The 2016 Arizona Sports Hall of Fame class will include an Arizona high school basketball coaching legend, Royce Youree, a five-time state champ at Phoenix’s East High.  

Youree will be inducted on Oct. 27 at the Tempe Center for the Arts along with Bob Bondurant, Randy Johnson, John McLeod, Erik Widmark and Adrian Wilson. Youree is just the fourth Arizona high school coach in the 46-year history of the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame to get elected, joining Ed Long, Edgar “Mutt” Ford and Jerry Dawson.

Youree served as East High’s boys basketball coach from 1964-82, when the school was open. Before arriving at East High, Youree became the first Arizona State player to score more than 1,000 career points. 

His high school coaching accomplishments:

• 54-game win streak in 1974-75.
• 72 consecutive regular season win in 1973-76.
• 5 state championship (1972, ’73, ’75, ’80, ’81).
• Charter member of the Arizona Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
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