Lute Olson is one of the most successful and respected coaches in NCAA history. He has many awards to prove it. His career as a head coach in Division I is mainly comprised of tenures with two different schools. The first was the University of Iowa. During his tenure at Iowa he was the Big Ten Coach Of The Year twice. He then went on to a long and illustrious career at the University of Arizona.Want more? Click here/tag While he was the coach more…

Coach Lute Olson, who spent twenty years with the University of Arizona Wildcats, boasts a coaching career winning percentage of .743. He has been honorably named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year a remarkable seven times, while guiding the University of Arizona to 16 straight 20-win seasons. This extraordinary accomplishment makes him one of only five coaches in college basketball history to notch over twenty-five seasons with at least twenty wins. His career culminated with his 2002 induction into the more…

Lute Olson is regarded as one of the greatest college coaches of all time. His 46 career NCAA Tournament wins places him one behind UCLA-s legendary coach John Wooden. He is one of only eight coaches to participate in at least five Final Fours, and he is only one of eleven coaches to take two different teams to a Final Four. In his 30 plus years as a head coach he only has two losing seasons and overall his teams averaged more…

Do you love basketball? Take your next family vacation to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. See all the great moments from basketball. You will fall love with the hall of fame and the players and coaches that are honored.

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame offers several fun and entertaining ideas for your family. Ticket prices are under 20.00. The hall of fame closes at 4:00 or 5:00 depending on season can make for a nice daily excursion followed by a dinner out. Fun and excite for all with exhibits that more…