PerryHigh School

Coach Sam Duane just completed  his 8th season as the Boys Head Coach.  The Pumas finished the 2024 season 26-4 and finished as the AZ Open State Champions, Completing a 3 Peat for the Pumas. Besides winning a third consecutive title, the Pumas also traveled to Springfield, Mass, to compete in the HoopHall Classic at the Basketball Hall of Fame, where they defeated #6 Nationally ranked Grayson, GA.  The Pumas also competed in the prestigious Les Schwab Invitational in Portland, Oregon, where they finished 3rd.  This was Coach Duane's 7th State title. He was named the Premier Region Coach of the Year and the 6A Conference Coach of The Year as well as the  NABC National Coach of the Year. 

 In 2018, Coach Duane was named the NFHS State Coach of the year and the NFHS Section 7 National Coach of The Year.   In 2015, Coach Duane was awarded the MaxPreps National Coach of the Year.  Before coming to Perry, Coach Duane completed a 12-year run as Tempe Corona del Sol's Head Boys Coach, where he led the program to 4 straight Division 1 State Championships.  In his tenure at Corona, his teams were 276-87, with 1 top 20 national finish, 2 top 10 national finishes and a 74 game win streak vs Arizona teams.

Coach Duane's previous coaching experiences also include stints at Phoenix College and Mesa Community College as an Assistant, and as the first Boys basketball coach in Mesquite High School's history. In his five years at Mesquite he won 1 Boys Region Championship and 2 fiesta region coach of the year awards.

Duane's overall record as a head coach is 494-204.  He has taken his teams to 8 State Championship games, 9 Final Four appearances and  has been named Arizona Coach of the Year 5 times,  Region Coach of the year 9 times.

Coach Duane treasures seeing players grow and mature as not only players but young men and the relationships that are built throughout the years with players and families. He truly enjoys seeing ex-players go on to be successful in their lives. 

Coach Duane has a B.S in Exercise Science from Grand Canyon University and a Masters in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University. He teaches physical education at Perry and can be reached at