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New UCLA coach knows he has a lot to prove to Bruins faithful.

One of UCLA's early signees under former coach Ben Howland won't be playing basketball for the Bruins next season.

RecruitingNation ranks the top 10 battles for basketball's elite.

Story | Conversation | April 23, 2013

UCLA fans have a lot on their psychological platters right now. Not only are they doing their best to forget the last four years of Ben Howland's tenure, they must also wrestle with what it means that a coach run out of Iowa in the same spring UCLA w...

Shabazz Muhammad is one-and-done at UCLA.

While it's a near certainty that Shabazz Muhammad will enter the NBA draft, the UCLA freshman has yet to make an announcement. New coach Steve Alford acknowledged he has not had any contact with Muhammad.

1. Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti's decision to keep Mike Rice even after the coach's suspension and $50,000 fine made no sense. The two years remaining on Rice's contract -- with one year in the soon-to-be-named conference before entering th...

LOS ANGELES -- Hiring Steve Alford as UCLA basketball coach saved at least one Bruins player. Or, perhaps more accurately, firing Ben Howland did. UCLA guard Norman Powell said Tuesday he was staying at UCLA after considering transferring, and...

UCLA fired highly successful basketball coach Ben Howland because he didn't fulfill championship expectations. What could that mean for USC's Lane Kiffin?

Story | Conversation | April 01, 2013

John Saunders talks about the merits of Tubby Smith and Ben Howland, who were both fired since facing each other in the NCAA tournament....

New Mexico men's basketball coach Steve Alford will be the next head coach at UCLA.

Hiring a head coach is as much about fit as anything that happens in the huddle. Ben Howland never embraced the off-court activities that being UCLA's coach required. Steve Alford will. He has been preparing for this opportunity his whole life.

A source close to the situation said Friday that Brad Stevens will remain at Butler despite being the top target in UCLA's search for a new men's basketball coach.

DuckNation From Brandon P. Oliver : Oregon's surprise run to the Sweet 16 is resonating with some of the school's football recruits. HuskyNation From Mason Kelley: With Desmond Trufant heading off to the NFL, Marcus Peters is looking to step up ...

Butler coach Brad Stevens is the top target in UCLA's search for a basketball coach, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.

UCLA fired highly successful basketball coach Ben Howland because he didn't fulfill championship expectations. What could that mean for USC's Lane Kiffin?

Story | Conversation | March 28, 2013