Author Archives: Jeff Eisenberg

Any misgivings that Mike Zaher had about his verbal commitment to UCLA were apparently alleviated with word that a new coach will be hired soon. Reports that the administration has narrowed its search to three finalists led Zaher, one of the nation’s top prep midfielders, to reaffirm his intentions to become a Bruin once the […]

Ben Howland built a juggernaut at Pittsburgh by instilling a sense of selflessness in his players. So far at UCLA, he hasn’t seen the same level of sacrifice. A recent conversation with one of his top pupils, former Pittsburgh point guard Brandin Knight, reminded Howland just how much more unselfish his Bruins need to be […]

An exhaustive two-week nation-wide search appears to have netted at least three finalists for the vacant UCLA men’s soccer coaching job thus far. Associate Athletic Director Ken Weiner has informed Paul Krumpe, Jorge Salcedo and Ralph Perez that they are among the remaining candidates. He plans to schedule interviews with each of them for later […]

BERKELEY “”mdash; It came down to a board game. Too bad for Ben Howland all his front court players played like pawns. In the waning moments of UCLA’s 76-62 loss to California on Saturday at Haas Pavilion, Howland shuttled a bevy of Bruin big men on and off of the court to try to combat […]

BERKELEY “”mdash; Ryan Hollins’ stint in the starting lineup lasted all of a single game. The sophomore 7-footer, who started for the first time at center in Thursday’s loss to Stanford, returned to the bench in favor of Michael Fey against California on Saturday. UCLA coach Ben Howland said he had a hunch that Fey […]

PALO ALTO “”mdash; With the home team comfortably ahead late in the first half, a group of Stanford students found another source of entertainment, serenading the Bruins with chants of “Lavin’s better.” Lavin wasn’t, of course. The ex-UCLA coach lost his head-coaching debut at Maples Pavilion by 48 points in 1996. But Ben Howland’s Bruins […]

Eager prospective candidates are growing impatient as they wait to see who the finalists for the vacant UCLA men’s soccer coaching job will be. Associate Athletics Director Ken Weiner, head of the Athletics Department’s search committee, is still gathering information about the dozens of coaches who have already submitted their applications. A spokesman for Weiner […]