Wildcats Kick Start a New Era in Tucson

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Story by Eliav Gabay

“After red and blue, we all wanted the season to start the next day.”

Guard, Dalen Terry and the new look of the Wildcats are looking forward to giving Tucson a whole new atmosphere.

Under the direction of first year head coach Tommy Lloyd, UArizona introduces a new brand of hoops for men’s basketball.

“I don’t particularly play this style of play because I think it’s fun – I think it’s effective. I’m just going to go into what the things are that I think will affect victory. I like to play fast as long as the basics are overlaid. “

If their only exhibition game is any indication, the pace and energy harvested by moving the ball will be the keys to this team’s success as they were finished with 24 team assists.

“A team will never know who’s going to get out,” said Terry. “Everyone can bring different things to the table on different evenings, so it’s really hard to explore.”

The first step in developing this identity is to take care of business against your non-conference opponents.

“It’s just the standard we want to play with,” said Lloyd. “Effort, intelligence. The style of play that we believe we need to be successful. More than anything, it’s kind of a big picture approach. The games give you the opportunity to consolidate your learning and to establish and build habits. ”

Developing these habits can only be done by intention, and Lloyd’s boys are motivated to look for them.

“Everyone looked really hot,” said Terry. “Everyone has their game face this week.”

For a man playing his first official match as head coach, Lloyd was a cool customer.

“I don’t do it any other way,” said Lloyd. “I’ve never been the one to get nervous about games. I’ve never found any advantage in getting nervous. I’m excited and we’ll be prepared, but I love every matchday game. “

This calm was contagious.

“He’s pretty consistent with who he is every day,” said Terry. “He doesn’t seem nervous. We don’t seem nervous either. It’s just basketball – we’ve played basketball all our lives. “

UArizona is in fourth place according to the Pac-12 media poll in the preseason, Lloyd’s is keeping an eye on the future while being present at the same time.

“I want this program to be solidified and locked and loaded,” Lloyd said. “When the runway is free for us to take off, I want to be ready to take off. I’ve always tried to be future-oriented. “

The Wildcats look forward to hosting Northern Arizona at McKale Center tonight at 8:30 p.m. to kick off the 2021-22 campaign.

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