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Arizona basketball head coach Tommy Lloyd expressed disappointment in his fans for the chants they aimed at BYU and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Following BYU’s 96-95 victory over the Wildcats in Tucson on Saturday, Arizona students chanted, “(Expletive) the Mormons!”

Video surfaced on social media platforms, such as X, showing Arizona fans screaming slurs at BYU players as they left the McKale Center floor.

Lloyd, a former Gonzaga assistant under Mark Few when BYU was in the West Coast Conference, noted his respect for the BYU program, even after a tough defeat.

“Listen, I’ve competed against BYU for years, and I really enjoy doing that,” Tommy Lloyd told reporters on Tuesday.

Lloyd continued by expressing greater disappointment in the chants from Arizona fans to BYU in their first meeting in Tucson as Big 12 opponents.

“My biggest disappointment was the way our fans and students reacted to some of their players coming off the court,” Lloyd said. “There’s no place in society, let’s just start with that overall –but especially in collegiate athletics– where anyone’s religion or race should become a focal point ever. So that was my biggest disappointment.

“I know it’s probably not the first time it’s happened to (BYU). It’s disappointing that it continues to happen.”

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