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
It was another outstanding job defensively. In the second half, we did a much better job of getting to the line and getting fouled.
That was a mistake. He grabbed the ball away and the official saw the second part of the play.
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.
We were the tentative ones in the first half. I think we did a better job of playing way more aggressively at both ends of the floor in the second half.
It was a great second half. I can't wait to watch that again. We came out and played with passion.
To be down 11 at halftime (Thursday) and come out and play so well to start the second half - we have to stop doing that.
This is his second broken nose of the year. He's got two broken noses and a broken leg going right now. Hopefully, he can stay healthy here the rest of the way.
After further consultation, Josh's family wanted to get a second opinion. This is a common practice and the family felt this was best.
We feel very, very fortunate to move on to the next round.
We hit some tough shots. It was a night of tough shots.
The very best players are my kind of players.
Florida was terrific. Credit Billy Donovan. They were really well coached. They did an excellent job handling our pressure.
Florida has a great offensive team. It really is going to be a big challenge for us to be able to try to defend such skilled players and good passers. Everybody can shoot it.
Five should be average; four is a disappointment.