COLLEGE BASKETBALL

• UCLA's Howland has appendectomy

  
  

  Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - UCLA head men's basketball coach Ben Howland underwent a standard appendectomy Wednesday.

  A release from the school said the procedure was performed at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center by Dr.

  Joe Hines. Howland is resting comfortably and expects to return to work Monday.

  "One of the very best things about being a coach or student-athlete at UCLA is if you need medical attention, you won't find any better place in the country than at the incomparable UCLA Medical Center," Howland said.

  "The medical staff and community at UCLA are simply the best and I'm so grateful to all of them for their professionalism and commitment to excellence." Howland has been UCLA's coach since 2003, and guided the Bruins to three consecutive Final Four appearances (2006-08).

  09/17 21:10:28 ET