Author Archives: David Woods

In the first four years of Ben Howland’s tenure as men’s basketball coach, UCLA’s postseason finishes have stretched from missing the tournament his first year to making it to the championship game and Final Four in his third and fourth years, respectively.

And next up for the Bruins: an actual challenge.

Early last week, UCLA coach Ben Howland wondered aloud whether Luc Richard Mbah a Moute would have the necessary conditioning to play extended minutes against USC on Sunday after sitting out the previous week with an ankle injury.

The last meeting between USC and UCLA was supposed to be the final wake-up call for the talented but at times lackadaisical Bruins.

Kevin Love has periodically been unhappy this year with his touches.

When UCLA heads up to Pullman tonight to take on Washington State, it will not exactly be the seeming clash of titans that the first game between the two this year was.

I’ll admit that when I was at UCLA’s press-conference introduction of new football coach Rick Neuheisel, I was amazed by the man’s ability to speak. I might even be persuaded to confess that I was inspired.