Alumni report
We had some blog issues this morning, but hopefully all is fixed. That said, I was watching Santa Clara, coached by former UCLA assistant Kerry Keating, take apart San Francisco 87-55 last night and thought about the Bruins assistants under Ben Howland now heading their own programs.
Keating 14-13, including 6-6 in the WCC in his first season. Last year the Broncos went 21-10, and 10-4 in the WCC.
Ernie Zeigler is 11-15 (6-7 Mid-American Conference) in his second season at Central Michigan. He went 13-18, 7-9 last season. The year before he took over, CMU was 4-24, 1-17 in the league.
Chris Carlson is 15-9 at Division II UC San Diego, including 11-7 in the CAA, in his first season. The Tritons were 12-15, 10-12 last season.
I've read that Zeigler's son, Trey, is quite a 2010 wing prospect. Would help CMU's program immensely if Dad could convince son to commit.