— "Everything I am as man, father, friend, and mentor, is owed to the man I idolize like no other! — "Coach Olson is the absolute best, one of the greatest coaches ever and one of the greatest human beings ever. The confidence he brought to our state, not just our teams, our university, our city, but our State, cannot be denied. By Lute's side was always his high school sweetheart, Bobbi. I'm gonna miss you." Olson would stay close to the program he turned into a college basketball power.His proteges would be coaching, broadcasting, even producing. He was more than a coach. I owe my whole basketball career to you and what you taught me. It was clear he had everyone's back from Gumby (me) to future NBA Star (many). This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. When he walked out of the tunnel, you knew we were winning.

When I first saw you show up to one of my AAU games, I thought I had seen a Ghost then you offered me a scholarship after only seeing me play 6 times. You remind me of Richard Jefferson." My heart hurts, but I know he is now in heaven. "Basketball was so good because it gave everyone an outlet after the events of his wife. He was a true leader in every sense of the word and displayed such integrity and compassion in every endeavor. He utilized his iconic presence to make everyone around him BELIEVE in themselves and the team they were a part of. She always had a smile on her face. Never truly, in my eyes, got the credit he deserved. #RIP" — "Lute was Tucson. An amazing teacher on and off the court. Olson's Pac-10 conference winning percentage of .764 is second only to former UCLA great John Wooden, among coaches who coached in the Pac-10 for more than three seasons.Under Olson, Arizona appeared in the Associated Press Top 25 poll 341 times out of a possible 431 polls, or 81.2% of the time. I'll forever remember it and may his legacy live on!" I'll always feel like you never got the credit you deserved as a leader, family man, grandfather, coach and as a mentor. I am forever grateful to be a part of the basketball program and community that he impacted so immensely. I love you Coach O." He was an educator, a motivator, a husband, a father, a grandfather and a friend to so many. His final season was in 2007, having coached into his 70s.Remarried, Olson remained visible at games and stayed busy with his charitable work. Lute later called her, “The number one wife, number one mother, number one grandmother, always number one.”The Mckale Center court would be renamed the Lute and Bobbi Olson court.After taking time to grieve, Olson returned the Wildcats to the Final Four later that spring. It was a beloved group made up of not just basketball stars, but those who would be successful in other walks of life, including record producer Harvey Mason, baseball great Kenny Lofton and Steve Kerr.It’s hard to put into words how much Lute Olson meant to me.He was an amazing coach & a wonderful man. "As we celebrate his life and remember all of those victories, I am most thankful for the friendships and memories that wouldn't have been possible if it wasn't for Coach. Bobbi Olson died in 2001 due to complications from ovarian cancer. He impacted thousands of lives, inspiring young men to reach beyond their potential and instilling service to others as a cornerstone of a person's character.

During the 2000-01 season, when his first wife, Bobbi, died of ovarian cancer, Olson missed five games and 18 days of work. Here is the ultimate Arizona team that includes the likes of Jenny Dalton, Alison Johnsen McCutcheon, and Jennie Finch. — "Thank you coach for taking a chance on some skinny kid from Chandler (Arizona). ... Christine Olson didn't give Lute Olson… Won the championship the year before I was born and made sure everyone in Arizona knew who the real basketball school was in the state." My feelings of gratitude and appreciation cannot be put in words.

Bear Down." The court in McKale Center, which was once named Lute Olson Court, was changed to Lute and Bobbi Olson Court. He was the ultimate example of what it means to be an Arizona Wildcat. Because of you, I don't know what a school loan even looks like. Then in 1997, the Arizona Wildcats did what no other team has ever accomplished, knocking off three number one seeds in the NCAA tournament, culminating in a win over Kentucky for the national championship.“We had the great combination of guys,” Olson said in 2016. You never saw her get angry or cross anybody.”Bobbi Olson would lose her battle with ovarian cancer in 2001. He also received the Naismith Award for Outstanding Contribution to Men's College Basketball in 2013.Olson's success on the hardwood led to a response from the Tucson community that is still felt to this day. — "Coach O, you were more than just a coach to me you were really a father figure. The family atmosphere he created for each of them might be the most impressive accomplishment of his time. He was a great recruiter that was always willing to spend time and share his passion for coaching and the process he used to build a culture of excellence. Is he going to see the hard work that I put into this? That is the fourth-best percentage in the country in that span. — "Thanks for challenging me to become a better ball player, teaching me the game the way it's supposed to be played. "Coach O will certainly be missed, but always remembered by us. Coach O wouldn't have wanted it any other way. Miles was a penetrator and made things happen. The two were married for 47 years. "Even today, I'm still trying to do things, and I'm still trying to make him proud," Mason said. He was an amazing coach & a wonderful man. “You are not going to find a guy like that anywhere else.”


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