Lute Olsen on Leave of Absence

Arizona Wildcats basketball coach Lute Olsen has taken an indefinitely long leave of absence from his sideline duties. Olsen, 73, has made it clear that the reason he is taking a break is not health related, but rather a personal issue. He plans on returning to coach the Wildcats basketball team this year, but for now, he will spend time with his loved ones. Though he has not said what the reason is specifically, one assumes that it must be very important for him to miss time with his team right before the college basketball season is set to begin.

Arizona is ranked No. 17 overall heading into this year. Though Arizona has found getting to the later rounds of the NCAA Tournament difficult, big things are expected this year. Olsen has an overall record of 780-280 in his 34 years of coaching college basketball. He’s 589-187 overall with Arizona. We all wish coach Olsen the best in his current situation. Hopefully this issue is resolved quickly and everything works out for the coach and his family. We would all like to see him back on the sidelines coaching the Wildcats as soon as possible.

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