The ship went down with the captain Tuesday. After UCLA men’s basketball choked a 17-point lead against Minnesota at Pauley Pavilion, coach Mick Cronin was quick to point the finger at himself. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin looks down while walking on the sideline at Pauley Pavilion. His team will next face Ohio State on Sunday at home. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 20 at 12:05 a.m. Mick Cronin will have to wait for another night. With the Bruins leading Tuesday’s affair by 17 points, the coach needed them to hold on for just 25 more minutes before he could enter the 500-win club. They couldn’t. “We didn’t play well,” Cronin said. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin directs his players on the sideline at Pauley Pavilion. In what could’ve been the coach’s 500th career win, his team surrendered a 17-point lead and fell 64-61 to Minnesota. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
Mick Cronin thought Tuesday’s showdown was just going to be business as usual. Then his dad called. His 83-year-old father let Cronin know he’d be trekking across the country for Tuesday night’s game against Minnesota. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin smiles on the sidelines of Pauley Pavilion after his team steamrolled past then-No. 16 Oregon by a score of 78-52. If the team wins Tuesday night, Cronin will reach his 500th career victory as head coach. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 17 at 10:26 p.m. The Bruins’ trip to the Midwest last week gave them a taste of what Big Ten basketball is all about. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr. drives into the paint past Oregon guard TJ Bamba. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 14 at 10:52 p.m. Free throws have haunted the Bruins all season long. And it was no different Friday night, as a pair of misses on the front end of 1-and-1s put a victory in jeopardy. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Skyy Clark watches the court while dribbling the ball. The Bruin guard put up 11 points in UCLA men’s basketball’s win against Indiana on Friday night. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
Sixteen NCAA titles litter the Bruins’ and Hoosiers’ trophy cases. But since the turn of the century, neither have hoisted the ultimate prize. Though each team has rightfully earned the blue-blood moniker, the search for another championship has been a long journey. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA men’s basketball gather for a team huddle. The team will face Indiana on Friday night for the second leg of its Midwest trip. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 12 at 1:32 a.m. It seemed as if nothing went the Bruins’ way Tuesday night, as a missed defensive rebound stifled a second-half comeback. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA men’s basketball walk off the court. Coach Mick Cronin’s squad dropped an 83-78 decision to Illinois to fracture a seven-game win streak Tuesday night. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
