Olson coached at Arizona for 24 seasons and led the team to a national title in 1997
Lute Olson, a legendary college basketball coach for the University of Arizona men’s team, has died. He was 85. Olson died Thursday and had been in hospice care after previously being hospitalized for suffering a stroke. His death was confirmed by his family’s statements to local Arizona media outlets and by the University of Arizona Athletics. Olson took over the Arizona team in the 1983-84 season following a year in which the team won just four games and turned the school into a basketball powerhouse, amassing a record of 589-187 during his tenure, as well as a national title in 1997, over his 24 seasons with the team.
