Wright: UNM vs. SDSU was high-level basketball

Memo to Brian Dutcher: In 1999, Arizona men’s basketball coach Lute Olson scheduled a non-conference game against New Mexico in the Pit because of the altitude. Olson thought his ‘98-99 Wildcats might wind up playing first- and second-round NCAA Tournament games in Denver (though they wound up in St. Louis, elevation 466 feet, instead), and Olson was looking for a high-altitude dress ...