career milestone
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psja north h.s. jaime gongora BY DAVID A. AMADOR • HSSM SPORTS DIRECTOR
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SJA North HS head basketball coach Jaime Gongora won his 500th career game against PSJA at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas during the San Antonio Spurs game. This is Gongora’s 24th year as a head coach and he has won eight district championships and has made it to the UIL State Region IV tournament twice with 17 playoff appearances in his career. His career started in Hidalgo 1991 where he led the Pirates to its first district title. Winning 500 games is something that is attribute to the players that I have had the opportunity to coach. I’m very grateful that I was given the chance to coach at 24-yearsold. I would do this all over again. I love coaching. This is perfect for me. Former players have told me how I have made a difference in their lives as they graduated from high school. (laughs) Two of my assistant coaches used to play for me. How time has flown, says Gongora. Making the playoffs in 2015 would fulfull now, Mr. 500, as most will now call him in his brilliant career as a head coach. He’s modest. He loves basketball.
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Gongoras Career Basketball Record
Record at PSJA North High School: (287-109 overall) 2002-2003 ALL-VALLEY COACH OF THE YEAR 2000 DISTRICT 31-5A COACH OF THE YEAR 1998-1999 ALL-VALLEY COACH OF THE YEAR YEAR
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2007-2008 Third Place
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(17th) (27-7 overall, 11-3 dist)
2006-2007 (16th) (28-8 overall, 9-3 dist) Second Place 2005-2006 (15th) (30-6 overall, 9-3 dist) Second Place 2004-2005 (14th) (30-6 overall, 12-0 dist) 31-5A District Champions 2003-2004 (13th) (29-5 overall, 12-2 dist) 31-5A District Champions 2002-2003 (12th) (21-11 overall, 11-3 dist) 31-5A Co-District Champions 2000-2001 (10th) (31-4 overall, 13-1 dist) 31-5A District Champions 1999-2000 (9th) (27-5 overall, 9-1 dist) 31-5A Co-District Champions 1998-1999 (8th) (24-8 overall) 31-5A District Champions 1997-1998 (7th) (18-12 overall, 4-4 dist) 31-5A East Zone, 2nd Place Tie 1996-1997 (6th) (20-11 overall, 6-2 dist) 31-5A East Zone, 1st Place 1995-1996 (5th) (26-9 overall, 14-4 dist) 31-5A District Champions 1994-1995 Third Place
(4th) (19-13 overall, 10-8 dist)
Class 3A Hidalgo High School Pirates 1992-1993 (2nd) (25-9 overall, 11-3 dist) District 32-3A Runner-Up 1991-1992 (1st) (26-9 overall, 11-1 dist) District 32-3A Champions 1991-1992 School’s first Area Championship (vs. Freer, 63-57)
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