Nothing lasts forever and UCLA’s Ben Howland just learned that. The Bruins have decided to part ways with their coach after a decade on the sidelines.
Typically when a coach is fired, it’s because he underperformed. But you can’t necessarily say that’s the case here. In his 10 season, Howland led the Bruins to three Final Four appearance. So it’s not as if he was a complete dud.
Ben Howland, who led UCLA to three Final Fours, was fired Sunday, the school announced, ending the longest tenure for a Bruins coach since John Wooden retired in 1975. Howland spent 10 seasons in Westwood, finishing with a 233-107 record.
He is coming off one of his best coaching performances, with the Bruins winning the Pac-12 Conference regular-season championship. Yet his star had fallen considerably since he took UCLA to consecutive Final Fours in 2006, ’07 and ’08. He was informed Sunday that he was fired.
H/T: LA Times
