Tommy Lloyd was born on December 21,1974 and is an American college basketball coach, and the current head coach at the University of Arizona of the Pac-12 Conference.
11 Facts About Tommy Lloyd
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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.
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Tommy Lloyd made the call to Monson after his Whitman career, but had to back out once receiving an opportunity to play overseas.
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Tommy Lloyd began to develop a niche as an international recruiter early in his tenure on Few's staff.
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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.
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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.
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Tommy Lloyd had previously turned down numerous interview requests for head-coaching positions during his Gonzaga tenure.
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Tommy Lloyd was contractually guaranteed of becoming the Bulldogs' next head coach upon Few's departure.
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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.
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Tommy Lloyd became the first power conference head coach to win his conference tournament championships in his first two seasons as head coach.
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Since becoming coach at Arizona, Tommy Lloyd has become an avid pickleball player.