Ben Howland
Ben Howland
Benjamin Clark Howlandis an American college basketball coach for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and former player. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Northern Arizona University from 1994 to 1999, the University of Pittsburgh from 1999 to 2003, and the University of California, Los Angelesfrom 2003 to 2013. Howland became the first men's coach in modern college basketball history to be fired shortly after winning an outright power-conference title. He is one of the few NCAA Division I...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth28 May 1957
CityLebanon, OR
I'm kidding . These guys are great shooters.
I'm just a caretaker of this program. This will always be John R. Wooden first and foremost.
I'm excited about a No. 2 seed. It was well-deserved. Our guys have worked very, very hard. One of the criteria that is used is how are you playing at the end of the season.
I think our intensity tonight, our defensive intensity, was really good. That's the best defensive intensity we've had all year. Our bench was incredible.
His father never even asks about basketball. All he asks about is his grades.
I had no idea that he was that good of a passer. It causes you to pause in what you do (double-teaming). He was just terrific. The best thing about him is that he doesn't even care if he scores. That kid is all about winning.
I'm very pleased that the outcome was a successful one and we're looking forward to having Josh back as soon as he is completely healed.
I'm the foul shooting coach, so blame me. We'll get better. I promise.
If you want to win, you've got to play hard. You've got to play good defense.
He's so gracious. Everybody is wanting to get close to him, touch him and get autographs. This is his program.
He's the greatest coach in the history of the game. How can you not embrace it? That's what this is all about. The love you see his former players have for him is just incredible.
He's righted them with stability and direction. He's done an outstanding job.
I don't think Stanford's streak means that much to most of our players. What it says is how good their program has been over the last 15 years. They execute extremely well, and they come to Pauley with a lot of confidence. We have to be ready for that, as well as the start of Pac-10.
He's unbelievably wide and athletic. .. has unbelievable feet. It's going to be a huge challenge.