TUCSON — Sean Miller is accustomed to living under the figurative shadow of Lute Olson; he’s done it for the better part of a decade. Now it looks like he’s got until March to shake the possibility that it becomes a literal shadow he can never escape.
Arizona men’s basketball has been defined by Olson’s legacy: 23 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, 11 Pac-10 titles, four Final Fours and one national championship. Next spring, the program will put a statue of Olson outside the McKale Center.
Miller, meanwhile, has a list of accomplishments that would be the envy of most any college coach: six NCAA tournament appearances, four conference titles, four 30-win seasons and three Elite Eights in eight seasons as Arizona's head coach.