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Departed center Joshua Smith graced the cover of UCLA’s game program last night
Nov 29, 2012, 11:30 AM EDT
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With the departure of junior center Joshua Smith, UCLA is down to eight scholarship players. But the news of Smith deciding to leave the program came too late for the people in charge of selecting a cover photo for the game program for Wednesday’s game against Cal State Northridge. Smith graced the cover of the…
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What report? UCLA wins again, denies Washington outright Pac-12 title
Mar 3, 2012, 4:52 PM EDT
UCLA grabbed more media attention Saturday, but in a good way. In the days after an unflattering Sports Illustrated article was published, the Bruins posted their biggest win of the Pac-12 schedule and then denied Washington a chance at an outright league title. Not bad for a team “under fire.” Click here for more on…
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Maybe UCLA’s players don’t read the news. Or maybe they motivated to play well for their coach. Either way, it worked. UCLA, playing its first game since an unflattering article about coach Ben Howland and his program emerged this week, had no trouble against Washington State Thursday night. And that might be an understatement. The…
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For a coach who reportedly either berates or ignores players, Ben Howland had more than a few of his former guys come to his defense the last few days. A Sports Illustrated story casts the UCLA coach in an unflattering light and prompted an immediate reaction – and fairly soft defense – from the school.…
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Ben Howland isn’t the only under the microscope in light of unflattering reports surrounding UCLA’s basketball program. Athletic director Dan Guerrero also is fending off angry Bruins fans. And he should be. The news that Howland, UCLA’s coach since 2003, was an aloof figure to his players and ignored excessive alcohol and drug use among…
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Bruins’ top recruit ‘still UCLA-bound in June,’ father says
Feb 29, 2012, 3:44 PM EDT
Some were waiting for the fallout from Sports Illustrated’s piece on the seemingly tumultuous state of Ben Howland’s UCLA program. But, for now, the ripple effect is well-contained. Kyle Anderson, the 6-8 guard/forward from St. Anthony (NJ) who signed to play for the Bruins, is firm in his decision to remain with UCLA, according to…
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UCLA shifted into damage control Wednesday afternoon. Will it help? The school issued a statement responding to a Sports Illustrated story that paints coach Ben Howland as the leader of a program in disarray, tolerant of players misbehaving and ignoring excessive alcohol and drug use. UCLA officials are assessing the situation. “It is disheartening for…
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Story paints UCLA’s Ben Howland as cruel coach who coddled stars, ignored issues to detriment of program
Feb 29, 2012, 3:45 AM EDT
When word started leaking out on Tuesday that Sports Illustrated had George Dohrmann working on a story about UCLA men’s basketball, the immediate reaction from most was that the Bruins had committed some kind of violation that SI’s resident bloodhound had sniffed out. Not the case. What was hyped on twitter as a potential bombshell…
