By Arlie Rahn Arizona Daily Wildcat Saturday's Final Four matchup between Arizona and North Carolina will pair up two of the most successful basketball coaches in recent years. Lute Olson's Wildcats have made 13 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, third behind GeorgeT own (14) and Smith's Tar Heels (23). Counting this year, the two programs also combine for five Final Four appearances since 1993. "There have been three coaches that have a big influence on my career as a head coach. They are John Wooden (UCLA), Pete Newell of Cal and Coach (Dean) Smith," Olson said. "(Smith's) influence on coaching is visible everywhere. You look at Kansas and (former UNC assistant coach under Smith) Roy Williams and you see the same style." Smith has compiled a record 879 wins, with his team riding a 16-game winning streak entering Saturday's game. He has also taken four teams to the Final Four since 1990, with each team composed of virtually four totally different starting lineups. "Coach Smith has accomplished some great things, and you have to respect that," UA junior guard Miles Simon said. "He will have his team as ready as they can be for us." Olson, however, is no stranger to success. In 24 years of coaching, he has amassed 533 wins and four Final Four appearances. Olson also defeated Smith 70-52 in their only clash in tournament play to move into the Final Four in 1988. Like Smith, Olson's players usually have a future in basketball waiting for them after graduation. That fact accounts for both teams' success in recruiting. "Coach Olson has a great reputation for having his players play basketball after the graduate," UA junior forward Michael Dickerson said. "Whether if it's the NBA or over seas, his players have a career in basketball after Arizona. I want to play after college and that's why I came here." Once again UA junior forward Bennett Davison will square off with an All-America performer when he guards UNC forward Antawn Jamison. Previous victims of Davison's defensive pressure are Kansas forward Raef LaFrentz, Utah forward Keith Van Horn, and Providence senior Austin Croshere. And Arizona hopes that the outcome will be similar to his other performances, with each of the three games amounting to Wildcat victories. "Bennett has done a great job for us in some tough matchups," UA sophomore center A.J. Bramlett said. "He does a great job of forcing them to play in a way that they aren't accustomed to." Davison faced Jamison earlier in the year and held the sophomore forward scoreless in the first half. Since that game, Jamison has averaged 19.1 points a game. "I think it's a lot easier to get ready for a player like Van Horn or Jamison than somebody not quite as well known," Davison said. "I just try and deny that player the ball. If they don't have the ball, it's tough for them to hurt you." The marquis matchup might be the battle between the freshman point guards of Arizona's Mike Bibby and UNC's Ed Cota. The stats for the two are comparable with Bibby owning a slight scoring advantage. Cota scoring 8.1 points and 7.0 assists per game to Bibby's 13.1 points and 5.3 assists. "I think Cota is comparable to a young Jacques Vaughn," Olson said. "He is an excellent passer and does not make a lot of mistakes. I think a lot of that is due to the similar styles run in both Kansas and North Carolina. They rely on screens instead of penetration like a Providence." Bibby is confident in his ability, but downplays the magnitude of the battle of the two point guards. "Cota is a great point guard," Bibby said. "But I think our team defense is more important than just one player. And right now, we are doing real well in our defense as a team." In Arizona"s 83-72 win in November, the key for the team was the shooting of junior forward Michael Dickerson. Dickerson shot 12-22 from the field with seven three-pointers amounting to 31 points. While Dickerson feels he will still get some quality shots, he is not expecting to get quite as many. "In the first game, I was able to find a lot of openings in their zone," Dickerson said. "Coach Smith is a great coach and I know the I won't get those kind of looks. We will have to rely on motion and moving without the ball this time."