Wildcat Athletics Lute Olson is a Finalist for Naismith College Coach of the Year

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3.1.2000
Lute Olson is a Finalist for Naismith College Coach of the Year

University of Arizona head coach Lute Olson has been named as one of 15 finalists for the Naismith College Basketball Coach of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club has announced. In leading the third-ranked Wildcats to a 24-4 record and a 13-1 Pac-10 Conference mark, which ties them for first place in the league with Stanford, Olson is eligible to win the award that will be presented in Atlanta, Ga., on April 8.

        The entire list of finalists for the award include:
        
        Rick Barnes, Texas              Bobby Knight, Indiana
        Jim Boeheim, Syracuse           Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
        John Chaney, Temple             Mike Montgomery, Stanford
        Billy Donovan, Florida          Jim O'Brien, Ohio State
        Cliff Ellis, Auburn             Lute Olson, Arizona
        Jerry Green, Tennessee          Bill Self, Tulsa
        Bob Huggins, Cincinnati         Eddie Sutton, Oklahoma State
        Tom Izzo, Michigan State

University of Arizona head women's basketball coach Joan Bonvicini was included on the list of 15 finalists for the Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year.