New Tucson mural honors Tommy Lloyd, Lute Olson

Tucson is getting a new mural, and it’s in honor of two U of A Wildcats coaches who have gotten the Cats to the Final Four, Tommy Lloyd and Lute Olson.

I visited the mural downtown this morning as it was being painted by local public artist Danny Martin, who tells me he will be finishing the mural by this weekend. Take a look at the video below to see the mural as Martin paints it:

Located across from Corbett’s at 5th Ave. and 7th St. the west-facing mural was commissioned by that building’s owner as an homage to the two coaches.

On April 3, the University of Arizona and head men’s basketball coach Tommy Lloyd have agreed to a contract extension that will keep Lloyd at the helm of the Wildcats through the 2031 season…

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