Mick Cronin: At The Helm of UCLA Men’s Basketball

Coach Mark Gottfried and Mick Cronin
1:41 – Childhood influenced by father’s coaching and scouting.
3:54 – Gaining coaching experience at the high school level.
6:24 – Learning opportunities in coaching basketball at Murray State.
12:02 – Challenges of building a sustainable NCAA program amidst the NIL and transfer portal.
18:18 – Concerns about uncertainty in student-athlete pay in college sports.
22:14 – Embrace challenges, avoid complaints, and seek solutions.
23:18 – Mick is admired for his honesty and integrity with players.
29:38 – Upholding honesty and dedication in parenting and coaching.
32:09 – Coaches’ expectations and recruiting tactics analyzed critically.
35:42 – Influential coaching experiences and learning from mentors.
39:22 – Coach Bob Huggins’ distinctive coaching enhances players’ rebounding skills.
41:47 – Alabama’s 1987 Sweet 16 loss to Providence.
47:31 – Grew up and coached in Cincinnati for 18 years.
49:05 – Mick left Cincinnati for a better opportunity to be head coach at UCLA.
51:42 – UCLA’s move to the Big Ten and the opportunities and challenges that come with it.
54:52 – “People don’t realize how busy you are during the sports season.”