Former Tar Heel claims Tommy Lloyd eyed UNC a few years ago
As UNC weighs its next move, one former player points to Tommy Lloyd’s past interest in Chapel Hill and frames Billy Donovan as the most realistic big-name option.
The North Carolina head coaching search has been the talk of the college basketball world outside of March Madness. For now, the top choice for the Tar Heels appears to be Tommy Lloyd of Arizona. He has been highly successful, posting a 148-35 record, reaching the Sweet 16 in four of his five seasons and leading the Wildcats to their first Final Four since 2001 after a 95-62 win over Tennessee in the Elite Eight on Saturday.
Another name that has been circulating is Billy Donovan of the Chicago Bulls. Before he moved to the NBA as head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Donovan was one of college basketball’s top coaches. He led Florida to five Final Fours and three national title games, winning two championships.
On the "Tar Heel 247 Basketball" podcast , former North Carolina standout John Henson welcomed his former UNC teammate Justin Watts to discuss the latest on the coaching search. Interesting nugget on #UNC 's coaching search... "What I've heard is Tommy Lloyd wanted the UNC job before he went to Arizona.
" Mutual interest? Tensions with AD? Is Lloyd to Carolina a possibility regardless of where Arizona finishes in NCAAT?