As Kelvin Sampson said earlier this month, Tommy Lloyd is a “real one.”
After his Arizona Wildcats beat Utah 83-66 on Wednesday night to remain all alone in second place in the Big 12, Lloyd spent the first two minutes of his postgame press conference reflecting on the human side of the coaching profession and praising former Utah coach Craig Smith and his family.
Smith was fired on Monday after nearly four seasons with the Utes. Lloyd and Smith were both hired in 2021 and coached against each other in the Pac-12 the past three seasons. Smith has two children in Utah’s program — one on the coaching staff and one on the team…