Setbacks aren’t just irksome for Ben Howland. They consume him. Since UCLA’s first Pac-10 loss, a demoralizing 25-point flogging at the hands of Arizona Saturday, Howland has immersed himself in game film in an attempt to determine exactly what went wrong. “I’ve seen the tape four times now,” Howland said. “It doesn’t get any better. […]
Author Archives: Jeff Eisenberg
M. basketball: Hollins, not Fey, to start
Ben Howland’s affinity for physically imposing post players thrust sophomore Michael Fey into the starting lineup two months ago. An unproductive start to conference play, however, has relegated the 7-foot center right back to the bench. Howland said Tuesday that sophomore Ryan Hollins will start at center in Fey’s place when UCLA (9-4, 5-1 Pac-10) […]
M. basketball: Visiting Wildcat still feels at home in Pauley
Every jumper, every gesture Hassan Adams made seemed to be charged with emotion. Adams was home again, back at Pauley Pavilion, the venerable old building in which he had spent many an afternoon watching UCLA basketball as a youth. Making just his second road trip to Westwood as an Arizona Wildcat, the combustible sophomore guard […]
M. soccer: Search for new coach begins
Nearly a week after Tom Fitzgerald’s departure sent tremors through the collegiate soccer world, UCLA has finally kick-started its search for a replacement. Associate Athletic Director Ken Weiner, who found out Thursday he will serve as point person for the search committee, envisions a three-week-long process culminating in the hiring of a new coach. He […]
M. basketball: Bruins cool Sun Devils in 66-58 win
Reveling amid the wreckage of UCLA’s worst season since the pre-Wooden era, Arizona State coach Rob Evans decided to take one last parting shot. “We don’t get excited about beating UCLA anymore,” Evans told reporters last January following his squad’s first victory in Westwood in 16 years. Nearly one year later, after Thursday night’s 66-58 […]
Bruin alum eyes coaching spot
Paul Caligiuri, a Bruin alumnus and veteran of the United States National Team, plans to decide later this week whether or not he will apply for the UCLA men’s soccer coaching job vacated when Tom Fitzgerald resigned last week. Now in his second year as the men’s and women’s soccer coach at Cal Poly Pomona, […]
M. soccer: Team backs Salcedo for coach spot
Now that the shock of Tom Fitzgerald’s departure has dissipated, members of the UCLA men’s soccer team are looking for signs of stability atop the program. Consequently, many current and former players have thrown their support behind third-year assistant coach Jorge Salcedo. “Jorge has a great soccer mind,” senior forward Matt Taylor said. “The guys […]