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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013
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FACT OF THE DAY
The Bruins have not advanced to the Sweet 16 in five consecutive years, which is the longest such streak of UCLA since John Wooden retired in 1975.
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Who was the last coach before Howland to take his school to three consecutive Final Fours?
A: Tom lizzo (Michigan State) led his team to the Final Four in 1999, 2000 and 2001.
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THE MORNING BREW After NCAA tournament loss, UCLA sacks Howland
Former UCLA basketball coach Ben Howland was relieved of his duties on Sunday after his Bruins lost to the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Howland's dismissal from the program wasn't a surprise, and I believe it was justified based on his accomplishments over the past five seasons.
Defendants of Howland will point to the three Final Fours that the Bruins reached from 2006-08, but this is a "what have you done for me lately" society. In the past five seasons since UCLA last reached the Final Four, the Bruins have missed the NCAA Tournament twice and haven't advanced beyond the round of 32. At most programs, three Final Fours over a 10-year period is a success. However, most programs aren't UCLA.
UCLA basketball has a winning tradition unlike any other program in the country. The program has the most national titles, 11, to their credit and has reached 17 Final Fours. Ten of these national titles came under the reign of John Wooden during the 1960s and 70s.
Their domination of the sport during this time period cannot be understated. Fair or unfair, UCLA's domination under Wooden has placed high expectations over those who have come after him. Jim Harrick is the only coach to lead UCLA to a national title since Wooden's departure when the Bruins defeated Arkansas to claim the 1995 national title. Howland's inability to win national titles was only part of the reason he was fired.
Off-court troubles around the UCLA program have also surfaced over the past few seasons. Howland showed he could recruit some of the best players in the country to UCLA, but many of these
players found Howland difficult to deal with and eventually left the program. These defects include Chace Stanback, Drew Gordon, Jmison Morgan, Mike Moser, Reeves Nelson and Matt Carlino. Stanback, Gordon, Moser and Carlino all went on to have successful careers at other schools, which only hurt UCLAS perception even more.
Howland can't shoulder all of the blame for these players leaving UCLA, but you must consider his influence on them. The recruits come to UCLA because they want to live in Los Angeles and play for one of the most historic programs in the country. Was Howland that bad that these players wanted to get out of Westwood and play somewhere else?
The prospects looked good for UCLA this season, with the No.1 recruiting class in the country coming to town. The Bruins were expected to make a deep tournament run. Like the past four years, expectations were unmet as UCLA won the Pac-12 regular season title, but were unable to win a game in the NCAA Tournament. The last five seasons demonstrated that the UCLA basketball program is in a rut and the only way to fix things in Westwood was to fire Howland.
I have no doubts that Howland will be a successful coach at another school. He's too good of a coach not to land another prominent job.
This week in athletics
Wednesday
Track
Texas Relays
All Day
Austin, Texas
Thursday
Friday
Softball
Texas
5:00 p.m.
Lawrence
Baseball
Oklahoma
6:30 p.m.
Norman, Okla.
Track
Texas Relays
All Day
Austin, Texas
Softball
Texas
5:00 p.m.
Lawrence, Kan.
Baseball
Oklahoma
6:30 p.m.
Norman, Okla.
Saturday
Men's Basketball
Michigan
6:37 p.m.
Arlington, Texas
Track
Texas Relays
All Day
Austin, Texas
Softball
Texas
11:00 a.m.
Lawrence
Baseball
Oklahoma
2:00 p.m.
Norman, Okla.
Sunday
Women's Soccer FC Kansas City 7:30 p.m. Overland Park
No events are scheduled.
Women's Rowing
Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
All Day
Kansas City, Kan.
Monday
No events are scheduled.
Tuesday
Jays Baseball
Creighton
6:00 p.m.
Lawrence, KAN
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