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
People were really running at him and he needs to have more patience. I think he's one of the best shooters, not only in the league but in the country. I think he'll be fine.
We're not building a program, we're following the leadership of John R. Wooden. He's the one that built this program. It will always be his program.
When the guy hit it out of bounds right before that, that was just a little rushed. But we actually had a little opening there for three with nobody at home but couldn't make the pass.
Obviously, we don't have the depth we'd like. Everybody has to do a little more when you face adversity.
Obviously, we're real pleased to get the win. That was a great finish for us. It's really just a testament to the character, the toughness, the heart of our players to have the never-quit attitude. I'm really, really proud of them.
There's so much parity. And the margin of difference is so slight.
There's no question Cal is an NCAA Tournament team. It's just a matter of seeding.
There's no big secret to this. If you want to win ... you have to be able to play both ends.
It was another outstanding job defensively. In the second half, we did a much better job of getting to the line and getting fouled.
Our defense kept us in the game when we really had an inability to score. When you go on the road you've got to be able to rely on your defense.
Our defense is what kept us in the game. I thought Oregon played very good defense as well. Somehow we hung around because we were playing good defense, playing every possession really tough.
Our defense was outstanding in the first half. It forced turnovers, they sped up and it keyed the game for us.
The very best players are my kind of players.
I wanted to be Jerry West. That was my dream as a little kid.