I coached Brandin Knight at Pitt, who was unbelievable, and also Carl Krauser.
— Ben Howland
I always had great respect for the SEC with all the great players.
It's amazing, as a player and as a coach, how you always remember the tough losses better than the victories. They're just way more vivid.
Archie Miller does a fantastic job at Dayton.
My wife and I - her more than me - are really strong Christians. Her whole life revolves around studying the Bible, Bible study, after-school Bible class she does for little kids on Wednesdays, teaches Sunday school.
The summer in Arizona is too hot.
Both my children have degrees from UCLA.
It still comes down to attracting players, and UCLA can attract players as well as any place in the country.
It's very painful to lose, and it's a very difficult process to go through, especially at a place like UCLA where the standards are very high.
One thing I've always prided myself on is understanding that to have success, you have to have high-character kids.
Typically, you'll see that zones work better in November than in February. As the season goes on, teams get better and better at attacking zones, and it becomes harder to become an effective zone defense as the season progresses. But early on, it can be can good at times.
Everybody makes mistakes. I'm definitely not perfect.
The number one thing in recruiting in terms of making it a great job is players in your own area.
Northern Arizona was a job no one had ever survived, and a lot of people said I was crazy to take it. But to build a program and win there gave me a lot of confidence when people said we couldn't do it at Pitt.
Usually you have a feel for what a kid's abilities are by the end of their sophomore year.
My team at Pittsburgh is the greatest example of unselfishness and giving of oneself. They bought into that, and it's brought those kids championships, and it's brought all those kids so much glory.
I don't always show my emotion. You don't always get to see it.
I've had a number of kids in the NBA that I've coached and a number of other great players that I've coached.
You try to stay as even-keel as possible; obviously, it's always more difficult when you're going through a tough season.
I don't get to fish that much, believe me.
You're always trying to learn from the past to plot a course in the future that will be better. You're always trying to learn.
Basketball movies don't really accentuate the flow of the game.
I wear Johnston & Murphy, not penny loafers.
I try to be honest. I try to take the high road. That's all I can do.
You're only as good as your next game.
When you take over a screwed-up situation, you need time.
One of the very best things about being a coach or student-athlete at UCLA is if you need medical attention, you won't find any better place in the country than at the incomparable UCLA Medical Center.
This is always one of my big pet peeves is that 65% of NBA players, three years out of the NBA, are broke. I mean, so, maybe maturing a little more on the front end and getting an education might serve you well down the road.
No one is perfect. I would never claim to be that person.
Pittsburgh is a football town.
It's hard to get a job. There are more lawyers within a five-mile radius of wherever you're sitting than there are Division I jobs.
My dad taught not only tolerance but appreciation for every human being.
One thing a shooter loves is to make his first shot. He makes his first shot from three; that builds confidence.
I get to work with the best and the brightest at UCLA. We get to recruit great kids, and that makes coaching very fun for me.
Kevin Stallings has been a picture of consistency at Vanderbilt.
Losses are always bad. They're always tough. Doesn't matter what year.
It's a real advantage in basketball to have great hands.
When you go to the big city - you're in New York, Boston, you're in L.A. - you walk in the streets, and nobody says anything to you. It becomes so impersonal because there's so many people.
Flagstaff, up in the mountains where I lived, there is 130 inches of snow a year.
I love UCLA and the people at UCLA. Everybody is great.
I just try to control what I can control.
My first introduction to Russell Westbrook was as a leader. It was pretty impressive.
There's no question we made a couple mistakes there at UCLA at the very end.
How many people do you know who love their jobs? Did your dad love his job? Was he passionate about it? Because I am. I love it. I love the relationships. I love teaching. I love the competition. I love everything about it.
What is the NCAA going to do a program if a kid leaves before two years. You can't control it. The NBA is the one that has to control it.
I will never leave UCLA and will stay at UCLA as long they will have me.
You can never blame somebody for wanting to go home.
UCLA will always be involved with great players, and those players always draw scrutiny. That's just the way it is.
I was raised to believe you are supposed to love everybody.
I can't think of much higher praise to give a player than to say, 'This point guard reminds me of Jason Kidd.'
