Richard Lloyd
Richard Lloyd (born May 10, 1940)
Teams coached: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Rutgers record: 29-22 (.569)
Overall record: 29-22 (.569)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (1973)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
1971-1973 | Rutgers |
1965-1971 | Rutgers (asst) |
Richard Lloyd Facts
- Richard “Dick” Lloyd
- Born May 10, 1940
- Alma Mater: Bloomsburg University (BA, 1962)
- Played for Bill E. Foster at D-II Bloomsburg (PA), graduating in 1962 as one of the top ten scorers in program history
- Got into coaching in 1965 when he was hired by Foster to be the freshman coach and a varsity assistant at Rutgers
- Worked under Foster for six seasons; among those he coached were his brother (and All-American) Bobby Lloyd and future Hall of Fame college coach Jim Valvano (whom he also coached alongside from 1967-69)
- Elevated to head coach in 1971, going 29-22 in two seasons at the helm with one NIT appearance (1973)
- Transitioned away from coaching in 1973, initially working as Staff Assistant in the Office of the Secretary for the University at Rutgers; spent ten years working as Director of Alumni Relations for 10 years
- Joined the Rutgers University Foundation in 1984 as Director of the Annual Fund, then served as Director of Corporate Relations
- Became Assistant Vice President of Alumni Relations in 2003, the same year he received the Rutgers Alumni Federation’s Meritorious Service Award
- Spent 23 seasons (1992-2015) in the booth as men’s basketball radio analyst, and also called Rutgers football games; retired in 2015
- Inducted into the Bloomsburg Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015
Richard Lloyd Coaching Tree
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