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Associated Press names 2021-22 Men’s College Basketball Coach of the Year
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The Associated Press has announced the winner of this year’s Coach of the Year award for men’s college basketball.
First-year Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd has been honored with the prestigious award. The news comes after Lloyd led the Wildcats to a 33-4 season in his first year as a head coach. He took over for Sean Miller following the 2020-21 campaign.
Arizona won both the Pac-12 regular season and tournament championships this season. It also earned a No. 1 seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats reached the Sweet 16 before getting knocked off by Houston.
Arizona's Tommy Lloyd has been named AP National Coach of the Year, per release.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) April 1, 2022
Lloyd was a longtime assistant under Mark Few at Gonzaga. He was on staff with the Bulldogs from 2001-21 before taking the leap to Arizona to become a head coach for the first time in his career.
In addition to the AP Coach of the Year award, Lloyd was also named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year, USBWA Coach of the Year and NABC Coach of the Year.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB