Tommy Lloyd is not scheduling scared.
Having to replace four of five starters from last year’s team, that won 28 games and earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, it would have been understandable if the third-year coach played things a bit safe.
Instead he has overseen a nonconference schedule that features among others Duke, Michigan State, Alabama and, as announced Monday, Wisconsin.
Now, we don’t know just how good any of those opponents will be when they tip off against Arizona, but suffice to say they are all expected to be among the nation’s best in the 2023-24 campaign.