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@AZDesertSwarm site manager, @Uber driver, #GirlDad , poker enthusiast, unfortunate acronym afficianado, anti- @imaginedragons activist

Tucson, Arizona
Joined February 2009
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Living my best life
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Tommy Lloyd and his family joined Mark Few's family and Dan Monson for dinner last night in Salt Lake City Monson said he was late to dinner and Lloyd gave him shit for it. Monson's response: 'We were putting in the Princeton offense'
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Noah Fifita and Tetairoa McMillan at the Stuff the Bus food drive event at HSL Properties headquarters. There's a line around the block to donate and meet.
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Washington's athletic director came to Tucson to personally sign Jedd Fisch. Meanwhile, Arizona AD Dave Heeke is still in Pullman with the men's basketball team due to plane issues.
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Tommy Lloyd on holding off calling a timeout during ASU's run: 'People that say I should call timeout or shouldn't call timeout, a lot of people have answers to tests they've never passed. So I'm pretty comfortable (with) what I'm doing.
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Noah Fifita and Tetairoa McMillan
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Teams Arizona has beat in November under Tommy Lloyd, who is 18-0 in the month as a head coach: Wichita State Michigan Cincinnati San Diego State Creighton Duke Michigan State None were at home Wildcats are 27-1 in nonconference games under Lloyd, only loss '21 at Tennessee
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'The second-best decision I ever made was coming to Arizona, but the best one was staying' - Daniel Susac
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Tommy Lloyd said Mike Candrea, Steve Kerr and Terry Francona are among the people who he's been getting a lot of advice from lately
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Azuolas Tubelis said he thought Tommy Lloyd's decision to not play him much in the 2nd half (or at all in overtime) was a good one because 'we won the game.' Said he's worked hard since then to make sure he's out there.
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'Bear Down, boys!' - Brennan Carroll to media and students outside the football facility
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Jedd Fisch brings up Dick Tomey and the Wildcats' Polynesian influx of talent in his postgame speech after accepting the #AlamoBowl trophy
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Deandre Ayton’s first three games at Arizona (2017-18): 56 points, 35 rebounds, 60.0% FG Lauri Markkanen’s first 3 games at Arizona (2016-17): 61 points, 20 rebounds, 59.4% FG Zeke Nnaji’s first 3 games at Arizona: 65 points, 30 rebounds, 81.3% FG
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First thing Tommy Lloyd does after coming off the court: sign a kid's Arizona jersey
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The addition of 4-star WR Tetairoa McMillan moves Arizona's 2022 recruiting class to 23rd overall in the country and second in the Pac-12.
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Jedd Fisch hearing about the Kentucky basketball opening
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Arizona just won a game it never led with time on the clock Is this real life?
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As of now, Arizona is set to return 16 of 22 starters from the #AlamoBowl along with kicker Tyler Loop All told, the roster currently has 29 players who have combined to start 294 games with the Wildcats
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'I'm sure he's not happy with me, but we won, and we need him Thursday' — Tommy Lloyd on Azuolas Tubelis, who struggled on both ends of the court and played only 16 minutes
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Sean Miller, somewhere, watching Christian Koloko
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'Wildcat Nation, I'm expecting this kind of juice in Arizona Stadium next fall' — Brent Brennan Don't think the use of 'juice' was accidental
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Tommy Lloyd just choked up talking about his assistants, who he said talked him into doing some different things with the game plan today.
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BREAKING: Mike Krzyzewski requests NCAA put Duke in NIT so he can have a second chance to win his final game at Cameron
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4-star KJ Lewis has committed to Arizona. The El Paso shooting guard, who grew toy in Tucson, is in the 2023 recruiting class.
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5-star 2023 point guard Kylan Boswell in attendance for @CollegeGameDay . He's on an official visit you Arizona.
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Gabe York made his NBA debut this afternoon, scoring 7 points with 2 assists, a rebound and a block in 15 minutes for the Indiana Pacers
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'I've heard these rumors ... that T-Mobile becomes McKale North up there' — Tommy Lloyd
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Auburn's loss at Arkansas means Arizona is once again tied for the fewest losses in Division I MBB
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Arizona's 28 fouls were its most in a regulation game since getting called for 28 against Kansas in 2010
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'I'm not really big into recruiting classes, I'm big into building a team' — Tommy Lloyd
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Tommy Lloyd says Arizona's fans 'gotta be better' with their energy and enthusiasm on Sunday.
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'That's great for him. We're all proud of him. He's proud of us for all we've done this year.' — Dalen Terry on Sean Miller getting the Xavier job
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Jedd Fisch just said on @Pac12Network that freshman walk-on WR Dorian Singer, who is Arizona's top returning receiver, will be put on scholarship
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Jay Johnson, in the middle of a live interview on ESPNU, just told the crowd at Hi Corbett they better be back next weekend for the Super Regionals. Don’t disappoint Jay, Wildcat Nation.
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24th WCWS bid for Arizona. When do they start on the Mike Candrea statue?
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The @247SportsPortal no longer lists TEs Keyan Burnett and Dorian Thomas, nor CB Tacario Davis
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Sean Miller just called Tucson the best college town in America in terms of CBB support.
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Arizona FAU safety Dalton Johnson shares his thoughts as Jacob Manu, Jonah Savaiinaea and others head in behind him to the players meeting
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'The year that I had is all because of my teammates and coaches. It's just a reflection of them.' — Tetairoa McMillan T-Mac finished the year with 90 catches, 1,402 yards and 10 TDs
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Brent Brennan said he spent last Tuesday night, after the NCAA transfer portal closed for college football, calling players to thank them for staying
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Adia Barnes said freshman Maya Nnaji, the sister of former UA men's basketball star Zeke Nnaji, collected all the leftover food during her official visit to give to the homeless. Barnes said they drove to a park in Tucson and she handed it out.
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Jayden de Laura is the first Arizona QB with 4 TD passes in his first start since Anu Solomon had 4 against UNLV to open the 2014 season.
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Crutches and boot are gone for Kerr Kriisa, replaced by Crocs
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Tommy Lloyd called it 'huge' that Arizona doesn't play until Friday. Allows for more rest before getting ramped up on Tuesday. Also helps with Kerr Kriisa's sprained ankle
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FINAL: Arizona beats Oklahoma 38-24 Wildcats finish at 10-3, 4th 10-win season in school history 7-game win streak is tied for longest within a season in UA history
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If the activity I witnessed on and around campus tonight is any indication, Arizona will be bringing back a pretty solid MBB team for 2022-23
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'It's the best decision I've ever made in my life' — Justin Kier on coming to Arizona for his 6th season Kier said the March 5 game vs. Cal will be his third Senior Day, following ones at George Mason (2020) and Georgia (2021)
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Tommy Lloyd said Oumar Ballo and Christian Koloko are best friends, and their relationship on and off the court has contributed to Ballo's breakout season.
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'First one to lose buys dinner' — @AdiaBarnes to Tommy Lloyd, via text Arizona is the only school in the country with unbeaten men's and women's basketball teams
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'To pull it off with Kerr out, and Justin getting in foul trouble, it was literally like find a way, hang in there. It shows the grit, integrity, the character of these guys.' — Tommy Lloyd The tears have already begun
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Arizona did not record a sack or tackle for loss against Oregon. The last time that happened was Sept. 2011 in a 37-10 loss to Stanford, a span of 134 games.
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Jedd Fisch notes that last year's Alamo Bowl matchup, Washington vs. Texas, is a CFP game this year 'Wouldn't that be cool, if that was a precursor?'
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'I just want to be honest with all of the viewers, this will be an Arizona broadcast' — Richard Jefferson
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'I didn't say I just wanted to win 5 games or 4 games, I had high aspirations for what we were going to do here. If I didn't think we could win 9 games I wouldn't have moved my family across the country.' — Jedd Fisch
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'Someone told me, if we win tonight, wait until you see this place Friday night. So I can't wait to see what it looks like tomorrow' — Tommy Lloyd on T-Mobile Arena, aka McKale North
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Kerr Kriisa with Arizona's first triple double since Andre Iguodala had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in 2004
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Kerr Kriisa had 15 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists to help West Virginia upset No. 3 Kansas 91-85
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'This legacy of Arizona basketball I've inherited is incredible' — Tommy Lloyd
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Azuolas Tubelis is the only player in Division I with at least 500 points, 200 rebounds, 50 assists and 30 steals Kerr Kriisa is the only player in Division I with at least 60 3-pointers and 145 assists
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'The one thing we all know about Kerr, it doesn't take much to motivate him' — Tommy Lloyd on Kerr Kriisa being the lone Arizona starter not honored by the Pac-12
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Arizona's press conference, by the numbers Questions in French: 3 Questions about boobs: 2 Questions about Houston: 1
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I know the owner of Squared Up Pizza, and this is going to be huge for him and his business. Happy for him, even happier for the people he owes money to since now they might get paid. Maybe.
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Barstool Pizza Review - Squared Up Pizza (Tucson, AZ)
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Tommy Lloyd calls out season ticket holders for not showing up for the first 3 games 'This isn't a money grab, this is an energy grab' Arizona announced a sellout but McKale Center looked 3/4 full 'My message to those fans on Sunday: find a way to get down here'
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FINAL: Arizona beats ASU 105-60 Largest margin of victory in Territorial Cup history
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Arizona had 3 players score 20 in the same game (Bennedict Mathurin 27, Christian Koloko 22, Kerr Kriisa 21) for the first time since Chase Budinger, Jordan Hill and Nic Wise did so March 7, 2009 vs Stanford
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Justin Kier said his teammates make fun of him for always having his phone out on road trips, taking pictures. Said it's to document his time on the West Coast for his family.
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Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan leads all FBS freshmen with 6 TDs, and his 470 receiving yards are 2nd
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Jedd Fisch confirms he'll be in San Antonio for NCAA women's basketball title game. 'Let's go win a championship!'
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Jedd Fisch said he's moving up Arizona's Saturday practice, to 10 am local time, so he can get out to San Antonio in time for the women's basketball team's Sweet 16 matchup against Texas A&M
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Heck of a #MannequinChallenge by the Steelers defense
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FINAL: No. 15 Arizona baseball beats No. 14 Texas Tech 13-2, sweeping 3 games at the State Farm College Baseball Showdown in Texas. Wildcats scored 35 runs over the weekend. They'll host Grand Canyon on Tuesday night at Hi Corbett in their home opener.
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Arizona's 6th win means Jedd Fisch earns at least a $25,000 bonus for playing in a 'non-major, non-CFP bowl game' Other bonuses he could be in line for: * $100K for a major bowl game (New Year's Six) * $50K for Pac-12 Coach of the Year * $25K for finishing in final Top 25
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Turn to @FS1 if you ever wanted to hear what it sounds like for 2 guys who are a combined 159 years old broadcast a game they clearly did no prep for
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Anyone voting for Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year need only watch how Christian Koloko guarded Will Richardson on that final play.
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School records set or tied by Arizona on Saturday: * Noah Fifita 527 passing yards (single-game record) * Tanner McLachlan 76 career receptions (record for TE) * Jacob Cowing 11th TD catch (ties season record) * 33 team TD passes (season record)
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#RIP Sports Illustrated
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'I was like, who is that guy?' — Azuolas Tubelis remembering Benn Mathurin from an NBA international camp Said once he saw Benn was going to Arizona it made him want to go there
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'We're gonna do everything we can to keep Jedd around here as long as we can' - Dave Heeke, walking to the Arizona locker room
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Wondering why Jedd Fisch keeps pointing out Arizona won the Pac-12 South, which no longer exists? His contract includes a $100K bonus for 'designation as Pac-12 Conference South Division Champion.' Pac-12 eliminated divisions in 2022, or Arizona would be in title game
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First 3 seasons of Arizona's full-time head coaches in Pac-10/12 era: * Tommy Lloyd: 88-20, 2 Pac-12 regular-season titles, 3 NCAA bids, 2 Sweet 16 apperances * Sean Miller: 69-35, 1 Pac-10 title, 1 NCAA, 1 Elite 8 * Lute Olson: 52-36, 1 Pac-10 title, 2 NCAA
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Live from University Blvd ... #BearDown
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Jedd Fisch said T-Mac and the other Servite HS kids that Arizona signed kept telling him about Jacob Manu. He watched some film of him and then called him up to offer him a scholarship.
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Arizona fans storm the field for the second game in a row after clinching bowl eligibility
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Tommy Lloyd said he went 'back and forth' deciding whether to start senior walk-ons Matthew Lang and Jordan Mains before opting to do so Said it didn't impact the start of the game, or it's flow 'It's about treating people right, it's about honoring people'
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'Benn's not afraid of the moment' — Tommy Lloyd 'He has that clutch gene'
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Keyan Burnett has withdrawn from the NCAA transfer portal and will return to Arizona All 4 Servite HS players from the 2022 recruiting class are sticking around for Year 3
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Tucson Let’s Rock… 🐻⬇️
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Arizona, which is 12th in @kenpomeroy rankings, has wins over the No. 1 (Tennessee) and No. 3 (UCLA) teams as well as No. 11 (Creighton), No. 24 (Indiana) and No. 28 (San Diego State)
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Looks like Northwestern transfer OL Alex Doost is sticking with Arizona
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Death, taxes and ESPN not knowing the difference between Arizona and ASU
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Arizona brings out 5 players for its press conference: Koloko, Mathurin, Terry, Tubelis and Kerr Kriisa. Read into that what you want.
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The gauntlet has been thrown down, @JustinESports
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Arizona has opened as a 1-point favorite over Oklahoma in the Alamo Bowl, per @DKSportsbook
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Arizona just allowed a Pac-12 Tournament-record 16 3-pointers and won by 10. Let that sink in.
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Tommy Lloyd will be throwing out the first pitch at the Dbacks/Dodgers game on Wednesday night for UofA Night.
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While I very much admire the passion of @Big12Conference fans when it comes to having men's basketball tourney in Kansas City, the takes about Las Vegas and how bad a place it is for sports/entertainment, etc. is clearly influenced by having not been to Vegas for a sporting event
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"I respect (Wyoming) coach (Jeff) Linder a bunch, he's really a good friend of mine. And he told me after the game 'we're never doing this again.'" — Tommy Lloyd
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FINAL: No. 7 Arizona beats No. 19 USC 72-63 First home sweep of the Los Angeles schools since 2016 Next up: Monday at ASU
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To recap ASU’s play so far: * Jaelen House blows kisses to the crowd after hitting a basket down 9 * Remy Martin hangs on the rim on a dunk down 7 * Rob Edwards shushes the crowd after a made jumper down 10
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They just doubled down on 'Tommy Lloyd's ability to recruit internally' without mentioning almost all of Arizona's international players were recruited by Sean Miller and Jack Murphy
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'I literally had zero reservations' — Tommy Lloyd on Justin Kier stepping in for Kerr Kriisa
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