UCLA yet to win title under Howland (AP)
Published 4/6/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops News
Defense has carried UCLA to three consecutive Final Four appearances. It has yet to earn them a national championship under coach Ben Howland. The Memphis Tigers spent Sunday talking about playing in Monday night's title game against Kansas. The bummed-out Bruins flew home to Los Angeles, still feeling the pain of a 78-63 clawing by the Tigers in the semifinals.
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