Howland’s season wrap-presser

UCLA coach Ben Howland said he watched the Villanova tape on the plane on the way back from Philadelphia.
“I think they have a chance to come out of their region,” Howland said. “If they
They’re a hard matchup because they play four guards and they spread the floor so you have to be out defending them.”
I asked Howland about wing Josh Shipp saying the senior leadership could have been better.
“He’s looking to place blame and responsibility on his own shoulders,” Howland said. “That’s commendable, in my mind.”