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
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.
We played terrific tonight. It was our best defense of the year.
I feel very fortunate. I thought our defense was much better in the second half. If that's not a very good team we just played, I don't know what is. We knew they were very, very good and we feel very, very fortunate to move on.
To shoot 3 for 19 from the threes and still win the game is a testament to our defense and rebounding.
That's the best defense we played all year.
It was a great win. I'm excited for our team. In the first half we forced 13 turnovers. Our defense was so active. It was misleading. Arizona shot 58 percent. It's astounding they can shoot 58 percent and lose. Usually, you win when you shoot a percentage like that.
They are obviously an outstanding team. They played in all phases. Their defense was terrific.
What a great feeling, to still be playing and to beat an outstanding team like Memphis. I'm really proud of the defense we played today. The defense was just incredible.
Defense is what wins games on the road.
I thought our intensity defensively for the entire 40 minutes was really, really incredible. That's the best defense we've played all year.
Our transition defense was so good. It had to be because Memphis is so good at pushing it.
Somehow we hung around. Defense kept us in it.