UCLA UPDATE: HOWLAND GETS FIRST RECRUIT.Byline: - Billy Witz 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 received the first commitment of the 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. era Sunday when Compton Centennial High junior 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 , considered by several scouting services the top shooting guard The Shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard,[1] is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. on the West Coast, told the new UCLA coach he would attend the school, according to sources. Afflalo, who is 6-foot-4, 180-pounds, took an unofficial visit to UCLA on Tuesday - Howland's second day on campus. Afflalo, who also was interested in Stanford, Arizona, Oregon, Kansas and DePaul - among others - said afterward that he expected to wait until summer to make a decision. But he told Howland at a banquet that he wanted to attend UCLA. Afflalo, who has a 3.5 grade-point average and has scored 1030 on the SAT, already is qualified academically. In addition to Afflalo, UCLA has two more scholarships for next year. |
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