UCLA's coach has generated more headlines for his grievances than for the Bruins' (improving) play on the floor.
UCLA hired Mick Cronin to lead its program ahead of the 2019-2020 season. Cronin had been in a head coach position since 2003, spending three seasons with Murray State and 13 with Cincinnati. He was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year in his inaugural season, but the pandemic saw both the Pac-12 Tournament and NCAA Tournament being canceled.
UCLA men's basketball coach Mick Cronin went on a rant about his team's Big Ten travel schedule after being asked about teams making the trip west
Less than a month after their coach called them soft and delusional, the Bruins have turned things around by drawing a line between cordial relationships off the court and competitive connections
The Bruins’ winning streak is at four games with reason for additional optimism after a hard-fought 82-76 victory at the Galen Center, while Trojans coach Eric Musselman’s quickly assembled roster
UCLA men's basketball coach Mick Cronin offers his critique of the pressure the exhausting Big Ten schedule has put on the Bruins.
Road trips haven't been pleasant for Mick Cronin and the UCLA men's basketball team. They've had to travel all over the country for the past few weeks, specifically from Los Angeles to New York.
UCLA men's basketball has gotten a rude awakening to the Big Ten in its first year in the conference. While it seems they were ready to make a smooth adjustment
The bat signal illuminates when Gotham needs its savior. And amid a four-game losing streak, coach Mick Cronin lit up the sky, desperate for someone – other than himself – to take the reins and lead the team.
Mick Cronin on UCLA's travel, and if other teams coming out west balances it out: "Oh, a Big 10 team has to come to LA, where it's 70 degrees, once. You're asking me to feel sorry because Iowa had to come to LA for a few days? We've seen the Statue of Liberty twice in 3 weeks!" pic.twitter.com/NQgmenQvVY
UCLA basketball coach Mick Cronin has been on one lately. First, he ripped his own players in a postgame rant after a loss to Michigan on Jan. 8. Just a few days later, he got ejected on purpose late in the game during an eventual loss to Maryland.
Kyle hadn’t seen the court in the second half until UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin subbed him into the game with 30 seconds left. The Bruins had a two-point lead, needing a stop.