The news broke last Friday during the USC vs. Arizona Wildcats baseball game, when Pac-12 and Wildcat announcers alike were beaming with pride after hearing yet another Arizona Wildcat, Luke Walton, landed a huge and visible job in professional sports.
NBA Champion Luke Walton’s ties run deep in Arizona Wildcats history. Luke was part of the 2001 Tournament team which played under head coach Lute Olson in the NCAA Championship finals. This accomplishment will forever go down in the program’s illustrious history, and is touted as a huge accomplishment before every Arizona basketball game at McKale Center in Tucson.