Arizona hires Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as new men s basketball coach
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How Tommy Lloyd fits as Arizona s new head coach (0:44)
Jeff Borzello breaks down Arizona s hiring of Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd and explains how his international recruiting chops can pay dividends for the Wildcats. (0:44)
Arizona announced on Wednesday it has hired former Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as its next men s basketball coach.
Over the past few weeks, Lloyd had emerged as the favorite to replace Sean Miller in Tucson. Arizona looked at coaches with connections to the Wildcats, namely Pacific s Damon Stoudamire, Georgia Tech s Josh Pastner and Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Miles Simon, but they opted to go outside the family.
Arizona hires Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as new men s basketball coach
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How Tommy Lloyd fits as Arizona s new head coach (0:44)
Jeff Borzello breaks down Arizona s hiring of Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd and explains how his international recruiting chops can pay dividends for the Wildcats. (0:44)
Arizona announced on Wednesday it has hired former Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as its next men s basketball coach.
Over the past few weeks, Lloyd had emerged as the favorite to replace Sean Miller in Tucson. Arizona looked at coaches with connections to the Wildcats, namely Pacific s Damon Stoudamire, Georgia Tech s Josh Pastner and Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Miles Simon, but the program opted to go outside the family.
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Arizona has made the decision to part ways with head basketball coach Sean Miller and will now look to hire a new coach. The hiring comes at a unique time because of the IARP and the fact that nobody knows what the future will hold.
The Arizona administration will have to navigate the results of the IARP that are likely coming next summer, firing of Miller, and hiring of a new coach. The public eye will likely be on the hire because of how everything has gone down and Arizona will have to convince a new coach that the punishment will not take away from the ability to move forward and build a successful program.
Mar. 11—Former Gonzaga center Robert Sacre added his newest job title with the help of a few keystrokes on Twitter. When the Fraser Valley Bandits of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) followed Sacre on Twitter, Sacre was quick to respond. "I sent them a joke, saying, 'Hey, if you need a head coach let me know,'" Sacre said. "That night I got a call from the president and we've been .
It’s the early season game of the year after the previous early season game of the year was called off in response to COVID-19 issues.
Two weeks after No. 1 Gonzaga-No. 2 Baylor was shelved, the Zags are scheduled to face No. 3 Iowa – and player of the year favorite Luka Garza – on Saturday in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Gonzaga has faced seven player of the year award winners, including its NCAA Tournament debut in 1995 against No. 10 Maryland and POY Joe Smith. “It’s not exactly David vs. Goliath, but it might be the prelim to it,” coach Dan Fitzgerald cracked.
The Zags shut down Smith, but Maryland still pulled away 87-63.