Well it looks like we have our first post-tournament coach firing. After 1o years at UCLA, the school will reportedly fire head coach Ben Howland. Howland took UCLA to three final fours in his ten years but had had major ups and downs during his reign. After disappointing seasons, this year Howland brought in one of the top ranked recruiting classes in the country, which included Kyle Anderson and Shabazz Muhammad. Despite the top class, Howland once again came up short as another disappointing season for the Bruins came to a fitting end Friday as the Bruins were bounced out of the tournament by the Minnesota Golden Gophers. After failing to put together any kind of NCAA tournament run this year once again, UCLA has grown tired of Howland and is ready to show him the door and move on.
Several names have been floated around as rumors including Butler coach Brad Stevens, and VCU coach Shaka Smart. While those names might get Bruins fans excited, they shouldn't get too excited as both of those coaches are well out of UCLA's league. Those coaches will stay at their schools and continue ti have success until a marquee college job becomes vacant and then will jump ship. UCLA however is not a marquee job and doesn't attract names that they may want. We will see who the Bruins hire, but don't expect any big name coach.
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