Lute Olson

Pack, Omier lead way in Miami’s 79-56 win over Terriers

November 24, 2022 GMT

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Nijel Pack scored 23 points, Norchad Omier posted his 38th career double-double and Miami beat St. Francis Brooklyn 79-56 on Wednesday night.

Iowa assistant Kirk Speraw will retire after 43-year career

May 11, 2022 GMT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa assistant Kirk Speraw will retire on June 30 after 43 years coaching college basketball, head coach Fran McCaffery announced Wednesday.

Speraw began his career as a graduate assistant under Lute Olson on Iowa’s 1980 Final Four team and ended it as a 12-year assistant under McCaffery.

Iowa’s Luka Garza adds John R. Wooden Award to trophy haul

April 6, 2021 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Garza of Iowa has won the John R. Wooden Award as the nation’s top men’s college basketball player...

Former Arizona coach Olson suffers minor stroke

February 19, 2019 GMT

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Former Arizona coach Lute Olson has been hospitalized after suffering a minor stroke over the weekend...