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Arizona High School Basketball Coach Ryan Blassingame Dead Suddenly at 44

Beloved Arizona high school basketball coach and mentor Ryan Blassingame suddenly died on Sunday, July 12. He was 44. Blassingame coached basketball at Tolleson High School in 2024, stepping in when the school was “in a pinch,” according to the Arizona Republic. He was expected to help coach basketball this upcoming season at Buckeye Verrado High School in Buckeye, Arizona, former Tolleson head football coach, Rich Wellbrock, told the outlet. Wellbrock refused to believe the news when he was notified of Blassingame’s death. “You wouldn’t think anybody would joke, but when...