University of California-Santa Barbara recruiting coordinator Ben Howland will take over as head basketball coach at Northern Arizona.
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Howland replaces Harold Merritt, who resigned last month near the end of a 13-13 campaign, the first break-even season for the Lumberjacks since 1985-86.Howland, who played for Big Sky Conference member Weber State in the 1970s, graduated in 1980. He played professionally in Uruguay, then assisted at Gonzaga for two seasons before leaving for UCSB in 1981. He received a master's degree from Gonzaga in 1986.