Arizona hires Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as new men s basketball coach
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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 coach
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April 14, 2021 5:23 PM Melissa Luck
TUCSON, Ariz. After 20 years on the sidelines for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, longtime assistant coach Tommy Lloyd is heading to the desert to become the next head basketball coach at the University of Arizona.
Arizona made it official just before 5 p.m. Wednesday night, ending days of speculation about who would take over for embattled coach Sean Miller.
Lloyd’s five-year contract has to be approved by the Board of Regents.
“We are thrilled that Tommy and his family are joining the Wildcat Family and reestablishing our men’s basketball program among the elite in the nation,” said University of Arizona Vice President and Director of Athletics Dave Heeke. “After speaking with a tremendous pool of candidates, and with so many in and out of the college basketball world, it became clear that Tommy has the passion, the experience, the knowledge, the coaching and recruiting acumen and the drive to lead us to cham
April 14, 2021
Folks, it looks like the Arizona Wildcats are back–and in very quick fashion. After recently parting ways with former head coach Sean Miller, the Wildcats wasted no time in finding a long term replacement in Tommy Lloyd.
BREAKING: Arizona is set to hire Gonzaga Coach-in-Waiting Tommy Lloyd, sources told @stadium.
HUGE upside. Terrific recruiter, has had major coaching responsibilities with Mark Few, and helped build the Zags program into what it is.
After regularly representing the PAC-12 conference in NCAA Tournament play throughout the 2010s, Arizona came under fire in 2017 as one of a number of schools under investigation for recruiting violations. Since then, the Wildcats have only made the big dance once, most recently because of a self-imposed ban due to the ongoing investigation.
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FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018 file photo, Gonzaga head coach Mark Few, right, calls a timeout as assistant coach Tommy Lloyd looks on during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against San Diego in Spokane, Wash. Arizona has hired longtime Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as its next menâs basketball coach, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. The school says Lloyd will receive a five-year contract, pending approval by the Arizona Board of Regents. (AP Photo/Young Kwak, File) April 14, 2021 - 5:24 PM
Arizona has hired longtime Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as its men s basketball coach.
The school said Wednesday that Lloyd will receive a five-year contract, pending approval by the Arizona Board of Regents.
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