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From left, University of Arizona president Dr. Robert C. Robbins, Arizona athletic director Dave Heeke and new Arizona men's basketball coach Tommy Lloyd, the former Gonzaga assistant.

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Allure of leading Arizona pulls Lloyd away from Gonzaga
April 16, 2021 1:25 a.m.

Allure of leading Arizona pulls Lloyd away from Gonzaga

Tommy Lloyd had chances to coach other programs. He turned them all down. The longtime Gonzaga assistant had no interest in leaving Spokane, and was in line to succeed Mark Few when he eventually retired, so there was no reason to consider anywhere else.