UCLA: DORRELL, HOWLAND GETTING RAISES UC REGENTS APPROVE SALARY HIKES.Byline: BRIAN DOHN Staff Writer After successful seasons in which 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 football and men's basketball teams exceeded expectations, the head coaches of both teams are poised to have raises approved today during The Regents of the University of California The Regents of the University of California make up the governing board of the University of California. The Board has 26 full (i.e., voting) members:
Football coach Karl Dorrell's salary will move from a guaranteed $600,000 to slightly less than $1 million per season, if he remains at UCLA for the next six years, sources said. 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. , who was guaranteed $930,000 last season, will see his guaranteed salary bumped significantly above $1 million annually as men's basketball coach, sources added. Both contracts will also increase the potential incentive earnings of Dorrell and Howland. ``Other than confirming its on the Regents' agenda, its not appropriate to comment until after the Regents take action,'' UCLA spokesperson Marc Dellins said. In his third season, Howland led UCLA to the national championship game, al- though the Bruins fell to Florida in their bid to win an NCAA-record 12th title. It was quite the turnaround Turnaround A situation where a company that has had poor performance for an extended period of time experiences a positive reversal. Notes: A speculator may profit from a turnaround if he or she accurately anticipates the improvement of a poorly performing company. from Howland's first season, when the Bruins finished 11-17. The Bruins assistant basketball coaches were also told they would be receiving raises, sources said, which is in line with what took place within the football staff. During the offseason, UCLA athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Dan Guerrero increased the total salaries of football's assistant coaches nearly 22 percent. The salary increases is a change in philosophy from UCLA's long-standing reputation of paying its coaches poorly. Dorrell guided the Bruins to a 10-2 mark, including a defeat of Northwestern in the Sun Bowl, and matched the school record for wins in a season. Last season he ranked ninth in the Pac-10 in guaranteed salary. The new deal will move him into the middle of the Pac-10's head coaches. |
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