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Wildcats out of the wilderness and back in the Pac-10 title race

By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Russ Pennell could have lost Arizona early this season. Not only was he the interim coach, he was not even the first choice to replace Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson. The former rival assistant from Arizona State turned radio man was thrust into a situation that spelled doom from the beginning. Olson had to abruptly retire before the season began because of a stroke that occurred sometime in the previous six months, with the effects becoming clearer once practice started. Mike Dunlap, the han ...

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