In this Friday, March 22, 2013, photo, UCLA coach Ben Howland talks to his players during the second half of a second-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Austin, Texas. UCLA announced Sunday, March 24, 2013, that the university has fired Ben Howland as basketball coach after 10 seasons that included three Final Four appearances, but culminated with another early-round exit from the NCAA tournament. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
In this Friday, March 22, 2013, photo, UCLA coach Ben Howland talks to his players during the second half of a second-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Austin, Texas. UCLA announced Sunday, March 24, 2013, that the university has fired Ben Howland as basketball coach after 10 seasons that included three Final Four appearances, but culminated with another early-round exit from the NCAA tournament. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Ben Howland kept it classy in departing as UCLA basketball coach, thanking the athletic director who had fired him a day earlier while noting the high expectations that come with running a program that owns a record 11 national championships.
Howland was applauded by supporters as he walked into a news conference at Pauley Pavilion for the last time Monday. The 55-year-old coach expressed gratitude for his 10-year run in Westwood, the longest tenure since John Wooden retired in 1975 after 27 years on the sideline.
Howland says he's excited about the future and wants to coach again, although he doesn't know where or when that will happen. He says he wanted to speak out one last time at UCLA so he could publicly thank his current and former players and his staff.
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