Arizona is engaged with Tommy Lloyd’s representatives over a new contract as North Carolina searches for a head coach.

Tommy Lloyd is one of college basketball's finest head coaches. That seemed an unlikely proposition a few years ago.

Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd admits that it wasn’t his halftime speech that inspired the Wildcats’ dazzling second-half rally against Purdue. He invited his players to do most of the talking when they entered the locker room trailing by seven and needing a strong second-half push to save their season.

Prominent college basketball analysts believe Tommy Lloyd should be a primary choice for the North Carolina basketball head coach job, if available.