Lute Olson, Hall of Fame Coach, Arizona Icon, Dies at 85

Lute Olson, Hall of Fame Coach, Arizona Icon, Dies at 85
Kelly and Lute Olson stand during the second half of Arizona's NCAA college basketball game against Stanford in Tucson, Ariz., on March 5, 2016. Rick Scuteri/AP Photo
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TUCSON, Ariz.—Lute Olson, the Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse, has died. He was 85.

Olson’s family said he died Thursday evening. The cause of death wasn’t given.