TUCSON, Arizona — A recent trend in college basketball is to have visually interesting courts, and Arizona Basketball is reaching into its past for its newest version of the Lute and Bobbi Olson court.
The athletic department had graphic designs made of four potential courts, and a fan vote was held to determine the winner.
"It created some discourse on social media with fans arguing back and forth on which one was best," said Tony Daniel. "It was just a lot of fun."
Did they get it right? See what Jason Barr and Pat Parris had to say about the different designs earlier this week on The Huddle:
The winner was the court with the green cactus next to the mountains and the sun, with the late Lute Olson's signature inside both three-point arcs.
"It's so synonymous with southern Arizona and Arizona in general," added Daniel. "Seeing it for the first time later this fall will be fun. I know people are going to love what they see."
With the cactus as the new giant on the court, fans will get their first look at the annual preseason Red-Blue Showcase.
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Jason Barr is a sports anchor and reporter for KGUN 9. Jason's stories have won KGUN four prestigious regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for sports reporting. He has also won two Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards for sports reporting. Share your story ideas with Jason by emailing jason.barr@kgun9.com or by connecting on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
