13 Facts About Tommy Lloyd

Tommy Lloyd was born on December 21,1974 and is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach at the University of Arizona of the Big 12 Conference.

Tommy Lloyd began his collegiate career at Walla Walla Community College in Walla Walla; his 52 points against Treasure Valley Community College still stands as the school's single-game record.

Tommy Lloyd made the call to Monson after his Whitman career, but had to back out once receiving an opportunity to play overseas.

Tommy Lloyd began to develop a niche as an international recruiter early in his tenure on Few's staff.

In Borzello's story, Few recalled that one area where he wanted Tommy Lloyd to develop was recruiting, telling him that in order to become an assistant at a top program, he needed a niche.

Tommy Lloyd has been integral in developing NBA players for Gonzaga like Turiaf, Adam Morrison, Jeremy Pargo, Austin Daye, Sacre, Olynyk, Kyle Wiltjer, Sabonis, Zach Collins, Hachimura, and Brandon Clarke.

Tommy Lloyd had previously turned down numerous interview requests for head-coaching positions during his Gonzaga tenure.

Tommy Lloyd was contractually guaranteed of becoming the Bulldogs' next head coach upon Few's departure.

Two weeks after the 2021 NCAA tournament ended, Tommy Lloyd was announced as a candidate for the vacant head-coaching position at Arizona, which had been led the previous 12 seasons by Sean Miller.

Tommy Lloyd became the first power conference head coach to win his conference tournament championships in his first two seasons as head coach.

Coach Tommy Lloyd won his 100th game as head coach doing so in his 126th game overall and became the 10th fastest to do so in a Power Conference.

Tommy Lloyd became the head coach of the United States under-19 men's national basketball team in 2024.

Since becoming coach at Arizona, Tommy Lloyd has become an avid pickleball player.