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2 ben HOWLAND HEAD COACH 10th YEAR ALMA MATER: WEBER STATE 79 Entering his 10th season as UCLA s head coach in , Ben Howland has guided the Bruins to the NCAA Tournament in six of nine seasons, three consecutive NCAA Final Four appearances ( ) and three Pac-10 regular-season titles ( ). Howland became the program s first coach since the late John Wooden to win three straight conference titles ( ) and is the only head coach other than Wooden to have led UCLA to three consecutive NCAA Final Four appearances. Through nine seasons as the Bruins head coach, Howland has compiled a record (.682 winning percentage). In conference action, he has led UCLA to a mark (.667 percentage). The Bruins have finished in the top three of the rugged Pac-12 Conference in six of the last eight seasons. As a collegiate head coach (18 seasons), Howland has registered a record (.657 winning percentage). In his 18-year head coaching career, he has led his teams to the NCAA Tournament nine times and to the Sweet 16 five times, including three consecutive trips at UCLA ( ). Howland has been a Conference Coach of the Year in three different leagues 2006, Pac-10 Coach of the Year at UCLA; 2002, Big East Coach of the Year at Pittsburgh; 1997, Big Sky Coach of the Year at Northern Arizona. In 2008, Howland became one of three coaches in NCAA Division I history to win at least 30 games in three consecutive seasons, joining Adolph Rupp (Kentucky, ) and John Calipari ( ). His 97 victories from stand as the most by any UCLA head coach in a three-year span. In addition to success on the court at UCLA, Howland has helped produce 12 NBA draft picks in the nine seasons, the highest total among Pac-12 programs in that span. The Bruins 12 NBA draft selections rank among the top five, nationally, from 2004 through Howland and UCLA enter the campaign welcoming the nation s No. 1 recruiting class, as ranked by ESPN.com. The incoming class features three McDonald s All-America selections Kyle Anderson, Shabazz Muhammad and Tony Parker in addition to talented shooting guard Jordan Adams. The Bruins return a strong nucleus, led by juniors David Wear, Travis Wear, Joshua Smith and Tyler Smith, in addition to the highly-touted quartet of freshmen this fall. THE BEN HOWLAND FILE MISCELLANEOUS Birthdate: May 28, 1957 in Lebanon, Ore. Education: bachelor of arts (physical education), Weber State, 1979 master s degree (administration and physical education) Gonzaga, 1981 Family: wife, the former Kim Zahnow daughter, Meredith (28) son, Adam (26) COACHING CAREER 2003-present Head Coach, UCLA Head Coach, Pittsburgh Head Coach, Northern Arizona Assistant Coach, UC Santa Barbara Graduate Assistant Coach, Gonzaga COACHING HONORS 2007 District 15 Coach of the Year (NABC) 2006 National Coach of the Year (Jim Phelan Award, CollegeInsider.com; Collegehoops.net) 2006 Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year 2006 District IX Coach of the Year (USBWA) 2006 West Coast Coach of the Year (Basketball Times) Northern Arizona team inducted into NAU Athletic Hall of Fame 2003 Dapper Dan Award, honoring Pittsburgh s Sportsman of the Year 2002 National Coach of the Year (AP, Naismith, USBWA, ESPN Magazine, The Sporting News) 2002 USBWA District Coach of the Year 2002 Big East Coach of the Year 2002 Basketball America Big East Coach of the Year 2002 Basketball Times Big East Coach of the Year 2002 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review City of Champions Award 1997 Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year 28

3 UCLA went in , playing its entire home schedule away from Pauley Pavilion as the Bruins historic home arena endured a complete renovation. The Bruins played 14 games at the Los Angeles Sports Arena and four contests at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Lazeric Jones finished his senior season as the Bruins leading scorer, helping guide UCLA to an 11-7 record in Pac-12 play. In , Howland led the Bruins to their sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in seven years. UCLA went overall, posting a 13-5 record and second-place finish in the Pac-10. UCLA advanced to the NCAA Tournament's third round with a second-round victory over Michigan State. UCLA missed the NCAA Tournament in , snapping a streak of five consecutive tournament appearances after going overall and 8-10 (tied for fifth) in the Pac-10. In , Howland guided the Bruins to a 26-9 overall record, a 13-5 league mark and a second-place finish in the conference. UCLA advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, finishing third in the Pac- 10, in a season during which the Bruins registered a 10-game winning streak. The squad finished the season ranked No. 18 in the final Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Coaches polls. In , Howland led UCLA to its third consecutive appearance at the Final Four. The Bruins ended the season ranked No. 3 in the final Associated Press poll and ranked No. 4 in the ESPN/USA Today poll. The Bruins went 35-4 with a 16-2 Pac-10 record that season, winning their third consecutive regular-season title and their second Pac-10 Tournament title in three years. UCLA s 35 victories were the most in school history. UCLA advanced to the Final Four for a nation-leading 18th time in Since 1975, the Bruins have played in 17 NCAA Regionals, including six since 2000 and nine since In 2007, the Bruins went undefeated at home (16-0) and ended the season with a 30-6 overall record and a 15-3 mark in the Pac-10. UCLA played in the Final Four for the second straight season after having won consecutive NCAA Tournament games against Weber State, Indiana, Pittsburgh and Kansas. The Bruins won the Pac-10 regular-season title that year after having opened the season with a title at the Maui Invitational. In , Howland s third-year as UCLA s head coach, he directed the Bruins to the NCAA championship game UCLA s first such appearance since winning the 1995 NCAA title. UCLA recorded 32 victories that season, tying the then-school record of 32 wins set in 1995, and ended the season with a No. 7 national ranking. The Bruins had a 12-game winning streak, their longest such streak since 1997, entering the NCAA championship game. In addition, UCLA secured the 2006 Pac-10 Tournament title, its first such championship since UCLA landed its first regular-season Pac-10 title since 1997, going 14-4 in league action. The team will be best remembered for its COACH PROFILES defensive tenacity, limiting the opposition to 58.7 points per game (in 39 games, the fourth-lowest average in school history), including just 59.3 points per game in conference action (18 games) and 56.2 points per game in NCAA Tournament play (six games). Howland garnered two National Coach of the Year honors in 2006 the Jim Phelan Award (CollegeInsider.com) and a national award from CollegeHoops.net. He captured 2006 Pac-10 Coach of the Year acclaim, earned numerous other Conference Coach of the Year honors, and was named USBWA District IX and Basketball Times All-West Coast Coach of the Year. After a two-year hiatus, Howland led the Bruins to the NCAA Tournament in his second season ( ), joining an elite list of head coaches who have led three college programs to the Big Dance UCLA in , 2010; Pittsburgh in 2002 and 2003; and Northern Arizona in In , he led UCLA to a third-place finish (tie) in the Pac-10 and to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since The Bruins finished the season with an mark and an 11-7 record in Pac-10 play. Following the 2005 NCAA Tournament, there were only 28 coaches in tournament history who had guided three different schools to the NCAA Tournament. Howland s overall NCAA record is 19-9 (15-6 at UCLA, 4-2 at Pittsburgh and 0-1 at NAU). In 2006, he made his first trip to the Final Four as a head coach. Howland and his coaching staff landed three consecutive top-15 nationallyranked recruiting classes from and secured the nation s topranked class in Howland s 2008 recruiting class was also ranked No. 1 in the nation by numerous scouting services and national websites. In 2004, the Bruins recruited the nation s No. 4 (HoopMasters.com) incoming freshman class, led by McDonald s All-America selections Jordan Farmar and Arron Afflalo, along with Parade Magazine All-America selection Josh Shipp and CalHi Sports all-state center Lorenzo Mata-Real. UCLA s incoming class in 2005 featured five of high school basketball s top seniors, considered among the best 100 players in North America Alfred Aboya, Darren Collison, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Michael Roll and Ryan Wright. Howland landed the nation's top freshman in 2007, Gatorade National Player of the Year Kevin Love. Howland was hired as the Bruins 12th head men s basketball coach on April 3, 2003, by UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero after four seasons as Pittsburgh s head coach. HOWLAND AT PITTSBURGH Howland spent four seasons building the Pittsburgh men s basketball program into one of the finest in the nation. As the Panthers head coach from , he compiled an overall record. 29

4 BEN HOWLAND S YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD COACH PROFILES In Howland s final two seasons ( and ), he guided Pittsburgh to a mark, logging an 83.8 winning percentage which ranked second nationally during that period. In fact, Pittsburgh went 32-1 at home, including a perfect in at the Petersen Events Center. The Panthers reached the Sweet 16 both years and captured the 2003 Big East Tournament crown. In , Howland led Pittsburgh to a 28-5 overall record and a No. 4 ranking in the final Associated Press poll. Pitt held the nation s No. 2 ranking for eight weeks during the season. The Panthers earned their second consecutive trip to the NCAA Sweet 16 and won a second straight Big East West Division regular-season title. Pittsburgh defeated Connectiut on March 15 to win its first-ever Big East Tournament title. That season, the Panthers entered the NCAA Sweet 16 game against Marquette riding an 11-game winning streak. Pittsburgh standout point guard Brandin Knight was a member of the Wooden Award All-American team. In , Howland guided Pittsburgh to a schoolrecord 29 wins, surpassing the former school record of 25 victories set in He became the first Pittsburgh head coach in 26 years to garner National Coach of the Year honors as he earned nine coaching awards including the Associated Press, Naismith, Henry Iba and the Sporting News national accolades, along with Big East Coach of the Year honors. Howland led the Panthers to the Big East s West Division regular season championship, the first time in which Pittsburgh won a Big East men s basketball title of any kind since the season. Howland led the Panthers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in nine seasons (since ). YEAR SCHOOL OVERALL PCT. LEAGUE PCT. HIGHLIGHTS Northern Arizona First season as head coach, first season coaching at Northern Arizona Northern Arizona Second season coaching at Northern Arizona Northern Arizona Registered 10th best single-season turnaround in NCAA history... Big Sky regular season and tournament champions... led nation in 3-pt FG pct (41.9), second in FG pct (51.6) Northern Arizona NAU secured first-ever NCAA Tournament bid... Big Sky regular season/tournament champions... led nation in 3-pt FG pct (43.0), second in FG pct (52.3) Northern Arizona First team in NCAA history to lead the nation in both FG pct (52.3) and 3-pt FG pct (44.5) Pittsburgh First season coaching at Pittsburgh (sixth season as a head coach) Pittsburgh NIT second round... Pittsburgh s first winning season since advanced to Big East Tournament championship game against Boston College Pittsburgh Consensus National Coach of the Year... advanced to NCAA Sweet won school record 29 games... Pittsburgh s first Big East West Division title (first basketball title of any kind in 4 years)... first NCAA Tournament appearance since Pittsburgh Second straight NCAA Sweet Pittsburgh s first-ever Big East Tournament title... third straight Big East Touranment title game appearance... second straight Big East West Division title and Big East regular season crown... second straight 20+ win season UCLA First season coaching at UCLA (10th as a head coach)... Bruins opened the year UCLA Led UCLA to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since became 28th head coach to lead three schools to the NCAA Tournament... tied for third place in the Pac UCLA Coached UCLA to its first Final Four appearance since 1995 and reached the NCAA title game... won the Pac-10 regular season and tournament titles victories tied then-school record UCLA UCLA advanced to second straight Final Four... won its second consecutive Pac-10 regular season title... finished season ranked No. 3 in AP poll, No. 7 in ESPN/USA Today poll UCLA Secures third consecutive Final Four appearance... won third straight Pac-10 regular season title... won Pac-10 Touranment championship... ended year ranked No. 3 in AP poll, No. 7 in ESPN/USA Today poll... Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love chosen No. 4/5 in 2008 NBA Draft UCLA Led UCLA to fifth NCAA Tournament appearance, advancing to second round... finished second in Pac-10 standings... Jrue Holiday, Darren Collison were first round NBA Draft picks UCLA Guided Bruins to three wins over NCAA Tournament teams (NMSU, California, Washington) UCLA Coached UCLA to sixth NCAA Tournament in seven seasons... finished second in Pac-10 standings... advanced to second round of NCAA Tournament after beating Michigan State UCLA Led Bruins to 14-4 record in home games, played at L.A. Sports Arena and Honda Center as Pauley Pavilion went year-long renovations... went 3-0 against crosstown rival USC. TOTALS 18 years Nine NCAA Tournament appearances, including three straight Final Fours at UCLA... advanced to 2006 NCAA title game... five Sweet 16 appearances... seven conference titles consensus National Coach of the Year Pac-10 Coach of the Year. BREAKDOWN BY SCHOOL OVERALL PCT. LEAGUE PCT. HIGHLIGHTS 5 years Northern Arizona One NCAA Tournament appearance (1998), three straight 20+ win seasons 4 years Pittsburgh Two NCAA Tournament appearances, both in Sweet 16 (2002, 2003) 9 years UCLA Six NCAA Tournament appearances, including three straight Final Fours ( ) 30

5 That season, Howland became the first Pittsburgh coach since Charles Buzz Ridl in to lead the Panthers to the NCAA s Sweet 16 with two NCAA Tournament wins over Central Connecticut State and California in Including the two NCAA Tournament wins, Pittsburgh went 11-2 over its last 13 games, with its only losses coming n a double overtime defeat in the Big East Championship title game and an overtime loss to Kent State in the NCAA Sweet 16. Under Howland s direction, Knight earned All-America honors, along with USBWA District I Player of the Year and co-big East Conference Player of the Year acclaim. In , the Panthers surged through the conference tournament to earn a surprising title game berth and won five of their last seven contests. It was in Madison Square Garden in that the college basketball world first began to take notice of Howland and his emerging program at Pittsburgh. That year, he directed the Panthers on a dramatic run through the Big East Championship, as Pittsburgh upset three higher-seeeded opponents nationally-ranked Syracuse, Notre Dame and a surging Miami team to earn the school s first-ever berth in the championship game. That strong finish resulted in a National Invitation Tournament (NIT) bid, the school s first postseason appearance in four years. Howland arrived at Pittsburgh in 1999 with a reputation for developing great shooting teams. Not surprisingly, the Panthers dramatically improved in that regard. But Howland s real imprint on the Panthers was his team s passionate dedication to defense. As a result, Pittsburgh ranked amongst the Big East s best in scoring defense each of Howland s last two years ( , 59.2/ , 60.9). Howland s influence was evident even after his first season at Pittsburgh ( , record). Under his tutelage, Ricardo Greer blossomed into one of the top players in the Big East. Greer was selected by the league coaches as the Big East Co-Most Improved Player in and concluded his collegiate career as a two-time All-Big East performer. In Big East Tournament history, Howland is the winningest coach of that event (based on percentage/10 or more games). During Howland s four seasons at Pittsburgh, his Big East Tournament record was 8-3 (72.7). In his last three years ( ) at Pittsburgh, the Panthers advanced to the Big East Tournament title game and won the crown in HOWLAND AT NORTHERN ARIZONA Howland orchestrated one of the best turnarounds in NCAA history at Northern Arizona. His highly successful five-year tenure ( ) at Northern Arizona saw him transform the Lumberjacks from one of the nation s weakest programs into a consistent NCAA Tournament contender. In his final season ( ), Howland led NAU to a 21-8 record, its third consecutive season with 20+ wins. Howland s first two teams at Northern Arizona finished 9-17 ( ) and 7-19 ( ), finishing in seventh-place each season. However, his squad went 21-7, set the school-record for wins and achieved the 10th best single-season turnaround in NCAA men s basketball history. Northern Arizona captured the Big Sky regular-season championship by three games and advanced to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Howland was named the conference s Coach of the Year. The following season ( ), Howland guided the Lumberjacks to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history after capturing the Big Sky Tournament championship and second straight regular-season title. In a first-round NCAA Tournament game against No. 2-seed Cincinnati, Northern Arizona led the heavily favored Bearcats for the majority of the game before losing, 65-62, on a last-second three-pointer. Howland s 1998 Lumberjack squad was inducted into the NAU Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 25, During Howland s five-year tenure, Northern Arizona emerged into one of the country s top shooting teams. In , NAU became the first team in NCAA history to lead the country in both field goal percentage (.523) and 3-point field goal percentage (.445) in the same season. Additionally, the Lumberjacks led the nation in 3-point shooting in both 1997 (.419) and 1998 (.430), while finishing second nationally in field goal percentage (.516 in 1997/.511 in 1998). From 1997 to 1998, Howland s teams produced back-to-back conference titles and also consecutive Big Sky Player of the Year honorees in Charles Thomas and Andrew Mavis. Northern Arizona tied a league record for most conference wins over a two-year span (27) and ranked amongst the nation s Top 30 in wins over that same period. With Howland s success, the city of Flagstaff, Ariz., proclaimed April 27, 1998 Ben Howland Day. While the success of Howland s teams on the court is impressive, his programs have also produced top-notch students. In 1998, NAU was one of only two schools in the nation (Utah was the other) to reach the NCAA Tournament and record a team grade-point average over a 3.0. HOWLAND AS AN ASSISTANT COACH Prior to his Northern Arizona appointment, Howland served as an assistant coach at UC Santa Barbara for 12 years ( through ). During that time, he tutored eventual NBA players Brian Shaw and Conner Henry. He also oversaw the development of UCSB s Eric McArthur (nation s second-leading rebounder in 1990), Gary Gray (All-Big West Conference selection) and Carrick DeHart (UCSB s all-time secondleading scorer). In Howland s last seven years at the school, the Gauchos advanced to postseason play on five occasions. HOWLAND S PLAYING CAREER Howland enjoyed a standout playing career at Weber State, where he was named the team s Most Valuable Defensive Player in both 1979 and He led the Wildcats to two Big Sky championships and a pair of NCAA Tournament berths. Howland s basketball legacy of success dates back to his high school days. After beginning his prep career as a highly-decorated player at Dos Pueblos High School in Santa Barbara, Calif., he finished with two Surburbank League Most Valuable Player honors at Cerritos (Calif.) High School. He was also a two-time selection to the All-California Interscholastic Federation list. His collegiate career began at Santa Barbara City College in and , where he was named team captain and led the Vaqueros to the California state finals in Following his collegiate career, Howland spent time playing professionally in Uruguay. He landed his first NCAA Division I coaching job in 1981 as a graduate assistant at Gonzaga (Spokane, Wash.), where he coached future NBA Hall of Fame and Utah Jazz guard John Stockton, before moving to UC Santa Barbara the following year ( ). THE HOWLAND FAMILY Howland and his wife, Kim, a former Weber State cheerleader, have two children Meredith (27) and Adam (25) and one grandson, Benjamin Clark Howland II, the son of Adam and his wife, Brittney. Howland has a bachelor s degree in physical education from Weber State University (1979) and a master s degree in administration and physical education from Gonzaga (1981). The Howland family (left to right): Meredith, Mary (Ben s mother), Brittney, Adam, Kim and Ben 31

6 Ben Howland s Head Coaching Record vs. Opponents at Northern Arizona W L at Pittsburgh W L at UCLA W L OVERALL W L Alabama 0 0 Alabama 0 0 Alabama 1 0 Alabama 1 0 Albany 0 0 Albany 0 0 Albany 1 0 Albany 1 0 Appalachian State 0 0 Appalachian State 1 0 Appalachian State 0 0 Appalachian State 1 0 Arizona 0 1 Arizona 0 0 Arizona Arizona Arizona State 1 3 Arizona State 0 0 Arizona State 14 4 Arizona State 15 7 Arkansas 0 1 Arkansas 0 0 Arkansas 0 0 Arkansas 0 1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0 0 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 0 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0 0 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 0 Belmont 0 0 Belmont 0 0 Belmont 1 0 Belmont 1 0 Boise State 0 4 Boise State 0 0 Boise State 0 0 Boise State 0 4 Boston College 0 0 Boston College 4 1 Boston College 0 1 Boston College 4 2 Butler 0 0 Butler 0 0 Butler 0 1 Butler 0 1 BYU 0 0 BYU 0 0 BYU 2 0 BYU 2 0 Cal Poly 1 1 Cal Poly 0 0 Cal Poly 1 0 Cal Poly 2 1 Cal State Bakersfield 0 0 Cal State Bakersfield 0 0 Cal State Bakersfield 1 0 Cal State Bakersfield 1 0 Cal State Fullerton 0 0 Cal State Fullerton 0 0 Cal State Fullerton 1 1 Cal State Fullerton 1 1 Cal State Northridge 6 2 Cal State Northridge 0 0 Cal State Northridge 2 0 Cal State Northridge 8 2 Cal State San Bernardino 0 0 Cal State San Bernardino 0 0 Cal State San Bernardino 1 0 Cal State San Bernardino 1 0 California 2 0 California 1 0 California 13 9 California 16 9 Central Connecticut State 0 0 Central Connecticut State 1 0 Central Connecticut State 0 0 Central Connecticut State 1 0 Chaminade (Hawaii) 1 0 Chaminade (Hawaii) 0 0 Chaminade (Hawaii) 2 0 Chaminade (Hawaii) 3 0 Chicago State 0 0 Chicago State 0 0 Chicago State 1 0 Chicago State 1 0 Cincinnati 0 1 Cincinnati 0 0 Cincinnati 0 0 Cincinnati 0 1 College of Notre Dame 1 0 College of Notre Dame 0 0 College of Notre Dame 0 0 College of Notre Dame 1 0 Colorado 0 0 Colorado 0 0 Colorado 1 0 Colorado 1 0 Colorado College 2 0 Colorado College 0 0 Colorado College 0 0 Colorado College 0 0 Colorado State 0 0 Colorado State 0 0 Colorado State 1 0 Colorado State 1 0 Concordia (Calif.) 0 1 Concordia (Calif.) 0 0 Concordia (Calif.) 0 0 Concordia (Calif.) 0 1 Connecticut 0 0 Connecticut 2 3 Connecticut 0 0 Connecticut 2 3 Coppin State 0 0 Coppin State 0 0 Coppin State 1 0 Coppin State 1 0 Davidson 0 0 Davidson 0 0 Davidson 1 0 Davidson 1 0 Delaware State 0 0 Delaware State 0 0 Delaware State 2 0 Delaware State 2 0 DePaul 0 0 DePaul 0 0 DePaul 1 0 DePaul 1 0 Drexel 0 0 Drexel 0 0 Drexel 1 0 Drexel 1 0 Duquesne 0 0 Duquesne 3 1 Duquesne 0 0 Duquesne 3 1 East Carolina 0 1 East Carolina 0 0 East Carolina 0 0 East Carolina 0 1 Eastern Illinois 1 0 Eastern Illinois 0 0 Eastern Illinois 0 0 Eastern Illinois 1 0 Eastern Washington 9 1 Eastern Washington 0 0 Eastern Washington 1 0 Eastern Washington 10 1 Elon 1 0 Elon 0 0 Elon 0 0 Elon 1 0 Florida 0 0 Florida 0 0 Florida 0 3 Florida 0 3 Florida International 1 1 Florida International 0 0 Florida International 1 0 Florida International 2 1 George Mason 0 0 George Mason 1 0 George Mason 0 0 George Mason 1 0 George Washington 0 0 George Washington 0 0 George Washington 1 0 George Washington 1 0 Georgetown 0 0 Georgetown 5 3 Georgetown 0 0 Georgetown 5 3 Georgia 0 0 Georgia 0 1 Georgia 0 0 Georgia 0 1 Georgia Tech 0 0 Georgia Tech 0 0 Georgia Tech 1 0 Georgia Tech 1 0 Gonzaga 0 0 Gonzaga 0 0 Gonzaga 1 0 Gonzaga 1 0 Idaho 1 3 Idaho 0 0 Idaho 0 0 Idaho 1 3 Idaho State 7 3 Idaho State 0 0 Idaho State 1 0 Idaho State 8 3 Illinois State 0 0 Illinois State 1 0 Illinois State 0 0 Illinois State 1 0 Indiana 0 0 Indiana 1 0 Indiana 1 0 Indiana 2 0 IUPUI 0 0 IUPUI 1 0 IUPUI 0 0 IUPUI 1 0 Kansas 0 0 Kansas 0 0 Kansas 1 3 Kansas 1 3 Kent State 0 0 Kent State 0 1 Kent State 0 0 Kent State 0 1 Kentucky 0 0 Kentucky 0 0 Kentucky 1 1 Kentucky 1 1 Long Beach State 0 0 Long Beach State 0 0 Long Beach State 2 1 Long Beach State 2 1 Louisiana Tech 0 0 Louisiana Tech 0 0 Louisiana Tech 1 0 Louisiana Tech 1 0 Loyola Marymount 1 1 Loyola Marymount 0 0 Loyola Marymount 2 1 Loyola Marymount 3 2 LSU 0 0 LSU 0 0 LSU 1 0 LSU 1 0 Marist 0 0 Marist 1 0 Marist 0 0 Marist 1 0 Marquette 0 0 Marquette 1 0 Marquette 0 0 Marquette 1 0 Maryland 0 0 Maryland 0 0 Maryland 1 0 Maryland 1 0 McNeese State 1 0 McNeese State 0 0 McNeese State 0 0 McNeese State 1 0 Memphis 0 0 Memphis 0 0 Memphis 1 2 Memphis 1 2 Mercer 0 0 Mercer 0 0 Mercer 1 0 Mercer 1 0 Miami 0 0 Miami 3 3 Miami 0 0 Miami 3 3 Miami (Ohio) 0 0 Miami (Ohio) 0 0 Miami (Ohio) 1 0 Miami (Ohio) 1 0 Michigan 0 0 Michigan 0 0 Michigan 4 3 Michigan 4 3 Michigan State 0 0 Michigan State 0 0 Michigan State 3 1 Michigan State 3 1 Middle Tennessee State 0 0 Middle Tennessee State 0 0 Middle Tennessee State 0 1 Middle Tennessee State 0 1 Mississippi State 0 0 Mississippi State 0 1 Mississippi State 0 1 Mississippi State 0 2 Mississippi Valley State 0 0 Mississippi Valley State 0 0 Mississippi Valley State 1 0 Mississippi Valley State 1 0 Montana 6 4 Montana 0 0 Montana 0 1 Montana 6 5 Montana State 8 3 Montana State 0 0 Montana State 1 0 Montana State 9 3 Montana Tech 1 0 Montana Tech 0 0 Montana Tech 0 0 Montana Tech 1 0 Morgan State 0 0 Morgan State 1 0 Morgan State 0 0 Morgan State 1 0 Morris Brown 0 0 Morris Brown 1 0 Morris Brown 0 0 Morris Brown 1 0 New Mexico Highlands 1 0 New Mexico Highlands 0 0 New Mexico Highlands 0 0 New Mexico Highlands 1 0 Nebraska 0 0 Nebraska 1 1 Nebraska 0 0 Nebraska 1 1 Nevada 0 0 Nevada 0 0 Nevada 1 0 Nevada 1 0 WHERE UCLA RANKS ( to ) during head coach Ben Howland s nine seasons among Pac-12 programs Overall Wins 1. Washington UCLA Arizona Stanford California Oregon Washington State Utah USC Colorado Arizona State Oregon State 123 Overall Win Percentage 1. Washington UCLA Arizona Stanford California Washington State Oregon Utah USC Colorado Arizona State Oregon State.426 Pac-12 Wins 1. UCLA Washington Arizona Stanford California Washington State Oregon 71 USC Arizona State Oregon State 50 Colorado* 11 Utah* 3 *joined the Pac-12 in July 2011 Pac-12 Win Percentage 1. UCLA Washington Arizona Stanford California Washington State Oregon USC Arizona State Oregon State.307 Colorado*.611 Utah*.167 *joined the Pac-12 in July 2011 NCAA Tournament Wins 1. UCLA Arizona 9 3. Washington 8 4. Stanford 3 USC 3 Washington State 3 Oregon 3 8. Utah 2 9. California Arizona State Colorado Oregon State 0 32

7 Ben Howland s Head Coaching Record vs. Opponents at Northern Arizona W L at Pittsburgh W L at UCLA W L OVERALL W L New Mexico State 0 0 New Mexico State 0 0 New Mexico State 2 0 New Mexico State 2 0 New Orleans 0 0 New Orleans 2 0 New Orleans 0 0 New Orleans 2 0 Norfolk State 0 0 Norfolk State 2 0 Norfolk State 0 0 Norfolk State 2 0 North Carolina AT&T 0 0 North Carolina AT&T 1 0 North Carolina AT&T 0 0 North Carolina AT&T 1 0 Northern Arizona Northern Arizona 1 0 Northern Arizona 0 0 Northern Arizona 1 0 Notre Dame 0 0 Notre Dame 3 6 Notre Dame 2 2 Notre Dame 5 8 Oakland 0 0 Oakland 1 0 Oakland 1 0 Oakland 2 0 Occidental College 1 0 Occidental College 0 0 Occidental College 0 0 Occidental College 1 0 Ohio State 0 0 Ohio State 2 0 Ohio State 0 0 Ohio State 2 0 Oral Roberts 0 2 Oral Roberts 0 0 Oral Roberts 0 0 Oral Roberts 0 2 Oregon 0 0 Oregon 0 0 Oregon 12 6 Oregon 12 6 Oregon State 0 0 Oregon State 0 0 Oregon State 15 4 Oregon State 15 4 Pacific 0 0 Pacific 0 0 Pacific 1 0 Pacific 1 0 Penn State 0 0 Penn State 2 1 Penn State 0 0 Penn State 2 1 Pennsylvania 0 0 Pennsylvania 0 0 Pennsylvania 1 0 Pennsylvania 1 0 Pepperdine 0 0 Pepperdine 0 0 Pepperdine 4 0 Pepperdine 4 0 Pittsburgh 0 0 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 1 0 Pittsburgh 1 0 Portland 0 0 Portland 0 0 Portland 0 1 Portland 0 1 Portland State 4 3 Portland State 0 0 Portland State 1 0 Portland State 5 3 Prairie View A&M 0 0 Prairie View A&M 0 0 Prairie View A&M 1 0 Prairie View A&M 1 0 Providence 0 0 Providence 3 1 Providence 0 0 Providence 3 1 Rhode Island 0 0 Rhode Island 2 0 Rhode Island 0 0 Rhode Island 2 0 Richmond 0 0 Richmond 0 0 Richmond 1 0 Richmond 1 0 Robert Morris 0 0 Robert Morris 4 0 Robert Morris 0 0 Robert Morris 4 0 Rutgers 0 0 Rutgers 6 1 Rutgers 0 0 Rutgers 1 0 Sacramento State 6 2 Sacramento State 0 0 Sacramento State 1 0 Sacramento State 7 2 Sam Houston State 1 1 Sam Houston State 0 0 Sam Houston State 1 0 Sam Houston State 2 1 San Diego 0 3 San Diego 0 0 San Diego 0 0 San Diego 0 3 San Jose State 1 0 San Jose State 0 0 San Jose State 0 0 San Jose State 1 0 Savannah State 0 0 Savannah State 1 0 Savannah State 0 0 Savannah State 1 0 Seton Hall 0 0 Seton Hall 5 2 Seton Hall 0 0 Seton Hall 5 2 Sonoma State 1 0 Sonoma State 0 0 Sonoma State 0 0 Sonoma State 1 0 South Florida 0 0 South Florida 0 1 South Florida 0 0 South Florida 0 1 Southeast Louisiana 0 0 Southeast Louisiana 1 0 Southeast Louisiana 0 0 Southeast Louisiana 1 0 Southern Illinois 0 0 Southern Illinois 0 0 Southern Illinois 1 0 Southern Illinois 1 0 Southern Utah 3 1 Southern Utah 0 0 Southern Utah 0 0 Southern Utah 3 1 Southwest Texas 0 1 Southwest Texas 0 0 Southwest Texas 0 0 Southwest Texas 0 1 St. Bonaventure 1 0 St. Bonaventure 1 0 St. Bonaventure 0 0 St. Bonaventure 2 0 St. Francis (N.Y.) 0 0 St. Francis (N.Y.) 2 0 St. Francis (N.Y.) 0 0 St. Francis (N.Y.) 2 0 St. Francis (Pa.) 0 0 St. Francis (Pa.) 4 0 St. Francis (Pa.) 0 0 St. Francis (Pa.) 4 0 St. John s 0 0 St. John s 1 1 St. John s 1 2 St. John s 2 3 St. Martin s 1 0 St. Martin s 0 0 St. Martin s 0 0 St. Martin s 1 0 Stanford 0 0 Stanford 0 0 Stanford 12 7 Stanford 12 7 Stephen F. Austin 1 1 Stephen F. Austin 0 0 Stephen F. Austin 0 0 Stephen F. Austin 1 1 Syracuse 0 0 Syracuse 4 5 Syracuse 0 0 Syracuse 4 5 Temple 0 0 Temple 0 0 Temple 1 0 Temple 1 0 Tennessee 0 0 Tennessee 0 1 Tennessee 0 0 Tennessee 0 1 Texas 0 0 Texas 0 0 Texas 0 3 Texas 0 3 Texas A&M 0 0 Texas A&M 0 0 Texas A&M 2 0 Texas A&M 2 0 Texas Arlington 1 1 Texas Arlington 0 0 Texas Arlington 0 0 Texas Arlington 1 1 Texas Tech 0 0 Texas Tech 0 0 Texas Tech 0 1 Texas Tech 0 1 Texas Pan American 2 0 Texas Pan American 0 0 Texas Pan American 0 0 Texas Pan American 2 0 UC Davis 0 0 UC Davis 0 0 UC Davis 3 0 UC Davis 3 0 UC Irvine 1 1 UC Irvine 0 0 UC Irvine 3 0 UC Irvine 4 1 UC Riverside 0 0 UC Riverside 0 0 UC Riverside 2 0 UC Riverside 2 0 UC Santa Barbara 0 0 UC Santa Barbara 0 0 UC Santa Barbara 0 1 UC Santa Barbara 0 1 UCLA 0 1 UCLA 0 0 UCLA UCLA 0 1 UNLV 0 1 UNLV 0 0 UNLV 0 0 UNLV 0 1 USC 0 0 USC 0 0 USC 13 8 USC 13 8 Utah 0 1 Utah 0 0 Utah 1 0 Utah 1 1 Vermont 0 0 Vermont 0 0 Vermont 1 0 Vermont 1 0 Virginia Commonwealth 0 0 Virginia Commonwealth 0 2 Virginia Commonwealth 1 1 Virginia Commonwealth 1 3 Virginia Tech 0 0 Virginia Tech 2 0 Virginia Tech 0 0 Virginia Tech 2 0 Wagner 0 0 Wagner 1 0 Wagner 1 0 Wagner 2 0 Washington 0 0 Washington 0 0 Washington 8 11 Washington 8 11 Washington State 0 0 Washington State 0 0 Washington State 17 2 Washington State 17 2 Weber State 2 9 Weber State 0 0 Weber State 1 0 Weber State 3 9 West Virginia 0 0 West Virginia 5 2 West Virginia 0 2 West Virginia 5 4 Western Illinois 0 0 Western Illinois 0 0 Western Illinois 2 0 Western Illinois 2 0 Western Kentucky 0 0 Western Kentucky 0 0 Western Kentucky 1 0 Western Kentucky 1 0 Western Oregon 1 0 Western Oregon 0 0 Western Oregon 0 0 Western Oregon 1 0 Wright State 0 0 Wright State 1 0 Wright State 0 0 Wright State 1 0 Wyoming 0 0 Wyoming 0 0 Wyoming 1 0 Wyoming 1 0 Xavier 0 0 Xavier 0 0 Xavier 1 0 Xavier 1 0 Yale 0 0 Yale 0 0 Yale 1 0 Yale 1 0 Youngstown State 0 0 Youngstown State 0 0 Youngstown State 1 0 Youngstown State 1 0 TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS WHERE UCLA RANKS ( to ) during head coach Ben Howland s nine seasons among Pac-12 programs NCAA Tourney Win Pct. 1. UCLA (15-6) Washington State (3-2) Oregon (3-2) Washington (8-6) Arizona (9-7) Colorado (1-1) Arizona State (1-1) Stanford (3-4) USC (3-4) Utah (2-3) California (1-4).200 Pac-12 Championships* 1. UCLA 3 2. Arizona 2 Washington 2 4. California 1 5. Stanford 1 *indicates regular-season titles Pac-12 Tourney Titles 1. Washington 3 2. UCLA 2 3. Colorado 1 Oregon 1 Stanford 1 USC 1 UCLA s RECORD ( to ) during head coach Ben Howland s nine seasons Location Overall Home Road Neutral Category/Venue Pac Non-Conference in Overtime 10-7 Pac-12 Tournament 9-7 NCAA Tournament 15-6 at Pauley Pavilion at Honda Center 11-3 Month November (.733) December (.714) January (.681) February (.637) March (.679) April (.333) 1-2 vs. Pac-12 Teams vs. Arizona vs. Arizona State 14-4 vs. California 13-9 vs. Colorado 1-0 vs. Oregon 12-6 vs. Oregon State 15-4 vs. Stanford 12-7 vs. USC 13-8 vs. Utah 1-0 vs. Washington 8-11 vs. Washington State

8 phil MATHEWS ASSISTANT COACH 3rd YEAR ALMA MATER: UC IRVINE, 72 Phil Mathews enters his third season as an assistant coach for the UCLA men s basketball team and his 41st year coaching at the high school or collegiate level. Mathews primary coaching responsibility lies with the post players, in addition to assisting with UCLA s recruiting efforts. He was largely responsible for helping UCLA secure the No. 1-ranked recruiting class in 2012 (as ranked by ESPN.com), an incoming group which has also been rated No. 2 by Scout.com and Rivals.com. Mathews arrived at UCLA in April 2010 after spending four seasons as an assistant coach at Nebraska, where he worked alongside head coach Doc Sadler. He has spent 24 seasons coaching at the Division I college level, including nine years ( ) as the head coach at San Francisco. During his collegiate coaching career, Mathews has amassed nearly 500 wins as a head coach. Following a two-year stint ( ) as head coach at San Bernardino Valley College, Mathews returned to the Division I level in as an assistant coach on Sadler s first staff at Nebraska. His experience as an assistant coach in Lincoln, Neb., over four years proved vital to the Huskers success. During that stretch, Nebraska posted 70 wins and earned a pair of postseason appearances. Working primarily with the guards, Mathews helped Nebraska become one of the nation s premier ballhandling teams. The Huskers ranked fourth in the nation in turnover margin (+5.8) during the season. The Huskers guards also helped Nebraska post at least pointers three times in four years, each time ranking among the top five totals in the Huskers record book. In four seasons, Nebraska s point guards ranked among the top seven in the Big 12 Conference in assists per game and assist-to-turnover ratio. Mathews spent the and seasons at San Bernardino Valley College, where he guided the Wolverines to an impressive record. In his first season, San Bernardino went 27-5 and won the conference title with a 13-1 record. That team saw every player on the roster move on to a four-year school with a scholarship. Mathews served as head coach at San Francisco from through The Dons won at least 16 games in each of his first three seasons. Among the early highlights included a mark in that led to San Francisco s first NCAA Tournament appearance in 16 years. In , Mathews led San Francisco to another 19-win season. Two of his final three USF squads posted winning records. All three finished in the top four in the West Coast Conference standings. He logged a cumulative record in nine seasons at San Francisco. Mathews honed his coaching skills in the junior college ranks, compiling a record in 12 years as head coach at the junior college level. His squads won a conference title 11 times during those 12 seasons. Mathews first stint as head coach at the junior college level came at Ventura College, where he spent 10 seasons ( ) and recorded a record. His teams won 10 straight Western States Conference titles. Prior to Mathews arrival, Ventura College had not won a league championship in 17 seasons. All but one of his teams earned at least 20 victories and six times including each of his last five years in charge his teams won at least 30 contests. During the campaign, Ventura went 37-1, ranked second nationally and won the second California state junior college title under Mathews. Eleven players recruited to Ventura for that season earned Division I scholarships. Mathews entered the coaching ranks as an assistant coach at UC Irvine in He spent the next year at the high school level before returning to UC Irvine for four years ( ). Mathews then served as head coach at Santa Ana Valley High School, where he won two league titles in three years. Following the campaign, Mathews returned to the college level where he was an assistant for four years at Cal State Fullerton ( ) before taking over at Ventura College from through A two-year basketball letterwinner at UC Irvine, Mathews earned his bachelor s degree in comparative cultures in 1972 and added a master s degree in education in Mathews is married to the former Margie Holland. He has four children, Sabrina (43), Akilah Saffold (35), Jordan (18) and Jonah (14). THE MATHEWS FILE Education B.A. UC Irvine (1972) M.A. UC Irvine (1975) Coaching Experience Assistant Coach, UC Irvine (1973, ) Head Coach, Santa Ana Valley High School ( ) Assistant Coach, Cal State Fullerton ( ) Head Coach, Ventura College ( ) Head Coach, University of San Francisco ( ) Head Coach, San Bernardino Valley College ( ) Assistant Coach, Nebraska University ( ) Assistant Coach, UCLA (2011-present) 34

9 scott GARSON ASSISTANT COACH 7th YEAR ALMA MATER: UC SANTA BARBARA 99 Scott Garson enters his ninth season on the UCLA men s basketball staff and his seventh as an assistant coach under head coach Ben Howland. Garson handles the development of the perimeter players, working on both the offensive and defensive ends. He worked with the post players in Garson also assists in monitoring the Bruins academic progress. In his previous eight seasons on the men s basketball staff at UCLA, Garson has helped lead the Bruins to three consecutive Final Fours ( ), three consecutive Pac-10 regular-season titles ( ) and two Pac-10 Tournament championships (2006, 2008). In six years as an assistant coach, Garson has helped direct UCLA to four NCAA Tournament appearances ( , 2011). Garson also plays a key role in UCLA s recruiting efforts. In the last five seasons, Garson s recruiting efforts have helped the Bruins land two No. 1-ranked recruiting classes. UCLA s incoming class this season was ranked No. 1 by ESPN.com and No. 2 by Scout.com and Rivals.com. The Bruins incoming group that entered in the fall of 2008 was hailed as the No. 1-ranked class by ESPN.com, Scout.com and Rivals.com. Working with UCLA s perimeter players over the past five seasons, Garson has been responsible for the development of five players who were selected in the NBA Draft. In 2009, guards Jrue Holiday and Darren Collison were both drafted in the first round (No. 17 and No. 21, respectively), just one year after guard Russell Westbrook was selected No. 4 overall in the 2008 draft by the Seattle SuperSonics (now Oklahoma City Thunder). During UCLA s and campaigns, Garson served as UCLA s video coordinator. His responsibilities included creating all video edits for game preparation, opponent scouting and self-scouting and preparing scouting reports. Garson served as a crucial source of information for the team s coaching staff regarding the opponents personnel and strategic tendencies. He provided video for all recruiting efforts and special events, including the production of highlight films. Garson continues to assist with the UCLA boys basketball summer camps, which he directed during his first three years at UCLA. Prior to coming to UCLA, Garson served for five seasons ( ) on the University of Utah staff under Hall of Fame coach Rick Majerus. During his first three years, he assisted on the staff as a graduate student, earning a master s of science in exercise and sports science with an emphasis in sport psychology in While at Utah, Garson served as the team s video coordinator in and assisted with recruiting efforts during the season. He worked with talented center Andrew Bogut, who was selected No. 1 overall in the 2005 NBA Draft, during his tenure with the Utes. As a graduate student at Utah, Garson served as an administrative assistant and head manager. He directed the Rick Majerus Basketball Camps for three summers. In five seasons at Utah, the Utes won four Mountain West Conference championships and participated in four NCAA Tournaments. Garson, 36, came to Utah from Pepperdine, where he served as an administrative assistant and video coordinator for the Waves in under former UCLA assistant coach and current Washington head coach Lorenzo Romar. Garson also served as the director of the Junior Waves Basketball Camp. In 1995, Garson coached the Los Angeles Maccabi year-old basketball team with his father, Lee. For two seasons ( ), he served as the varsity assistant boys coach and junior varsity head boys coach at Santa Barbara High School. Garson graduated from UC Santa Barbara in 1999 with a bachelor s degree in law and society. He earned his master s of science in exercise and sports science with an emphasis in sport psychology from the University of Utah in As a freshman at Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.) during the school year, Garson played basketball (guard) and baseball (lefthanded pitcher). He was a two-time all-league selection in both sports, securing all-state honors as a senior ( ) in basketball at Harvard- Westlake High School (North Hollywood, Calif.). Garson was born April 24, 1976, in Tarzana, Calif. His father (Lee, 1969 UCLA graduate), mother (Corinne) and brother (Chad) all reside in the Los Angeles area. THE GARSON FILE Education B.A. UC Santa Barbara (1999) M.S. University of Utah (2003) Coaching Experience Video Coordinator, Pepperdine University (1999) Graduate Assistant/Video Coordinator, University of Utah ( ) Video Coordinator, UCLA ( ) Assistant Coach, UCLA (2007-present) 35

10 korey McCRAY ASSISTANT COACH 2nd YEAR ALMA MATER: MERCER 01 Korey McCray begins his second season as an assistant coach at UCLA in Most recently, McCray helped UCLA land the nation s No. 1-ranked recruiting class in 2012 (as rated by ESPN.com), an incoming group which was also hailed as the No. 2 class by Scout.com and Rivals.com. During his first season with UCLA, the Bruins posted a overall record and finished in a tie for fifth place in the Pac-12 Conference, compiling an 11-7 league record. Prior to his arrival at UCLA in the spring of 2012, McCray had been working as a skill development trainer since 2004 with some of the NBA s biggest stars. Working with NBA athletes based in Atlanta and surrounding Georgia communities, McCray created tailor-made offseason training programs for players including Dwight Howard, John Wall, Javaris Crittenton, Anthony Morrow, Jarrett Jack, Acie Law, Von Wafer, Mario West and Damien Wilkins, among others. McCray served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Mercer University (Macon, Ga.), in under head coach Mark Slonaker. In , he was an assistant coach at Chipola Junior College (Marianna, Fla.) under head coach Greg Heiar. That season, Chipola JC lost in the semifinals of the National Junior College Championships. McCray served as a graduate assistant coach at Florida State for two seasons ( ) under head coach Leonard Hamiton. During the season, the Seminoles advanced to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). He earned his master s degree in adult education with a minor in higher education from Florida State in A four-year basketball letterwinner at Mercer University under head coach Mark Slonaker, McCray served as the Bears team captain in and He earned a bachelor s degree in communications from Mercer in 2001 with a major in theatre arts and a minor in Christianity. In addition, McCray served various stints as the CEO and head coach of the Atlanta Celtics since The Atlanta Celtics is an AAU traveling team that his father, Karl McCray, co-founded in 1990 with Wallace Prather. The non-profit, grassroots basketball program looks to encourage children to make good decisions utilizing the team sport of basketball as a means to teach life-changing skills. McCray led his 15-and-under team to a national title in During his tenure with the Atlanta Celtics, he consistently produced teams at all age levels ranked in the top 10, nationally. THE McCRAY FILE Education B.A. Mercer University (2001) M.A. Florida State University (2004) Coaching Experience Graduate Assistant, Florida State ( ) Assistant Coach, Chipola Junior College (2005) Assistant Coach, Mercer University (2008) Assistant Coach, UCLA (2011-present) UCLA s STUDENT MANAGERS, TRAINERS Andrew Tassinari Head Student Manager Donovan Castro Student Manager Dan Fitzpatrick Student Manager Alex Frost Student Athletic Trainer Joey Fuentes Student Manager Justin Gudger Student Manager Chase Laliotis Student Manager 36

11 tyus EDNEY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 3rd YEAR ALMA MATER: UCLA 95 Tyus Edney enters his third season as the Director of Operations for the UCLA men s basketball program in In his current capacity, Edney is responsible for all day-to-day operations of the program and aserve as a liaison to the athletic administration and other school officials. Edney returned to the UCLA men s basketball program as Director of Operations in August Edney was a four-year basketball letterwinner at UCLA, serving as a threeyear starter on the Bruins , and teams. He helped lead UCLA to its 11th NCAA basketball national championship in The former standout at Long Beach Poly High School was named the Most Outstanding Player in the West Regional (1995), earning a spot in NCAA Tournament lore after his full-court dash with 4.8 seconds left to score the game-winning layup against Missouri. Edney s basket propelled the No. 1-seeded Bruins to a victory and into the Sweet 16. Edney is still ranked on six career leader charts at UCLA. The former point guard ranks second in assists (652, 5.2 assists per game), third in steals (224, 1.8 steals per game), third in free throws made (450), seventh in free throws attempted (559), ninth in free throw percentage (.805, 450- of-559) and 20th in scoring with 1,515 points (12.1 ppg). A three-time first team All-Pac-10 selection ( ), Edney still owns UCLA s single-game record for steals (11, vs. George Mason on Dec. 22, 1994). He won the 1995 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, bestowed annual upon the nation s premier player at 6-feet and under. Edney was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 1995 NBA Draft (No. 47 overall selection). He played two seasons with the Kings ( ) and spent two more seasons in the NBA with the Boston Celtics ( ) and Indiana Pacers ( ). Between those seasons, Edney played for Euroleague winner BC Zalgiris, earning the Euroleague Final Four MVP title. He also played in Italy for Benetton Treviso in , losing in the Italian League finals and winning the Italian Cup. Following his departure from the NBA in 2001, Edney played for several more European teams, including another stint with Benetton Treviso from His team won the Italian League in 2002 and 2003, the Italian Cup in 2003 and 2004, and the Italian Supercup in 2002 and Benetton Treviso played in the Euroleague final in In addition, Edney played for Lottomatica Virtus Roma in Italy in and then moved to Greece to play for Olympiacos in During the season, Edney returned to Italy and competed for Fortitudo Bologna. He played for BC Azovmash in Mariupol, Ukraine in , started the season with Cajasol Sevilla in Spain, and moved to play in Poland for Turów Zgorzelec (Jan. 2009), where he ended his playing career. Edney helped lead Long Beach Poly to the 1990 CIF Southern Section Championship during his junior season in high school. He was raised in Long Beach, Calif., and was a three-year varsity letterwinner at Long Beach Poly under former Long Beach State head coach Ron Palmer. Edney, 39, graduated from UCLA in 1995 with a bachelor s degree in communication studies. THE EDNEY FILE Education B.A. UCLA (1995) Edney s Playing Career Sacramento Kings, NBA ( ) Boston Celtics, NBA (1998) BC Zalgiris, Lithuania ( ) Benetton Treviso, Italy ( ) Indiana Pacers, NBA (2001) Benetton Treviso, Italy ( ) Lottomatica Virtus Roma, Italy ( ) Olympiacos, Greece ( ) Fortitudo Bologna, Italy ( ) BC Azovmash, Ukraine ( ) Cajasol Sevilla, Spain ( ) Turów Zgorzelec, Poland (2009) EDNEY S NBA STATS Year Team PPG RPG APG SPG GP GS MPG Sacramento Sacramento Boston Indiana TOTALS 4 YEARS EDNEY S UCLA STATS Year Record PPG RPG APG SPG GP GS MPG TOTALS