Hall of Fame Arizona Head Coach Lute Olson Fantasy Basketball Camp? Bucket list!
It’s here! The experience you have been waiting for, the Lute Olson Fantasy Camp!
Arizona Wildcats sports writer Steve Rivera and Mike Feder of Tucson AAA Baseball fame have teamed up to bring to Tucson what others have brought to their college towns, a Basketball Fantasy camp with their legendary Head Coach.
According to Feder, Mike Krzyzewski’s has a K Academy at Duke and Bill Self has the Bill Self Fantasy Basketball Procamp at Kansas. Now Arizona Basketball coach Lute Olson will have one for Wildcats fans.
Rivera lined up the players because of his great past relationships. “It should be a great weekend of fun for everyone, with many ex-players coming back to tell stories and mingle with fans who watched them play,” said Rivera, “And then there’s the basketball. Lots of games, some practice, and more games. It should be a weekend of great memories for everyone.”
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Signed up to run the camp thus far are legends Damon Stoudamire and Mike Bibby, Ben Davis and Corey Williams.
The Lute Olson Fantasy Camp will take place Sept. 7-10 in Tucson and will include lots of fun activities. Here’s what you get for the $3,000 entry fee ($2,500 if no suite at the Westward Look is required):
"Three nights of accommodations at the plush Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort and Spa. If a person does not need the resort accommodation, the fee is $2,500 for the camp.All meals will be provided, including a private dinner reception at an exclusive locationRoundtrip pickup from airport provided as well as all local transportation to all activities (transportation to and from Tucson is not included)Daily basketball instruction and team competition at the Sporting Chance CenterPersonalized Arizona basketball uniform for practiceLute Olson and instructors signed basketballLute Olson autographed book – 100 Things Arizona Fans Need to Know and Do Before They Die (of which Rivera and Anthony Gimino — both of AllSportsTucson.com — are the authors).Official team photo, commemorative camp DVD, and Swag Bag from NikeLicensed training staffTickets to the Arizona-Houston football game at Arizona Stadium on Sept. 9."
The $3,000 is a bargain if you compare it to the K Academy fee of $10,000, $2,000 deposit or Self’s $4,995 to $6,995 camp fee. The Lute Olson camp requires only a $500 deposit fee.
Feder told Javier Morales more about the camp:
"“There will be anything from where Lute and the instructors will have a chalk talk to when they talk about the national championship,” Feder said. “We will let the participants ask questions they (Olson and the former players) probably have never heard.“We want it to be an experience the participants will remember for the rest of their life. The only way you can do that is if you don’t shortcut it.”"
A taste of Coach K’s camp:
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For more information about the Lute Olson, Fantasy Camp contact Mike Feder at feder1616@yahoo.com or Steve Rivera at steve.rivera95@gmail.com