Weather completes true basketball experience in Minneapolis

It may seem strange, but the birthplace of Arizona basketball was in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

Though UA head coach Lute Olson grew up in the neighboring North Dakota, his collegiate basketball career and initial coaching positions were all in Minnesota.

So when the Arizona basketball team boards a flight to Minneapolis tomorrow, it will be a homecoming of sorts for Olson, who lived in Minnesota for nine years, and several of his players.

The Wildcats' Midwest ties extend to Olson's coaching days at Iowa and the high school careers of four UA players.