These Lute Olson photos could be a glimpse at statue's design
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The UA coach will be immortalized in a ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.ย
Statue design a mystery
UpdatedHow much of a mystery is Lute Olson's new statue? Not even the coach himself has seen the final product.ย
Olson said he and wife Kelly received a sneak peak in Phoenix recently, but he doesnโt know exactly what the statue will look like. He'll find out Thursday afternoon, when the UA unveils the statue in an invitation-only even outside McKale Center.
โI know that Iโll be holding the championship trophy from โ97," he told the Star's Bruce Pascoe, "but otherwise, Iโll be interested to see it like other people will be.โ
Olson's pose was chosen by Line and Space, a Tucson-based architecture firm. The firm hired artist Omri Amrany, the man who designed iconic statues of Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Magic Johnson and Al McGuire, to immortalize the Wildcats' coach.ย
So what will the statue itself look like? We're not sure. But these photos of Olson clutching the national championship trophy could be a clue:ย
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