Lute Olson didn't just impact the lives of his players over the course of his career at Arizona. The Hall of Fame coach became a mountain of a figure in Tucson and across college basketball. As the news of his death at age 85 began to spread Thursday evening many of the people he impacted along the way through his career as a college basketball coach flooded social media.
From fellow coaches, to former staff members, broadcasters and even players who never even suited up for the Wildcats there are many people from different backgrounds that want to make it clear that Olson impacted their lives as well.
Mike Candrea, longtime Arizona softball coach
Adia Barnes, Arizona women's basketball coach
Chuck Cecil, Arizona football senior defensive analyst/former UA football player
Adam Cohen, Stanford associate head coach/UA alum & former Olson staff member
Lance Briggs, Arizona football player (1999-2002)
Brandon Sanders, Arizona football player (1992-95)
Roy Williams, North Carolina head coach
Gary Payton, Oregon State guard (1986-900)/NBA Hall of Famer
Shaun Livingston, former NBA player
Isaiah Thomas, NBA player/Washington alum
Steve Lavin, UCLA basketball coach (1991-2003)
Mark Fox, Cal basketball head coach
UCLA basketball
Arizona State basketball
New Mexico basketball
Oregon basketball
Utah basketball
USA Basketball
Ryan Hansen, Arizona radio broadcaster/former Olson staffer
Brian Jeffries, Arizona play-by-play broadcaster
Dan Hicks, NBC sportscaster/Arizona alum & Tucson native
Dave Pasch, ESPN announcer
Tim Brando, Fox Sports broadcaster
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