New Mexico basketball coach secures 700 wins [Video]

SCHOTTENHEIMER AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON MONDAY. A LONGTIME NEW MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COACH IS ENJOYING A REMARKABLE MILESTONE. LAST NIGHT AS CIMARRON HIGH SCHOOL TEAM GAVE COACH ELOY BRAZILE HIS 700TH CAREER WIN, RANKING SIXTH ALL TIME IN THE STATE. CIMARRON, PLAYING IN RED, DEFEATED SPRINGER ON THE ROAD, 5646 TO MARK THE HISTORIC WIN. COACH BRAZILE GREW UP IN CIMARRON, SPENT HIS HOME WHERE HE FELL IN LOVE WITH BASKETBALL, STARTED HIS COACHING CAREER BACK IN 1976, AND HAS WON STATE TITLES AT CIMARRON, SPRINGER, AND MAXWELL, SPANNING FROM 1979 TO 2017. WE SPOKE TO THE COACH TONIGHT ABOUT HIS PURSUIT OF THE 700TH WIN AND THE MANY PEOPLE WHO HELPED HIM GET THERE. IT’S BEEN KIND OF A LITTLE MONKEY ON OUR BACK FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF NOW, BUT WE FINALLY GOT IT OVER WITH AND SO WE CAN DEAL WITH WITH TRYING …