Ben Howland, Coach of the Year?

Handicapping the National Coach of the Year Race: Seth Davis, Sports Illustrated

#8 - Ben Howland, UCLA. No highly ranked team has been more decimated by injuries than the Bruins, yet Howland has done more than just keep this team together. He has it in first place in the Pac-10 and has a legit chance to make the Sweet 16.

If you saw the Bruins erase that huge deficit against West Virginia a couple weeks ago before falling short, you know that few coaches teach mental toughness better than Howland does. Sports Illustrated

(BruinBasketballReport.com)

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