UUCLACLA CCOACHESOACHES AANDND SSTAFFTAFF UUCLACLA CCOACHINGOACHING SSTAFFTAFF BBENEN HHOWLANDOWLAND HHEADEAD CCOACHOACH • 99THTH YYEAREAR AALMALMA MMATER:ATER: WWEBEREBER SSTATETATE ‘‘7979 Now in his ninth season as UCLA’s record of 35-4, including a 16-2 mark in head coach in 2011-12, Ben Howland the Pac-10. became the program’s fi rst coach since In 2007, the Bruins went undefeated at the late Coach John R. Wooden to home (16-0) and ended the season with win three straight Pac-10 Conference a 30-6 overall record and a 15-3 mark in championships (2006-08) and is the only the Pac-10. head coach other than Wooden to have In 2006, he directed UCLA to the NCAA led the Bruins to three straight Final Four Championship game (for the fi rst time appearances (2006-08). since the Bruins’ 1995 national title run) Howland entered the 2011-12 season and to an NCAA Regional Championship. with a 189-83 record in eight previous The Bruins recorded 32 victories, tying the years as UCLA’s head coach. He has led the then-school record of 32 wins set in 1995, Bruins to NCAA Tournament appearances and posted a 12-game winning streak in six of eight seasons with the Bruins. (longest since 1997) entering the NCAA In 2008, Howland became one of just title contest. UCLA also won the 2006 three coaches in NCAA Division I history to Pac-10 Tournament Championship, its win at least 30 games in three consecutive fi rst Pac-10 Tournament title since 1987. seasons, joining Adolph Rupp (Kentucky, Howland has been a Conference Coach 1947-49) and John Calipari (Memphis, of the Year in three different leagues – 2006-08). 2006, Pac-10 Coach of the Year at UCLA; Most recently, Howland guided UCLA 2002, Big East Coach of the Year at to its sixth NCAA Tournament appearance Pittsburgh; 1997, Big Sky Coach of the in the last seven years during the 2010- Year at Northern Arizona. 11 campaign. The Bruins posted a 23-11 Now in his 31st season of collegiate overall record, including a 13-5 mark and basketball (as an assistant and head second-place fi nish in the Pac-10. UCLA cocach), he’s gone 357-181 in 19 seasons advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s third as as college head coach. round with a 78-76 second-round victory He garnered two National Coach of over Michigan State. the Year honors in 2006 - the Jim Phelan UCLA missed the NCAA Tournament Award (CollegeInsider.com) and from in 2009-10, snapping a streak of fi ve Collegehoops.net. Howland was the 2006 consecutive tournament appearances, Pac-10 Coach of the Year and earned after going 14-18 overall and 8-10 (T-5th) numerous other Conference Coach of the in the Pac-10. Year honors as well as being named the Howland guided the Bruins to a 26-9 USBWA District IX and Basketball Times overall record and 13-5 league mark and All-West Coast Coach of the Year. second-place fi nish in the Pac-10 in 2008- Howland has led a team to the “Sweet 09. His Bruins have fi nished in the top 16” fi ve times, including three times at three in the rugged Pac-12 Conference UCLA (2006, 2007, 2008). He recorded in six of the last seven seasons. his 50th Bruin win against Oregon State He also guided the Bruins to a school- (Feb. 23, 2006), his 200th career win on record 35 victories in 2008. Additionally, Nov. 19, 2005, vs. Delaware State and he won more games in a three-year won his 300th game in the 72-54 win over span (97 from 2006-08) than any other DePaul in the John R. Wooden Classic at coach in UCLA history. UCLA also won the Honda Center on Dec. 13, 2008. 2008 Pac-10 Tournament Championship After a two-year hiatus, Howland led and fi nished that season with an overall the Bruins back to the NCAA Tournament 36 NCAA Final Four Appearances - ’62, ’64, ’65, ’67, ’68, ’69, ’70, ’71, ’72, ’73, ’74, ’75, ’76, ’80, ’95, ’06, ’07, ’08 HHEADEAD CCOACHOACH BBENEN HHOWLANDOWLAND in 2005 and joined an elite list of college entire country, and he is the man we want winning the Bruins’ third straight regular coaches who have led three teams to to run our program,” Guerrero said. “He season league title and their second the “Big Dance” -- 2006 UCLA (NCAA has built winning programs throughout his Pac-10 Tournament title in three years. Finalist), 2005 UCLA, 2003 Pittsburgh career, and we expect that he will return The 35 victories were the most in school (“Sweet 16), 2002 Pittsburgh (“Sweet UCLA basketball to the nation’s elite. Ben history. UCLA made its national-leading 16”) and 1998 Northern Arizona. Following understands that championships are built 18th Final Four appearance in 2008. the 2005 NCAA Tournament, there were on defense, intensity, team-work and Since 1975, the Bruins have advanced only 28 coaches in Tournament history fundamentals, and those elements are the to 17 NCAA Regionals, including six who had guided three different schools foundation of his philosophy. His teams since 2000 and nine since 1995. to the Tournament. Howland’s overall come to play every night, and they do an In 2007, Howland guided the Bruins NCAA record is 19-9 (15-6 at UCLA, 4-2 outstanding job on both ends of the fl oor.” to a No. 3 fi nal national ranking in the at Pittsburgh and 0-1 at NAU), and in ESPN/USA Today Poll and a No. 7 ranking 2006 he made his fi rst trip to the Final in the Associated Press Poll (entering Four as a head coach. “I am honored to be the head the NCAA Tournament), a 30-6 overall Howland’s sound philosophies about basketball coach at UCLA, and I am record and a 15-3 Pac-10 record, winning coaching and recruiting have the Bruins grateful to Dan Guerrero for giving UCLA’s second-straight regular season pointed in a winning direction as he conference championship and the school’s me this opportunity. Having grown enters his ninth season as UCLA’s head 29th league title. UCLA made its 17th up in Southern California as a Bruin coach. Howland and his talented staff Final Four appearance in 2007, surpassing have landed three consecutive top-15 fan, watching the televised replays North Carolina for the most ever Final nationally-ranked recruiting classes of the games was special for me. Four appearances. (2008-10). Howland’s 2008 recruiting To now be the head coach of this In 2006, Howland directed the Bruins class was ranked No. 1 in the country program is something I dreamed to a No. 7 national ranking (entering by many scouting services and national about but never thought possible. the NCAA Tournament), a 32-7 overall websites. I have an appreciation for what record (32 victories tied the then-school In 2004, the Bruins recruited the UCLA means in the world of college record for most wins set in 1995) and a nation’s No. 4 (HoopMasters.com) 14-4 Pac-10 record, winning UCLA’s fi rst basketball. We should be competing incoming freshman class – led by regular season conference championship for the Pacifi c-10 title and a high McDonald’s All-Americans, point guard since 1997 and good for the No. 1 seed in seed in the NCAA Tournament year- Jordan Farmar and guard Arron Affl alo, the Pac-10 Tournament (the Bruins won along with Parade Magazine All-American in and year-out, and I look forward the Pac-10 Tournament, for the fi rst time guard Josh Shipp and CalHi Sports All- to that challenge.” since 1987). The Bruins’ 12-game winning State center/forward Lorenzo Mata-Real. — UCLA Basketball Coach streak going into the NCAA Championship The 2005 class featured fi ve of high Ben Howland game was UCLA’s longest since the end school basketball’s top seniors, considered of the 1997 season (when UCLA’s 12- to be among the best 100 players in North game winning streak was snapped by America -- Alfred Aboya, Darren Collison, Minnesota in the NCAA Regional Final in Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Michael Roll HOWLAND AT UCLA San Antonio). The 2006 Bruins will be and Ryan Wright. Howland has demonstrated an ability remembered for their defensive tenacity, In 2007, Howland landed the nation’s to turn programs around. At UCLA, allowing opponents only 58.7 points a top freshman, Gatorade National Player in just his second season (2005), he game overall (39 games/the fourth-lowest of the Year, Kevin Love. guided the Bruins to a third-place fi nish total in school history), including 59.3 “It’s nice to be recognized, but you (tie) in the Pac-10 and back to the NCAA points in conference games (18 games) can never rest on what you’ve done,” Tournament for the fi rst time since 2002. and just 56.2 points in NCAA Tournament Howland said. “You have to keep working, At Pittsburgh, he took over a losing play (six games). keep pushing to get better. You’ve got to program, and by his third year (2002), “Winning championships is all about have good players. No one understands the Panthers were in the NCAA “Sweet defense,” Howland said. “If you look every that more than me. I hope to think every 16” and Howland was the consensus year at the Final Four, the best teams in year I’m a better coach than I was the National Coach of the Year.