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A few days before Oregon native Kevin Love and UCLA played at MacArthur Court on Thursday, Ducks coach Ernie Kent spoke with the leader of the student cheering section.

Kent was concerned that the school's infamous Pit Crew would direct its barbs at the Lake Oswego native who spurned the Ducks for the Bruins, and whose father, Stan, chastised Kent for not recruiting his son hard enough.

Kent said Tuesday he "strongly advised" the Pit Crew leader "to keep things in perspective."

It did not work.

Behavior by the Oregon student section was one of two ugly fan incidents last week — the other coming at Arizona State.

According to reports, the Pit Crew bombarded Love with insults — mostly vulgar — and went so far as to put his cell phone number on a sign. Students also held up a sign referring to cocaine use by the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson.

Love's uncle, Mike, and cousins Brian, Dennis and Carl were in the seminal band. Mike Love was in the stands.

UCLA coach Ben Howland on Friday called the actions "vile, disgusting, inappropriate innuendo."

So much for Kent's request.

"I thought that was all completely ignored," Kent said, "and we let him know that.

"I was very disappointed, and hopefully we made the necessary adjustments so that won't happen again."

Before Saturday's game with Southern Cal, Kent spoke on a microphone, reminding fans to behave. By all accounts, they did.

It underscores how much responsibility a coach can take — or should take — for fan behavior.

"I think it falls into the administration's responsibility," Kent said. "And we're part of that administration."

After the game, Oregon athletic director Pat Kilkenny called Howland to apologize.

"They're a classy program and a great school," Howland said. "I think they felt bad. I'm sure that won't happen again."

Washington State players complained Saturday of being plunked with water bottles as they left Ned Wulk Court at Arizona State after their one-point victory.

ASU coach Herb Sendek directed a question Tuesday about the incident to athletic director Lisa Love.

"I got off the court pretty quickly and was back to the locker room," he said.

Washington State coach Tony Bennett downplayed the event because of the circumstances. ASU guard James Harden missed a shot as time expired; many fans thought he was fouled.

"It was the heat of the moment," Bennett said. "In my opinion, it's done."

Pac-10 coaches said Tuesday that fan conduct is the responsibility of the athletic department as a whole, but said coaches probably hold more influence over students than administrators.

"I guess the coaches can have more of an impact than anybody," UA interim head coach Kevin O'Neill said. "If it got out of hand, I guess any coach would want their fans to be civil."

The story has a happy ending — at least for Love. The trip to his home state landed Love the Pac-10 Player of the Week award.

Love averaged 21 points and a whopping 19.5 rebounds in two contests.

And here's a scary thought — the taunting might have raised Love's game.

"It probably helped him get more focused," Howland said.