the Pac-12 vs. Big 10 challenge. Maybe the Wildcats will inherit some听Nick Foles听办补谤尘补.

Catalina Foothills High School senior guard听Sam Beskind听completed one of the most productive careers in 蜜柚直播 history last week. He averaged 22.1 points, 11.7 rebounds and 5.2 assists this season, and was part of 87 victories for coach听Doug D鈥橝more听over the years. Beskind scored 1,383 career points.

Last week I listed six of the top father-son basketball combinations in 蜜柚直播 prep basketball history. I omitted two that belong high on that list: Rincon/University coach听Rich Utter, who is nearing 500 career victories, and his son,听Chris Utter, a two-time All-Southern 蜜柚直播 first-team selection 鈥� Chris now coaches with his father at Rincon 鈥� and听Pat Derksen听of Amphi, who won more than 300 career games, and his son听Tim Derksen, who was 蜜柚直播鈥檚 2011 state player of the year. Tim Derksen has returned to action in Spain鈥檚 EuroLeague after a productive career at USF.

Nick Ames听helped CDO win the 2015 state baseball championship. Now in his third year at UNLV, he is as productive as ever. He was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week last week, hitting three home runs in four games, as well as hitting a double and triple in a victory over Oregon. Ames starts at first base for the Rebels; he hit a team-high 11 home runs a year ago.

Pima College freshman point guard听JJ Nakai, from Flagstaff, last week was named the ACCAC Player of the Week for the fourth time. That鈥檚听Khalil Tate听territory. Nakai has a chance to be the ACCAC Player of the Year when awards are distributed this week. She averages 17.3 points, second in the league, and is tops in assists, with 6.8 per game. PCC coach听Todd Holthaus听should be seriously considered as coach of the year, again. He replaced all five starters from last year鈥檚 23-8 team and went into Saturday鈥檚 game against Mesa College with a 21-7 record. It might be his best coaching job yet.

When Pima College men鈥檚 soccer coach听Dave Cosgrove听last week agreed to become head coach of FC 蜜柚直播, it meant you won鈥檛 be seeing him on a SoCal beach this summer. Cosgrove, who has won 302 games at Pima and was inducted into the NJCAA Soccer Hall of Fame five years ago, will coach FC 蜜柚直播 from May 12 to late July. His Pima College season begins in late August. The teams will often practice and workout together. Cosgrove, who was 19-5-3 last year, reaching the NJCAA finals tournament, has double-dipped for years. From 1998-2002 he coached Pima College and Amphitheater High School teams in the same year. In addition, he has been the backbone of the exceptional 蜜柚直播 Soccer Academy, a year-round program, for more than 15 years. When you ask Cosgrove if he鈥檚 got a few minutes for an interview, you know the clock is ticking on those 鈥渇ew minutes.鈥�

Pima College鈥檚 men鈥檚 basketball coach,听Brian Peabody, is sure to be the ACCAC鈥檚 men鈥檚 basketball coach of the year when the awards are announced this week. The No. 8 Aztecs won their 25th game last week, at Central 蜜柚直播, breaking the school record of 24 wins set in 1989-90. I watched the PCC-Phoenix College game last week and the Aztecs played without their leading player, Cienega grad听Keven Biggs, who was out with an ankle injury. Once Biggs returns, the Aztecs are in position to challenge for the national championship next month.

1983 Heisman Trophy winner听Mike Rozier听of Nebraska was in 蜜柚直播 last week to help raise money for former Cornhusker athletes in need of financial assistance for injuries and health issued that may be connected to their college sports days. Rozier played golf in a fund-raiser at Starr Pass and then attended a dinner and auction at a downtown hotel for the Nebraska Greats Foundation. Good cause, for sure.

One of the best sports days of the year in 蜜柚直播 鈥� at the 蜜柚直播 Festival of Books 鈥� promises to be Saturday, March 10 on the UA Mall at 1 p.m.

That鈥檚 when four of America鈥檚 leading sports authors 鈥斕�Leigh Montville,听Jim Johnson,听Erica Westly听补苍诲听Scott Simon听鈥� will appear on a panel with moderator听Dana Cooper.

Montville, who was a world-class sports columnist at the Boston Globe and for Sports Illustrated, will discuss his new book 鈥淪ting Like a Bee,鈥� about听Muhammad Ali鈥檚 political and cultural implications.

Johnson, a distinguished former UA professor, wrote The Black Bruins, which is, among other things, a look back at the career of听Jackie Robinson听at UCLA.

Simon wrote 鈥淢y Cubs: A Love Story,鈥� which, of course, reaches a happy ending at the 2016 World Series.

And Westly wrote 鈥淔astpitch: The Untold History of Softball and the Women Who Made the Game.鈥� That topic should play in 蜜柚直播 as much or more than any other community.

About 15 years ago, Montville wrote 鈥淭he Big Bam,鈥� a book on听Babe Ruth听that I believe is the best of its kind on America鈥檚 leading sports legend.

If you comb through the history of high school basketball in 蜜柚直播, you might never come across a story to match that of Pueblo High School鈥檚 girls basketball team.

The Warriors lost in the state championship Saturday to Seton Catholic, which is something like the UConn of girls prep basketball in 蜜柚直播, but the fact that coach听Ismael Galindo's team got that far is remarkable.

Seven years ago, he applied for five coaching positions in 蜜柚直播. Only Pueblo gave him an interview. His background was coaching youth leagues.

He inherited a program that had gone 19-58. It was so tough that he went 4-18 in his first season.

鈥淚 was overwhelmed,鈥� he told me.

Then, steadily, he went on to go 25-5, 26-2 and 31-2. His teams had no size, no college prospects. They just won.

Galindo dropped out of high school at 16, got his GED at 25, graduated from college at 33. He worked in neighborhood youth centers and now works full-time for the 蜜柚直播 Parks and Recreation department.

And, in his 鈥渟pare time,鈥� has developed one of the top stories ever to come down the street in 蜜柚直播 sports.