(1934-09-22)September 22, 1934 Mayville, North Dakota, U.S.
Died
August 27, 2020(2020-08-27) (aged 85) Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Playing career
1953–1956
Augsburg
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1956–1957
Mahnomen HS
1957–1961
Two Harbors HS
1962–1963
Western HS (assistant)
1963–1964
Loara HS
1964–1969
Marina HS
1969–1973
Long Beach CC
1973–1974
Long Beach State
1974–1983
Iowa
1983–2008
Arizona
Head coaching record
Overall
781–280 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Division I tournament (1997) 5 NCAA Regional—Final Four (1980, 1988, 1994, 1997, 2001) PCAA regular season (1974) Big Ten regular season (1979) 11 Pac-10 regular season (1986, 1988–1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005) 4 Pac-10 tournament (1988–1990, 2002)
Awards
NABC Coach of the Year (1980) Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award (2001) Big Ten Coach of the Year (1979) 7× Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2003)
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2002
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 & 2019
Medal record
Men's basketball
Representing United States
FIBA World Championship
1986 Spain
National team
Robert Luther "Lute" Olson (September 22, 1934 – August 27, 2020) was an American basketball coach, who was inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame[1] and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.[2] He was the head coach of the Arizona Wildcats men's team for 25 years. He was also head coach for the Iowa Hawkeyes for nine years and Long Beach State 49ers for one season. Known for player development and great recruiting, many of his former players have gone on to have impressive careers in the NBA. On October 23, 2008, Olson announced his retirement from coaching. Olson died on August 27, 2020, in Tucson, Arizona. He was 85 years old.[3][4]
^"Robert "Lute" Olson". hoophall.com. 2002. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
^"National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2019 Announced". halloffameweekend.com. April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
^"Lute Olson Announces He Will Retire: Hall of Fame coach closes spectacular career". ArizonaAthletics. October 23, 2008. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
^"Olson retires after 25 seasons, four Final Fours at Arizona". ESPN.com. October 24, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
Robert Luther "Lute" Olson (September 22, 1934 – August 27, 2020) was an American basketball coach, who was inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball...
The LuteOlson Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's college basketball player in NCAA Division I competition. The award was established...
team). He was a preseason John R. Wooden Award, Oscar Robertson Trophy, LuteOlson Award and Naismith College Player of the Year watchlist honoree. Brunson...
2021-01-23. Bodfield Bloom, Rhonda (2005-01-23). "LuteOlson's wife can work the boards too". LuteOlson: Official Website. Arizona Daily Star. Archived...
Big Man Award (2023, 2024) 2× Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (2023, 2024) LuteOlson Award (2024) 2× Consensus first-team All-American (2023, 2024) NCAA season...
Consensus first-team All-American (2019) NCAA season assists leader (2019) LuteOlson Award (2019) Bob Cousy Award (2019) OVC Player of the Year (2019) 2× First-team...
Senior CLASS Award Winner – Top Senior in the Nation CollegeInsider.com – LuteOlson National Player of the Year Julius Erving Award – Nations Top Small Forward...
department honored longtime head coach LuteOlson with a ceremony to name the McKale Center playing surface "LuteOlson Court." Less than a year later, during...
Career history 2020–present Boston Celtics Career highlights and awards LuteOlson Award (2020) Bob Cousy Award (2020) Consensus first-team All-American...
named to the preseason first team All-Atlantic 10 and to the Karl Malone, LuteOlson and Naismith Award watch lists. Toppin was also named the 44th-best collegiate...
Boseman was honored with a moment of silence, alongside Cliff Robinson and LuteOlson. When Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position in qualifying at the 2020 Belgian...
interest, until University of Iowa coach LuteOlson and others began seeing his talents during his senior season. Olson was the first to recognize Lester's...
coaches in the wake of the illness and retirement of Hall of Fame coach LuteOlson. He initially turned the job down before changing his mind and accepting...
decision of CollegeInsider.com to establish a LuteOlson All-America Team in conjunction with its LuteOlson Award for the top player who has played at least...
championship team, and an assistant coach at the University of Arizona under LuteOlson and at the University of Memphis under John Calipari. He was named the...
Big Man Award (2020, 2021) 2× Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (2020, 2021) LuteOlson Award (2021) Senior CLASS Award (2021) 2× Big Ten Player of the Year (2020...
High, before being hired as an assistant coach in 1974 by LuteOlson at Iowa. Rosborough and Olson coached together for nine seasons at Iowa, reaching five...
Award (2017, 2018) College NCAA champion (2011) Bob Cousy Award (2011) LuteOlson Award (2011) NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (2011) Consensus...
Baseball pitcher Jim Bibby. As a freshman at Arizona playing under coach LuteOlson, Bibby helped lead the Wildcats to the NCAA championship in 1997, scoring...
college basketball at the University of Arizona, under Hall of Fame coach LuteOlson from 1998 to 2001. During his 84-game career (77 starts), Jefferson averaged...
Football, 1979 Baseball - 1983 Wrestling - 1983 Football - 2021 LuteOlson (Robert Luther Olson); Former high school, college and Olympic basketball coach...
basketball team has been one of the nation's most successful programs since LuteOlson was hired as head coach in 1983, and is still known as a national powerhouse...
Archived from the original on July 24, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2022. Olson, Kellan (March 4, 2022). "Cam Johnson's angry shooting stroke leads Suns'...
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