Gonzaga does seem to have a strong international pipeline *
by Father Nieuwland (2021-04-06 13:18:30)

In reply to: Tommy Lloyd *  posted by Mark_It_Zero

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That's been the MO of the WCC for years
by okerland  (2021-04-06 17:48:24)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

The problem is that once the teams at the top had success others started to go that route.

When I started with SMC 70% of the roster was from Australia. now it's about 20% but dipping into Eastern Europe more and more.
thats because of Lloyd
by DBCooper  (2021-04-06 13:31:43)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Im guessing if he went somewhere else that new school would have a strong international pipeline soon as well.

I think Arizona will hire Lloyd when they fire Sean Miller
by Father Nieuwland  (2021-04-06 14:15:37)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Sincerely, AlbanyIrish

ESPN had an article on him last year

I thought an interesting part of the story was Lloyd getting his start at Gonzaga, then Few's suggestion he specialize in international recruiting.

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It actually came as a result of Monson, Few's predecessor with the Bulldogs. Lloyd, a native of Kelso, Washington (just under six hours from Spokane), played junior college ball at Walla Walla Community College and at the time, Gonzaga was still recruiting the Northwest Athletic Conference. Monson watched Lloyd toward the end of his time at Walla Walla and told him that while the Zags weren't going to offer him a scholarship, Lloyd should call if he ever wanted to get into coaching.

"He probably told everybody that," Lloyd joked.

But after finishing his career at Division III Whitman College, Lloyd decided to call Monson and talk about coming to Gonzaga to work in the basketball program. Monson was ready to bring him aboard, but Lloyd suddenly got an opportunity to play professionally in Australia and then Germany. Following his two seasons overseas, Lloyd and Chanelle went backpacking all over the world, through Europe and Africa and Australia.

Lloyd was finally ready to start his post-playing career at Gonzaga, but by then Monson was no longer the coach of the Bulldogs. Monson had left for Minnesota after Gonzaga made a run to the Elite Eight in the 1999 NCAA tournament, with Few, Monson's longtime assistant, taking over at the top. The agreement Lloyd had with Monson still stood, though.