What's Up With Lute Olsen?

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What's Up With Lute Olsen?
« on: October 23, 2008, 02:16:40 PM »
http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2008/10/23/lute-olsen-stepping-down-as-arizona-head-coach/

ESPN's Dick Vitale is reporting that Arizona Wildcats' head coach Lute Olson is stepping down. This comes a day after he uncharacteristically missed an appearance at a Rotary Club of Tucson luncheon due to laryngitis. Olsen's likely replacement as head coach Mike Dunlap took over at the luncheon.

It isn't yet known why Olson is abruptly retiring, though the speculation is his health (UPDATE: Vitale confirmed this on ESPNews, though he said that they may not be the reason given to the public during an upcoming news conference).

Still, it comes as a shock as just last week, Olson told the Arizona Republic that he was excited about the upcoming season.


It's Dick Vitale, so *grain of salt required*, but man, Lute... retiring?  Maybe the first Wildcat practice made him so sick he had to quit.

Re: What's Up With Lute Olsen?
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2008, 03:28:39 PM »
lets get one of arizona's commits:

PG  2    Abdul Gaddy
(Bellarmine Prep)
Tacoma, WA    6-3/170  Verbal  Yes  Committed to Arizona 
SF  11    Mike Moser
(Grant HS)
Portland, OR   6-7/185  Verbal  Yes  Committed to Arizona 
SF  13    Solomon Hill
(Fairfax Senior HS)
Los Angeles, CA    6-6/190  Verbal  Yes  Committed to Arizona