Lute Olson

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Lute Olson was a Hall of Fame American college basketball coach best known for transforming the University of Arizona into a national powerhouse and winning the 1997 NCAA championship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hall of Fame inductee
basketball coach
college basketball coach
human
awardReceived AP College Basketball Coach of the Year
surface form: AP College Coach of the Year

Naismith College Coach of the Year
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
surface form: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction

National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame induction
Pac-12 Coach of the Year
surface form: Pac-10 Coach of the Year
causeOfDeath stroke
coachOf Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team
surface form: Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1934-09-22
dateOfDeath 2020-08-27
educatedAt Augsburg University
employer California State University, Long Beach
University of Arizona
University of Iowa
endTime Arizona head coach 2008
Iowa head coach 1983
Long Beach State head coach 1974
fullName Robert Luther Olson
givenName Robert
hallOfFameInductionYear 2002 (Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame)
2006 (National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame)
heritage Norwegian-American
knownFor leading Arizona to 25 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances
recruiting and developing NBA-caliber players at Arizona
memberOfSportsTeam Long Beach State Athletics
surface form: California State University, Long Beach 49ers (head coach)

University of Arizona Wildcats (head coach)
University of Iowa Hawkeyes (head coach)
nickname Lute
notableAchievement 1980 Final Four with Iowa
1988 NCAA men's basketball championship
surface form: 1988 Final Four with Arizona

1994 Final Four with Arizona
1997 Final Four with Arizona
1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
2001 Final Four with Arizona
five NCAA Final Four appearances as head coach
notableWork building University of Arizona into a national basketball powerhouse
occupation basketball coach
teacher
placeOfBirth Mayville, North Dakota, United States
placeOfDeath Tucson, Arizona, United States
religion Lutheranism
residence Tucson, Arizona, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Christine Toretti
Roberta Russell
startTime Arizona head coach 1983
Iowa head coach 1974
Long Beach State head coach 1973

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