*2022 NABC National Coach of the Year*
*2022 USBWA National Coach of the Year*
*2022 Associated Press National Coach of the Year*
*2022 Pac-12 Coach of the Year*
*NCAA record for most wins by a head coach in his first two seasons (61)
*88 wins through his first three seasons, the second-most in NCAA history
 

Tommy Lloyd is in his fifth season as the head coach at Arizona after he was named head coach April 14, 2021. In his first four years, he has posted a record of 112-33 (.772), which is the second-most wins by a Division I men's basketball head coach in his first four years. 

The Wildcats have won two conference regular season titles and made three appearances in conference tournament games - winning two - with Lloyd leading the way. In the NCAA Tournament, Lloyd and Arizona have advanced to the Sweet 16 in three out of four years. 

He has coached two conference players of the year in Bennedict Mathurin (2022) and Caleb Love (2024) and saw five players selected in the NBA Draft (Mathurin, Terry, Koloko, Larsson, Bryant).

After serving as an assistant coach at Gonzaga for 22 seasons prior to his arrival in Tucson, he has instilled a fast, fun and energetic style of play inside the McKale Center. Arizona leads the country in assists per game (18.3) and is third in the nation in scoring (83.9 ppg) since the start of the 2021-22 season.

His head coaching career got off to a record-breaking start, compiling a 61-11 record through his first two years to set a new NCAA record for most wins by a coach in their first two seasons. His 88-20 mark through three seasons is the second-most wins in NCAA history for a coach in his first three seasons. 

Lloyd is also the first power conference coach to win his conference tournament in his first two seasons after capturing the 2022 and 2023 Pac-12 Tournament titles in Las Vegas.

 

The fourth year of the Tommy Lloyd era at Arizona was the first for the Wildcats as a member of the Big 12 Conference. With a 24-13 overall record and a 14-6 mark in conference play, the Wildcats earned a top four seed in the conference tournament and advanced to the title game. In the NCAA Tournament, Lloyd once again guided the team to the Sweet 16 - the third appearance in four seasons. Caleb Love earned First Team All-Big 12 honors while Henri Veesaar and Tobe Awaka were honorable mention. At 80.0 points per game, Arizona led the Big 12 and was the first Big 12 team since Baylor in 2020-21 to average 80 or more points. After starting the year 4-5 through the first nine games, the Cats won 13 of the next 14 to surge back into the national discussion. At the end of the season, Arizona ranked 13th in the final coaches poll and 15th in the final AP poll. Freshman Carter Bryant was the 9th overall pick in the NBA Draft, the fifth Wildcat to be selected in the draft under Lloyd's tuteledge. 

 

USA BASKETBALL
In the summer of 2024, Lloyd led USA Basketball's U18 team to a 6-0 record on the way to the gold medal at the FIBA AmeriCup in Argentina. He followed that up by guiding the U19 team to the top of the podium after a perfect 7-0 mark at the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup in Switzerland alongside Arizona freshman Koa Peat.