Lute Olson has brought in yet another new assistant coach for his team this year by welcoming Mike Dunlap, who is leaving the Denver Nuggets. Dunlap was an assistant in Denver for the past two seasons and prior to that was head coach at Metro State College of Denver. Dunlap was extremely successful there going 248-50 while adding two NCAA Division II national titles in 2000 and 2002. Dunlap had been a candidate for the Oregon State and California openings and interviewed for the Chicago Bulls, before landing a job with Olson and the University of Arizona.It should be a very interesting year for the Wildcats and the return of Olson, who has decided to clean house of the assistants from last season. Olson has gotten rid of everybody that coached under interim head coach Kevin O'Neill last year, all guys originally brought in by Olson. Arizona could have a very ugly season next year if things don't fall into place. Arizona standouts Jerryd Bayless and Chase Budinger are already gone and Nic Wise hasn't made it official that he is returning. Also, the U of A's top recruit Brandon Jennings, still has to improve his high school test scores for the University. However, if Budinger pulls out of the draft and everything else goes as planed, Arizona should be fighting for a Pac-10 championship.
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