Legendary Arizona basketball coach Lute Olson, who led the Wildcats to a 1997 National Championship and four Final Fours over the course of 25 years, passed away on Thursday evening. He was 85-years-old.
Olson was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002, and helped guide numerous Wildcats to the NBA, including Steve Kerr, Jason Terry, Richard Jefferson, and many others.
He also had a great relationship with former Sun Devil head coach Bill Frieder dating back to their coaching days in the Big Ten, and the duo had memorable commercials that they starred in together (see below).