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Curtis Loyd begins his fourth season as an assistant coach at Virginia.
Loyd joined the Cavaliers in 2004 after six seasons at the University of Arizona. He assists in recruiting, on-court coaching, scouting, and individual workouts.
Under Loyd's tutelage, Arizona had established an aggressive inside game and positioned itself as a basketball powerhouse. His primary responsibility was the development of the Wildcat post players. During his tenure, Loyd coached five All-Pac-10 posts at UA, including two-time first team selection Elizabeth Pickney and the 2003 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and a two-time selection Shawntinice Polk. Loyd also served as the program's film exchange coordinator, academic liaison and director of the Joan Bonvicini Hoop Camp.
Loyd went to Arizona in 1999 after two very successful years as an assistant coach at Colorado State. During his first season there in 1997-98, he helped the Rams to a second-round berth in the NCAA Tournament and a 24-6 final record. In 1998-99, his second season at CSU, the Rams jump-started the year with a Preseason WNIT championship and kept the ball rolling throughout the season, earning national rankings as high as No. 5. They ended the year ranked No. 7 after making an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance and garnering school-record 33-3 mark. In Loyd's two-year tenure at Colorado State, the Rams garnered a 57-9 overall mark and sent a player to the WNBA.
Prior to his arrival at Colorado State, Loyd was an assistant coach at Fort Collins (Colo.) High School, which won its conference title in 1997. That followed on the heels of a three-year stint as a professional basketball player in Switzerland, where he received numerous awards and team accolades.
Loyd played two years of basketball for Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colo., where he earned National Junior College Association of America (NJCAA) All-America and NJCAA All-Region Nine honors both seasons. Loyd was named the Region Nine MVP in 1991 after averaging 22 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game as a sophomore.
In 1991, Loyd transferred to Southern Utah and helped the Thunderbirds to a 34-21 record during his two years there. After missing most of the 1992 season with a broken foot, he emerged as a starter in 1993, averaging 11.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. Loyd was also a member of the Southern Utah track team for one season.
Loyd earned degrees in physical education and sociology at Southern Utah in 1994. He received an associate's degree in physical education from Northeastern Junior College in 1991.
Loyd and his wife, Holly, have three children -- daughters K-anna (15) and Mia (12), and son Hunter (8).
COACHINGEXPERIENCE
2004- University of Virginia, assistant coach
1999-04 University of Arizona, assistant coach
1997-99 Colorado State University, assistant coach
1997 Ft. Collins (Colo.) HS, assistant coach
PLAYing EXPERIENCE
1985-89 Skyline (Dallas) HS
1989-91 Northeastern Jr. College
NJCAA All-American, NJCAA All-Region Nine
1991-94 Southern Utah University
1994-96 Team BC-Kzoblonay (Switzerland)
PERSONAL
DeWynn Curtis Loyd
born Feb. 24, 1971 in Dallas, Texas
COLLEGE
Northeastern Jr. College
A.A. in physical education
Southern Utah University
B.S., physical education/sociology,1994
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