Source: Ben Howland Is Considering Taking Mississippi State
Ben Howland [/B]is considering taking the Mississippi State head coaching job that came open when Rick Ray[/B] was fired this week, a source close to the situation told SNY.tv.
Howland, 57, is also being targeted by DePaul, which recently firedOliver Purnell.[/B]
"He's considering anything that is open at a Division 1 high level," the source said. "What happened last year with him not getting Marquette, I know he 's not going to allow that to happen again this year."
Howland led UCLA to three straight Final Fours from 2006-8 and has been linked to various jobs since leaving the school. He was in the mix last year for the openings at Oregon State, Marquette, Tennessee and Missouri, but did not land any of those jobs.
He spent this past year as an analyst at Fox Sports 1 after getting fired by UCLA in 2013.
NBCSports.com reported earlier Sunday that Howland is a serious candidate at Mississippi State.
Ben Howland [/B]is considering taking the Mississippi State head coaching job that came open when Rick Ray[/B] was fired this week, a source close to the situation told SNY.tv.
Howland, 57, is also being targeted by DePaul, which recently firedOliver Purnell.[/B]
"He's considering anything that is open at a Division 1 high level," the source said. "What happened last year with him not getting Marquette, I know he 's not going to allow that to happen again this year."
Howland led UCLA to three straight Final Fours from 2006-8 and has been linked to various jobs since leaving the school. He was in the mix last year for the openings at Oregon State, Marquette, Tennessee and Missouri, but did not land any of those jobs.
He spent this past year as an analyst at Fox Sports 1 after getting fired by UCLA in 2013.
NBCSports.com reported earlier Sunday that Howland is a serious candidate at Mississippi State.
