The success of Arizona’s men’s and women’s basketball programs has wrought many accolades over the years, but one big award still eludes the school: Naismith College Coach of the Year.
That could change in 2022.
UA coaches Tommy Lloyd and Adia Barnes have been named to the Naismith Coach of the Year Late Season Watch List, making Arizona the only school to have both its men’s and women’s coaches on the lists.
Lloyd, in his first year at Arizona, has the men 23-2 entering with six games remaining in the regular season.