Ben Howland Won’t Last That Long Either
July 2, 2008 by Kevin Hunter
Filed under Basketball
Soon after I wrote about how Davidson Coach Bob McKillop received a contract extension through the 2015-16 season and won’t be around long enough before heading for the bigger and better, UCLA’s Ben Howland signed a deal lasting through the 2014-15 season this week. The new extension will pay Howland $1.97 million next season and $2.3 million in the final year, plus incentives that could top out at $235,000 a year.
And again I say, yeah, right!
Howland won’t see that $2.3 million because he won’t be at UCLA to collect it.
Howland is an even bigger commodity than McKillop. First …read more
Quote of the day – 3/8
March 8, 2008 by Rich Carlson
Filed under Basketball
Many pearls of wisdom have come out of the world of college basketball. Some are profound…some are humorous…all are enjoyable. Here is today’s Quote of the Day from legendary coach Larry Brown:
All the successful teams I’ve ever seen have three characteristics. They play unselfish, they play together, and they play hard.




