Courtesy of Pima Athletics
Tucson, AZ –Pima Community College men’s basketball player Keven Biggs (Cienega HS) earned a high honor from the NJCAA on Tuesday.
Biggs, a sophomore guard, was named second team NJCAA All-American. He became only the sixth men’s basketball player to earn the recognition and is the third All-American in the last four years for coach Brian Peabody. Deion James (Empire HS) was named first team NJCAA All-American last year and Murphy Gershman (Tucson HS) was selected second team in 2015.Before Gershman, the Aztecs had not produced an NJCAA All-American since Darrell King in 1991.
Biggs returned this season after red-shirting during the 2016-17 season. He played and started in 30 games this season averaging a team-high 17.0 points per game. He also averaged 5.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.0 block. He averaged 37 percent from three-point range and 79.7 percent at the free throw line. In his Pima career, Biggs won 48 games.
He was named first team All-ACCAC and first team All-Region I, Division II.
The Aztecs closed out their history-making season with a runner-up finish at the NJCAA Division II Tournament and produced an overall record of 31-5. They led the nation in points per game (102.4) and field goals made (1,304).
