Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Men's Basketball - Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Men's Basketball Coaches (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Men's Basketball Coaches, Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Men's Basketball Players, Ben Howland, Jamie Dixon, Rudy Lavik, Andre Spencer, Dan Mcclintock, Mike Adras. Excerpt: Ben Howland (born May 28, 1957) is an American college head coach of men's basketball. He has been the head coach of the University of California, Los Angeles since 2003, and recently signed a contract extension through 2015. Aggressive man-to-man defense is the trademark of Ben Howland-coached teams. Howland was born in Lebanon, Oregon. He first attended Dos Pueblos High School, Goleta, California for a year then transferred to Cerritos High School, Cerritos, where he earned his diploma. While at Cerritos he was a two-time All-CIF and two-time Suburban League Most Valuable Player in basketball. After high school Howland played college basketball at Santa Barbara City College and Weber State University, and later played professional basketball in Uruguay. He was known as a defensive specialist. He earned a degree in physical education at Weber State and a master's degree in administration at Gonzaga University. Howland wanted to be a coach since his teenage years living in Santa Barbara. At the age of twenty-four, he became a graduate assistant at Gonzaga University. His childhood friend Jay Hillock, the new head coach, recruited Howland. At Gonzaga, one of Howland's duties was to guard future NBA player John Stockton in practice. After a year at Gonzaga he got his first paid coaching job at the University of California, Santa Barbara (19821994) as an assistant coach to Ed DeLacy. After Jerry Pimm replaced DeLacy in 1983, Howland helped Pimm lead the Gauchos to five post-season appearances between 1988 and 1994. Starting in 1992, Howland applie... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1669929