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
They take a punch and keep on going with it. It's just a testament to their toughness and their character, and to the different guys on the team that get a chance to step up.
It's been great to still have the success that we've had. It's a testament to our players. Everybody has had the opportunity to step up when called upon. These guys really like each other and they play as a team. That's what's fun.
It's a testament to the character, toughness and heart of our players and their never-quit attitude.
It's just a credit to our players. Hey, they just roll with the punches. That's just a testament to their toughness and their character.
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.
Jordan is a perfectionist, so everything that doesn't go right he wears on his sleeve.
Good, because we'd like to have a tournament with all Pac-10 teams advancing far into the tournament.
This gives us the opportunity to feed off this.
I don't feel any of the shadow. I know who I am. I'm proud to be the one carrying the torch at this time.
I thought they were terrific. They did an outstanding job of dealing with our press. We were trying real hard.
He didn't want to go. Sounds like Coach. His family made him do it. He's going to be fine, based on all the information we have.
His No. 1 attribute that makes him great is his toughness, competitiveness and his pride. He is unique.
His season may be over. If so, we will fight to get him another year.
He's a great player. He'll be playing in the NBA whenever he leaves college.