March 10,
2008: University of Arizona
Athletics Director Jim Livengood today
confirmed that Lute Olson would return to
his position as head coach of the Wildcats
basketball team at the conclusion of the
current season...
Obviously, I wouldn’t have had a chance at a pro
career without the experience I gained at Arizona under
Lute Olson. I was about the last guy recruited in
America in 1983, but he saw something he liked, I
guess...
It can never be said that Coach Olson doesn’t love a
challenge. When he took over the UA basketball program,
it was in worse shape than motorcycle daredevil Evel
Knievel after his Caesar’s Palace crash...
