L.A. CONFIDENTIAL.Byline: -- Brian Dohn Bruins hoops coach Ben Howland Ben Howland (born May 28, 1957 in Lebanon, Oregon) is an American college head coach of men's basketball. He has been the head coach of the University of California, Los Angeles since 2003, and recently signed a contract extension through 2013. was asked how his team was getting along without Jordan Farmar Jordan Robert Farmar (born November 30, 1986) is an American professional basketball player at starting point guard for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. He was previously the starting point guard for the UCLA men's basketball team. , whom one reporter categorized as the heart and soul of UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX last season. ``No offense to Jordan, but our heart and soul from last year's team is the same as this year. It's the guy down there on the left,'' Howland said while pointing to Arron Afflalo Arron Agustin Afflalo (born October 15, 1985) is an American professional basketball player, currently with the Detroit Pistons. He recently completed a three-year career at University of California, Los Angeles in the Pacific Ten Conference of the NCAA as the starting shooting at the edge of the podium at a postgame news conference after Wednesday's victory against Georgia Tech to claim the Maui Invitational title. ``He plays with such passion at both ends of the floor, but I also feel the same about the rest of our guys,'' Howland said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: AFFLALO |
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