Former SBCC basketball coach Frank Carbajal passes away

Former SBCC men's basketball coach Frank Carbajal passed away on Thursday, Sept. 29 after a long illness. He was 78.

Carbajal enjoyed a successful 10-year career (1978-88) at SBCC. He guided the Vaqueros to two State Community College Final Fours, reaching the championship game in the 1983-84 season, won four Western State Conference championships and finished runner-up twice. His teams won 21 or more games seven times and five of his players earned All-American honors. His record at SBCC was 195-115.

He coached future NBA players Ron Anderson and Chris McNealey at SBCC. Carbajal, a former baseball and basketball star from Moab, Utah, had 662 wins as a high school and college coach. He also coached at De Anza and Hartnell Colleges before retiring in 2005.

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"With great sadness, this is to inform you that Coach Carb passed away earlier this morning," said David Rosales, who played for Carbajal from 1982-84. "As many of you know, he'd been battling Progressive Supranuclear Palsy for the last few years.

"Rest in Peace Buddy!!!"