Oklahoma head coach Lon Kruger signals his players in the first half of an NCAA tournament college basketball game against Albany in the Round of 64 in Columbus, Ohio Friday, March 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

 Tony Dejak

Five coaches Lute Olson met on the way to the big danceΒ 

4. Lon Kruger. Arizona had a home-and-home series with Texas-Pan American in Olson’s first two UA seasons. The Pan American coach and athletic director was Kruger, now the head coach at Oklahoma.Β 

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