FORT WORTH, Texas — With Sweet 16 hopes on the line, TCU men’s basketball was in position to stun No. 1 seed Arizona Sunday night. However, the Horned Frogs eventually fell in overtime, 85-80. Heartbreaking loss? Yes. But if there’s one man who savored the moment more than anyone, it’s Duncanville boys basketball coach David Peavy.
What You Need To Know
- David Peavy led the Duncanville Panthers to their third consecutive 6A state championship
- Five days later he was on a flight to San Diego to watch his son Micah play in March Madness. It was the first time he had seen Micah play on the biggest stage in college basketball
- After defeating Seton Hall in the opening round, the TCU Horned Frogs won their first NCAA tournament game since 1987
Peavy has been a busy man the last two weeks. One day he’s leading the Panthers to their third consecutive 6A state championship. The next, he’s catching a plane to San Diego to attend the NCAA tournament as a fan and a father.
“There was a lot of relief and a lot of weight lifted off our shoulders that day,” said Peavy when asked how it felt clinching the 2022 UIL 6A state championship. “But most of all there was a lot of excitement for these young men and our community. [Duncanville] is a place, a job and a program that, as a coach, you dream about. It’s been everything I’ve ever wanted.”
Peavy's favorite moment from the title game was seeing his star player Anthony Black win MVP.
“After the season and the year he has had, that was just the icing on the cake,” he said.
Seeing his players succeed and hanging another championship banner may be the icing on the cake to yet another incredible Duncanville season. But there was another dessert on the menu. David Peavy's son Micah and the TCU Horned Frogs clinched a bid to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2018.
“It was just a different feeling and a bigger accomplishment I feel like,” Micah Peavy said. “TCU isn’t known for going to the tournament. But we are going to be known starting this year and on.”
Micah Peavy was born to lace up his sneakers on the hardwood. The basketball court is where he grew up.
“I was coaching before he was born. I lived in the gym. So he, consequently, had to live in the gym,” David Peavy said. “He didn’t have a choice. But I love the fact that he loves it. He loves what he’s doing and I love to see how happy it makes him.”
“Ever since high school, when we were on the court, it was business. But off the court, he’s my dad,” said Micah Peavy. “He’s a fan now. He’s really just supporting me and giving me the pointers I need.”
David Peavy has been to nearly every TCU home game to watch his son play. This year, in particular, is special. He witnessed the magic of the NCAA tournament — something he wasn’t able to in 2021, when Micah was with Texas Tech.
“It was a must I go this year,” David Peavy said with a smile. “I was kicking myself because you can take it for granted. With TCU making it this year, I told him if you make it, I’m there. It doesn’t matter. I’m there.”