Coach Alex Lloyd is currently a member of the Memphis Grizzlies organization as an Assistant Coach on the staff for their GLeague Affiliate, the Memphis Hustle.

Coach Lloyd, a Pomona College 2006 alumnus, is a former SCIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year for Pomona-Pitzer Men's Basketball.

He has also spent time coaching overseas for the Belize National team and in China, as well as stops with the San Antonio Spurs organization and Texas A&M University.

Show Notes:

2:30 - Role of coaches in climate of social and racial inequality 

7:00 - The role of sports

14:50 - Coach Lloyd’s international coaching experiences

15:00 - Belize

21:00 - China 

24:40 - Choosing Pomona College

29:00 - Advice for high schoolers when choosing a college to attend

32:45 - How the Claremont Colleges prepares you for life after college

38:20 - How Pomona Pitzer basketball prepares him for life as a coach 

43:40 - Returning to Pomona with the hustle 

45:30 - The Back Abbey

45:45 - Heroes, The Press

46:30 - Commitment to individual improvement at the Division 3 level 

Quotes:

“Value the people where ever you go”