Lute Olson

About the Author

LUTE OLSON (1934 - 2020) won more than 800 games while coaching at Long Beach City College, Long Beach State, the University of Iowa, and the University of Arizona. He made 26 NCAA Tournament appearances and 45 NCAA wins. Olson was national Coach of the Year in 1988 and 1990, and was the gold medal-winning coach of the 1986 World Championship teams. In 2002 he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.