Retired Arizona softball coach Mike Candrea stood on a basketball court named for another legendary coach and his first wife, Lute and Bobbi Olson. That court had been named for Lute after a victory over Arizona State on Feb. 26, 2000, before being renamed for both members of the couple after Bobbi’s death in Jan. 2001.
During halftime of a game between the Wildcats and the Sun Devils, Arizona Athletics bestowed a similar honor upon Candrea. Going forward, the field where his teams practiced and played on their way to eight national titles will be named Mike Candrea Field at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium.