UCLA Coach - Ben Howland:

Entering his seventh year as the Bruins' head coach in 2009-10, Howland has led UCLA to three straight Pacific-10 Conference titles (2006-08) and three consecutive Final Four appearances (2006-08).

Last year, Howland guided the Bruins to a 26-9 overall record and a 13-5 league mark to place second in the Pac-10. His Bruins have finished in the top three in the rugged Pac-10 for five consecutive seasons.

He also guided the Bruins to a school-record 35 victories in 2008. Additionally, he won more games in a three-year span (97 from 2006-08) than any other coach in UCLA history. UCLA also won the 2008 Pac-10 Tournament Championship and finished the year with an overall record of 35-4 and a 16-2 mark in the Pac-10.

Coaching Career

2003-presentHead Coach, UCLA
1999-2003Head Coach, University of Pittsburgh
1994-1999Head Coach, Northern Arizona
1982-1994Assistant Coach, UC Santa Barbara
1981-1982Graduate Assistant, Gonzaga University

Coaching Honors

2007NABC Dist. 15 Coach of the Year
2006Pac 10 Coach of the Year; National Coach of the Year (Collegehoops.Net)
2004Howland's 1997-98 Northern Arizona club inducted into the NAU Athletic Hall of Fame
2003Dapper Dan Award, honoring Pittsburgh's Sportsman of the Year
2002National Coach of the Year (AP, Naismith, USBWA, ESPN Magazine, The Sporting News); USBWA Distritc Coach of the Year; Big East Coach of the Year; Basketball America Big East Coach of the Year; Basketball Times Big East Coach of the Year; Pittsburgh Tribune-Review City of Champions Award
1997Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year