NCAA Final Four: What Tommy Lloyd, Arizona players said after semifinal loss to Michigan
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - APRIL 04: Head coach Tommy Lloyd of the Arizona Wildcats looks on against the Michigan Wolverines during the first half in the Final Four of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 04, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) | Getty Images INDIANAPOLIS—Arizona’s first trip to the Final Four in 25 years didn’t go well, its 18-point loss to Michigan tied for the second-worst by a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
It was also the 10 th time a team has lost by at least that many points in the Final Four over the last 40 seasons. The list of coaches to experience that kind of a lopsided result on this stage includes Mike Kryzewski, Kelvin Sampson, Roy Williams and Tom Izzo (twice! ), among others.
Each of those ended up making another Final Four after that, with a couple winning national titles. As happy as Tommy Lloyd was to help end the UA’s Final Four drought, he’s intent on preventing anything to that long a wait for the next one. “The first thing that popped to my head was like, one Final Four?
Why don’t we go five times in 10 years? ,” Lloyd said after the 91-73. “I mean, that’s where my mind’s at.
You know, I’m going to do it day by day. But that’s my big dream. I mean, who knows?
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