Tommy Lloyd pays tribute to a late Arizona great following Elite Eight win
The Arizona coach is hungry for more.
Tommy Lloyd pays tribute to a late Arizona great following Elite Eight win originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Arizona got one step closer to making history on Saturday night.
The Wildcats are heading to the Final Four for the first time since 2001. Believe it or not, no team west of Kansas has won a national championship in nearly three decades. After being down seven points at halftime, Arizona stormed back to beat Purdue in the second half, notching a 79-64 win.
If there was one person on the court in San Jose, California who understood the significance of his victory, it was Tommy Lloyd. The Wildcats coach paid tribute to legendary head coach Lute Olson, who built the program into the successful power it is today. Olson, who coached at Arizona from 1983-2007, took the program to all four of its Final Four appearances.
“Personally, I feel good. What I’m most happy for is these Arizona fans. You guys deserve this!