Just got word that UCLA coach Ben Howland has signed a seven-year deal that runs through 2014-15.

Howland will get a guaranteed $1.97 million this season and escalates to $2.3 million for 2014-15. There are also incentives that are worth up to $235,000 per season.

Howland, 51, has taken the Bruins to three consecutive Final Fours.