Lou Panzanaro is an American
basketball
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coach
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who was the head coach for the
Peekskill High School
Peekskill High School, established in 1929, is located at 1072 Elm Street in Peekskill, New York, United States. It educates most of the district's ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders. The school's current principal is Dr. Jenna Ferris. ...
boys basketball team. He has coached current
National Basketball Association
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(NBA) players. Among them are center
Hilton Armstrong, and NBA all-star
Elton Brand
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. He is a member of the New York Basketball Hall of Fame.
Panzanaro has since retired as coach and athletic director of the school.
Milestones
The Red Devils beat visiting rivals Poughkeepsie 70–61 on January 21, 2009, in a boys basketball matchup, giving Panzanaro his 500th career victory as a head coach. As of July 2019,
[ Panzanaro is first among section 1 coaches in all-time wins. The record was held by John Volpe with 529 wins.]
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
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