Jon Rothstein is joined by Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd to talk about his favorite vacation spots, the decision to leave Gonzaga for Arizona, the importance of rivalry games and more. They also get into freshman Koa Peat, the importance of having veteran players and what it's going to take for Arizona to make a deep NCAA tournament run. (0:00) Intro (1:00) Summer vacation stops for the Lloyd family (2:00) What’s the best trip he’s ever taken? (3:01) On being in Year 5 at Arizona (3:56) Biggest thing he knows now that he didn’t know before becoming Arizona’s head coach (4:45) On if he ever thought about leaving Gonzaga before the Arizona opportunity (6:36) On playing opening night in Las Vegas against Florida (8:02) Where does Arizona's size and physicality stack up among the teams that he’s coached? (9:17) On having depth with his Bigs (10:26) The expectations for Koa Peat (11:34) Which player Koa reminds him the MOST of (12:50) On what it's like going through the highs and lows in this climate with first-year players in CBB (14:21) On being anchored by returning players (15:24) On having big games early on in the season (17:27) Early impressions of UCLA (20:14) On what he expects the tempo to be Friday against the Bruins (21:22) What makes the UCLA/Arizona rivalry important (22:33) Navigating the Big 12 (24:09) One tough loss and one great win that resonates (28:10) Going from Pac-12 tournament win into Princeton loss in the span of a week (30:16) Long-term keys for Arizona to make a deep tournament run

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