Olson has a career record of 780-280 at Long Beach State, Iowa and Arizona. He's 589-188 since heading to Arizona for the start of the 1983 season.
Arizona won the 1997 NCAA national title. His 27 NCAA Tournament appearances as a coach are one behind Bob Knight for the all-time record. His streak of 24 straight tournament appearances between 1985-2008 is second all-time to North Carolina's 27 (between 1975 and 2001).
Olson is one of the legendary coaches in NCAA and did a hell of a job for Arizona. He was one of my favorite coaches and a Hall of Famer. What can you expect from a 74 year old, it had to happen sooner or later and with Arizona not making a lot of noise recently, I think it is best he walks away now.
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