by games won and banners hung, but it is the passage of time that will be his greatest test. Ultimately, it won't matter that he didn't beat Purdue in the last game he ever coached, that his final recruiting class went bust or that he abandoned his school twice at the worst possible time. As the games fade away, the future will paint a flattering portrait of him...Across the last quarter-century, Olson made our city feel good about itself. He made us feel like winners. Who else has done that? He changed the way we looked at ourselves." In 2000, Olson received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. On February 11, 2012, Olson was initiated into the Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity by Gamma Delta Chapter at the University of Arizona. He was chosen as a special initiate due to his loyalty to the University of Arizona and his dedication he showed to his players. Olson is the namesake of The Lute Olson Award. Beginning in 2010, The Lute Olson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I player in College Basketball and is selected by a 30-member committee. The recipient is announced annually at the site on NCAA Final Four. Recipients are selected off a preseason watchlist that is narrowed to finalists in March. Olson would again be re-inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame with the 2019 class. Coaching highlights Compiled a 180–76 record (.703) coaching high school basketball At Long Beach City College Three time Metro Conference Coach of the Year (1970, 1971, 1973) Led LBCC to three Metro Conference titles (1970, 1971, 1973) Led LBCC to California JUCO State Championship (1971) At Long Beach State University PCAA Coach of the Year (1974) Western Region Coach of the Year (1974) Led Long Beach State to Big West Championship (1974) At the University of Iowa Two time Big Ten Coach of the Year (1979, 1981) Led Iowa to Big Ten Championship (1979) Led Iowa to NCAA Final Four (1980) Led Iowa to 5 consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament to finish his career there, a record at the time Left Iowa as the winningest coach in school history with a 168–90 record (.651) At the University of Arizona Seven time Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2003) Led Arizona to 11 Pac-10 championships (1986, 1988,