arizonaathletics.com - 10/24/2008
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Oct. 23, 2008 TUCSON, Ariz. - Lute Olson announced today that he will retire as head coach of The University of Arizona men's basketball team, effective immediately. UA Athletics Director Jim Livengood announced that a national search will begin soon to find a permanent replacement. "This was ...
cbssports.com - 10/19/2008
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cbssports.com —
(POLL) With Arizona winning at home against 25th
ranked California 42-27 UA is on a big high...
right now when they face 6th ranked Southern California at Tucson this coming Saturday. Lot's hope that UA is not over confident when they face a very good ...
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Arizona Wildcats | College Football News at CBSSports.com
sports.espn.go.com - 10/23/2008
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sports.espn.go.com —
Arizona's Lute Olson is stepping down as the
school's men's basketball coach, a source has told ESPN...
college basketball analyst Dick Vitale. Associate coach Mike Dunlap will take over the head coaching duties on an interim basis. Arizona spokesperson ...
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Source: Lute Olson to step down as Universtity of ...
sharapovasthigh.blogspot.com - 10/24/2008
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Lute Olson Makes Arizona Retirement Official
FanHouse —
... NCAA Basketball CoachesIt's been sadly comical. Since almost noon today, the reports have been that Lute Olson was retiring. Arizona's Athletic Department, however, was stuck with denials and pretending that nothing out of the ordinary was going on. Meanwhile things are already being leaked by the parents of recruits and the players. Speculation was already underway as to who Arizona would pursue after this season. Finally, Arizona releases a statement. Lute Olson announced today that he will retire as ...
Lute Olson's resignation officially official
The Dagger —
After a swirl of rumors and reports and counterreports yesterday, it's official: Lute Olson is leaving Arizona basketball. So much for feeling "energized":
"This was not a decision that was made lightly," Olson said. "I've had
a wonderful run at The University of Arizona. I leave with a great
sense of pride in what we have accomplished here."
"At this stage in my life, I want to devote my time to my children,
grandchildren, great-grandchildren, family and friends. I look forward
to watching Wildcat ...
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ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com 10/23/2008 — This morning news broke hard that University of Arizona head coach Lute Olson was stepping down a day after telling the Tucson Citizen he was "excited to get on the court." After contacting the Arizona Sports Information Desk and talking to Associate Media Relations Director Richard Paige, it ...
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rushthecourt.wordpress.com 10/23/2008 — Now that we’ve had a little bit of time to digest the news of Lute Olson’s retirement from Arizona after 24 seasons, it’s time to take a look at his legacy. Lute wore his humanity on his sleeve for the past year or so as ...
Since Lute Quit Recruits Have Dispersed
thesportspoint.net 10/27/2008 — Last Wednesday, the University of Arizona men's basketball team's 2009 recruiting class already featured 3 players in the top 100. Less than a week later all three have de-commited as a result of Lute Olson abruptly retiring last week during the ...
Every Man a Lute
thirtyfiveseconds.com 10/24/2008 — I sat down to write about Lute Olson’s retirement and was going to do the standard career retrospective post (he won games, look that shit up), we’ll miss him, &c. Here’s the thing: it’s such a weird retirement for a ...
