Tommy Lloyd has earned national acclaim for turning Christian Koloko and Dalen Terry into NBA draft picks and helping make Bennedict Mathurin a lottery pick and legitimate NBA Rookie of the Year candidate.
But his development of Oumar Ballo into one of the best big men in the country may be his greatest accomplishment.
Ballo posted career highs in points and rebounds, finishing up a dominant performance in the Maui Invitational as No. 14 Arizona edged No. 10 Creighton 81-79 on Wednesday afternoon in Lahaina, Hawaii. The 7-footer had 30 points on 14-of-17 shooting and 13 rebounds, helping the Wildcats (6-0) survive another round of foul trouble and a late push by the Blue Jays (6-1).