Mick Cronin (basketball)

Cronin grew up on the west side of Cincinnati, the son of Peggy and Harold "Hep" Cronin.{{cite web|url=https://csnbbs.com/showthread.php?pid=6590299|title=Cronins are family, friends and teammates, too|website=Csnbbs.com|access-date=2 April 2019}} Hep Cronin was a high school coach with more than 400 career wins in Cincinnati.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140305113504/http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20101218/SPT0101/12190348/Hep-Cronin-there/ Hep Cronin: I was there] Cincinnati Enquirer. 18 December 2010. Mick was one of three children along with older brother, Dan, and sister, Kelly.{{cite web|first=Joe|last=Reedy|title=Father Hep: Mick Cronin's dad relishes UCLA's run to Final Four|date=April 2, 2021|work=The Spokesman-Review|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/apr/02/father-hep-mick-cronins-dad-relishes-uclas-run-to-/|access-date=March 2, 2023}} Not only did his father coach basketball, he also was a teacher, a baseball scout for the Atlanta Braves, and an employee at River Downs race track during the summers.

Attending La Salle High School, the {{convert|5|ft|7|in|adj=on}} Cronin, playing point guard for his dad,{{cite web|first=Ben|last=Bolch|title=Mick Cronin's determination fueled his coaching journey from Cincinnati to UCLA|date=June 8, 2019|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/la-sp-mick-cronin-ucla-basketball-20190608-story.html|access-date=March 2, 2023}}{{cite web|url=http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120315/COL03/303150116/UC-Bearcats-coach-Mick-Cronin-compensates-size-by-winning|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318014451/http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120315/COL03/303150116/UC-Bearcats-coach-Mick-Cronin-compensates-size-by-winning|archive-date=March 18, 2012|title=UC Bearcats coach Mick Cronin compensates for size by winning|work=Cincinnati Enquirer|date=March 15, 2012|first=Paul|last=Daugherty}}{{cite news|first=Mike|last=Dyer|title=How Cincinnati high school hoops started the coaching journey for UCLA's Mick Cronin|date=April 1, 2021|website=WCPO.com|url=https://www.wcpo.com/sports/high-school-sports/how-cincinnati-high-school-hoops-started-the-coaching-journey-for-uclas-mick-cronin|access-date=April 2, 2021}} earned all-city honors in basketball at LaSalle. He led the city in assists and was second in 3-point shooting percentage during the 1989–90 season. A knee injury to his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) near the end of his junior season ended his playing career.{{cite web|url=https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/mick-cronin/1545|title=Mick Cronin|website=University of Cincinnati Athletics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227215017/https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/mick-cronin/1545|archive-date=December 27, 2019}}

As a student at the University of Cincinnati, while accompanying his dad to scout a Cincinnati Woodward High School game, Cronin was offered a job coaching the freshman team and assisting with the varsity by then-Bulldogs coach Jim Leon. From 1991 to 1996, he served as a varsity assistant coach and junior varsity coach at Woodward High.Woodward High School Cronin compiled a 57–3 record in three seasons as JV coach, and as a varsity aide, Woodward claimed three city championships. While at Woodward, Cronin helped develop six players who went on to play Division I college basketball, including former University of Louisville players Eric Johnson and Dion Edwards, and former Cincinnati guard Damon Flint.

Cronin received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Cincinnati in 1996.{{cite web |url=http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/mick_cronin_84883.html |title=Mick Cronin |access-date=2014-02-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140209140550/http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/mick_cronin_84883.html |archive-date=2014-02-09 }}

In the spring of 1996, Cronin coached the East team in the Magic Johnson Roundball Classic. He was director of the 1994 Pittsburgh high school Roundball Classic national all-star game. Cronin has coached and served on the selection committee for the Adidas camp and spent four summers on the staff of the Five-Star Teaching Camp.

Cronin took his first college coaching job as a video coordinator under Bob Huggins at the University of Cincinnati in 1996–97, and the following season was elevated to assistant coach, a post he held at UC until 2001. Cronin built a reputation for his ability to evaluate and recruit top talent; at UC as an assistant for Huggins from 1997 to 2001, Cronin recruits included NBA draft selections Steve Logan (Golden State Warriors), DerMarr Johnson (Atlanta Hawks), Pete Mickeal and Kenny Satterfield (both drafted by the Dallas Mavericks), and Jason Maxiell (Detroit Pistons).

Cronin became the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at Louisville under Rick Pitino, beginning with the 2001–02 season. In his first year, Cronin helped attract a top-10 ranked recruiting class.

Cronin's first head coaching job was at Murray State,{{cite web |url=http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/cronin_mick00.html |title=Mick Cronin Profile – University of Cincinnati Official Athletics Site |access-date=2009-05-25 |publisher=University of Cincinnati}} where he was hired in 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/2003/0405/1534388.html|title=Louisville assistant Cronin to take over at Murray State|date=5 April 2003|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2 April 2019}} In three seasons at Murray, Cronin led the team to the NCAA tournament twice and was named the 2006 Ohio Valley Conference coach of the year.

After the 2005–06 season, he was hired as Cincinnati's coach, replacing interim coach Andy Kennedy after the dismissal of Bob Huggins.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2382844|title=Cronin introduced as head coach at Cincinnati|date=24 March 2006|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2 April 2019}} Cronin had to pick up the pieces from a depleted program after Huggins was asked to resign with no warning three months before the 2005 season, and a temporary coach was used for a season. Due to the school having done little to no recruiting for nearly a year, Cronin was forced to scrounge for players. He even had a couple players on the football team play, one being future NFL linebacker Connor Barwin.

Although Cronin's teams struggled early in his UC career, he improved the school's win total each of his first five seasons. From the beginning of the 2010 season to February 3, 2017, the Bearcats had amassed a 166–63 record, spent 45 weeks ranked in the AP Poll, and reached six straight NCAA tournaments, while picking up four tournament wins.

For the 2009–10 season, Cronin was able to successfully recruit Lance Stephenson, the all-time leading scorer in New York state high school basketball history who later had NBA stints with multiple teams. During his one season at Cincinnati, Stephenson was named the Big East Rookie of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://gobearcats.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=392|title=Lance Stephenson - Men's Basketball|website=University of Cincinnati Athletics|access-date=2 April 2019}}

Cronin is also the only UC coach to ever lead the Bearcats to a win over a higher seed in the NCAA tournament, when 6th-seeded Cincinnati defeated 3rd-seeded Florida State in 2012.{{cite web |title=2012 Men's NCAA basketball tournament |url=https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/ncaa-tournament/history/yearbyyear/2012 |website=CBS Sports |publisher=CBS |access-date=9 April 2019}} It was the only season that the Bearcats advanced to the Sweet Sixteen under Cronin. In 2018–19, Cincinnati appeared in its ninth straight NCAA tournament, but was eliminated in the first round by Iowa.{{cite news|last=Bolch|first=Ben|title=Texas Christian's Jamie Dixon, Cincinnati's Mick Cronin top candidates for UCLA job|date=April 1, 2019|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/la-sp-ucla-basketball-cronin-dixon-calipari-20190401-story.html|access-date=April 6, 2019}}

In 2011, the University of Cincinnati board of trustees approved a contract extension for Cronin through 2017 with an average pay of $1.5 million a year. It included an increase in salary for his staff, as well as an increase in the basketball program budget.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/blog/_/name/katz_andy/id/6696815|title=Cronin finally has some security at Cincinnati|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2 April 2019}} In 2016, the UC board of trustees approved a 2-year extension that would have taken Cronin through the 2022–23 season.{{cite web|last1=Groeschen|first1=Tom|title=UC's Tuberville, Cronin get extensions|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/university-of-cincinnati/2016/04/18/ucs-tuberville-cronin-get-extensions/83179170/|website=Cincinnati.com|access-date=3 June 2016}}

Cronin had long been pushing for either a new arena or a renovation of Fifth Third Arena in order for the Bearcats to remain competitive on a national scale. In March 2017, the University of Cincinnati began an $87 million renovation which was completed in the fall of 2018.{{cite web|url=http://gobearcats.com/news/2017/12/13/mens-basketball-fifth-third-arena-seating-pricing-announced.aspx|title=Fifth Third Arena Seating & Pricing Announced|website=University of Cincinnati Athletics|access-date=2 April 2019}} Cronin said, "This building is about our future and is a testament to the commitment our university and donors have toward our programs."{{Cite web |url=https://www.uc.edu/fifth-third.html |title=Fifth Third Renovation |access-date=2018-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105123205/https://www.uc.edu/fifth-third.html |archive-date=2018-01-05 |url-status=dead }}

On April 9, 2019, Cronin was named the fourteenth head coach of the UCLA Bruins, replacing the fired Steve Alford.{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26478769/cronin-leaves-cincinnati-take-ucla-job|title=Cronin leaves Cincinnati to take UCLA job|website=ESPN.com|first=Jeff|last=Borzello|date=April 9, 2019|access-date=April 11, 2019}} At the time, the 47-year old Cronin had the most NCAA Division I wins (365) of any active coach younger than 50.{{cite news|last=Nguyen|first=Thuc Nhi|title=New UCLA coach Mick Cronin preaches winning and protecting the basketball brand|date=April 10, 2019|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2019/04/10/new-ucla-coach-mick-cronin-preaches-winning-and-protecting-the-basketball-brand/|access-date=April 11, 2019}} He was also one of only six coaches to have led their school to the NCAA tournament in each of the past nine seasons.{{efn|The others were Mark Few (Gonzaga), Tom Izzo (Michigan State), Mike Krzyzewski (Duke), Bill Self (Kansas) and Roy Williams (North Carolina).}} Cronin had coached against the Bruins three times. After Cincinnati lost to UCLA in the 2017 NCAA tournament, they defeated the Bruins in two consecutive regular-season matches by an average of 21.5 points. Its 29-point win in 2018–19 was part of a UCLA four-game losing streak which led up to Alford's midseason dismissal.{{cite news|last=Nguyen|first=Thuc Nhi|title=UCLA hires Cincinnati's Mick Cronin as next men's basketball coach|date=April 9, 2019|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2019/04/09/ucla-set-to-hire-cincinnatis-mick-cronin-as-next-mens-basketball-coach/|access-date=April 11, 2019}} In his first year in 2019–20, the Bruins started slowly at 8–9 before going 11–3 and finishing second in the Pac-12 at 12–6. Cronin was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year.{{cite news|last=Gold|first=Jon|title=A decade later, UCLA's Mick Cronin is following Sean Miller's playbook to rebuild Bruins|date=March 11, 2020|newspaper=Arizona Daily Star|url=https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/basketball/jon-gold-a-decade-later-ucla-s-mick-cronin-is/article_f49278a6-0f20-5090-ac87-03fe0cccb405.html|access-date=March 13, 2020}} The Bruins earned a No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in the Pac-12 tournament.{{cite news|last=Curtis|first=Jake|title= Pac-12 Basketball: One Shot Changed the Picture for UCLA, Oregon, USC|date=March 10, 2020|website=SI.com|url= https://www.si.com/college/cal/basketball/pac-12-basketball-march-8|access-date=March 12, 2020}} However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference tournament was cancelled before the Bruins' first scheduled game in the quarterfinals, and the NCAA tournament was called off as well.

{{cite news|last=Bolch|first=Ben|title=UCLA deals with loss of tournament experiences for its basketball teams|date=March 12, 2020|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2020-03-12/ucla-pac-12-tournament-loss-coronavirus-disappointment|access-date=March 13, 2020}}

In 2020–21, UCLA finished their regular season with a 17–8 record, 13–6 in the Pac-12. They lost their last three regular-season games in a row and lost their game against Oregon State in the Pac-12 tournament. They were selected to open in the First Four of the NCAA tournament.{{cite news|first=Ben|last=Bolch|title=Every day is training day for UCLA's defense under Mick Cronin|date=March 15, 2021|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2021-03-15/ucla-defense-mick-cronin|access-date=March 16, 2021}} They defeated Michigan State in the First Four for the Bruins' first NCAA tournament win since 2017{{cite news|first=Ben|last=Bolch|title=UCLA surges late to defeat Michigan State in First Four overtime thriller|date=March 18, 2021|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2021-03-18/ucla-michigan-state-first-four-ncaa-tournament|access-date=March 19, 2021}} and then went on to defeat BYU in a first-round game on their way to reaching the Sweet Sixteen. Cronin then led the Bruins to an overtime victory over No. 2 seeded Alabama, reaching the Elite Eight for the first time in his coaching career (and the first for UCLA since 2008).{{cite news|first=Tarek|last=Fattel|title=UCLA advances to Elite Eight with victory over Alabama in overtime thriller|date=March 28, 2021|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2021/03/28/ucla-advances-to-elite-eight-with-victory-over-alabama-in-overtime-thriller/|access-date=March 29, 2021}} They defeated No. 1 seed Michigan to become the second First Four team to advance to the Final Four, the Bruins' first national semifinal since 2008.{{cite news|first=Ben|last=Bolch|title=UCLA defeats No. 1 Michigan to go from First Four to Final Four|date=March 30, 2021|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2021-03-30/ucla-michigan-ncaa-tournament-live-updates-score-odds|access-date=March 31, 2021}} They faced Gonzaga, who was seeking to become the first undefeated national champion since Indiana in 1976.{{cite news|first=Jordan|last=Morey|title=13 ridiculous stats that show off undefeated Gonzaga's historical dominance|date=March 31, 2021|website=NCAA.com|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2021-03-31/13-ridiculous-stats-show-undefeated-gonzagas-historical-dominance|access-date=April 1, 2021}} UCLA was a 14-point underdog, the largest Final Four point spread since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.{{cite news|first=Jonathan|last=Abrams|title=U.C.L.A. Is Trying to Send Gonzaga Back to 'Heartbreak City'|date=April 2, 2021|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/sports/ncaabasketball/ucla-gonzaga-sweet-16.html|access-date=April 3, 2021}} The Bruins lost 93–90 in overtime after the Bulldogs' Jalen Suggs banked in a {{convert|40|ft|adj=on}} shot as time expired in the game,{{cite news|first=Ben|last=Bolch|title=UCLA's title hopes shattered in Final Four loss to Gonzaga in overtime|date=April 3, 2021|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2021-04-03/ncaa-tournament-final-four-ucla-gonzaga-live-updates|access-date=April 3, 2021}} a match that featured 19 lead changes and 15 ties.{{cite news|first=Adam|last=Grosbard|title=UCLA upset bid of Gonzaga foiled by Jalen Suggs' game winner|date=April 3, 2021|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2021/04/03/ucla-upset-bid-of-gonzaga-foiled-by-jalen-suggs-game-winner/|access-date=April 4, 2021}}

On March 17, 2022, Cronin's contract was extended for 6 years to the 2027–28 season. He led the 2021–22 team to the Sweet Sixteen of the 2022 NCAA tournament, the first time the Bruins had reached the regional semifinals in consecutive seasons since 2015.{{cite news|first=Ben|last=Bolch|title=UCLA defeats St. Mary's to return to the Sweet 16 for the second straight year|date=March 19, 2022|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2022-03-19/ucla-defeats-saint-marys-ncaa-tournament-march-madness-sweet-16|access-date=March 19, 2022}} In 2022–23, they won their first Pac-12 regular season championship since 2012–13.{{cite web|first=Ben|last=Bolch|title=UCLA defeats Colorado to clinch its first Pac-12 championship in a decade|date=February 26, 2023|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2023-02-26/ucla-mens-basketball-pac-12-title-colorado-recap|access-date=February 27, 2023}} He was again voted the Pac-12 Coach of the Year.{{cite press release|title=2022-23 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva|date=March 7, 2023|publisher=Pac-12 Conference|url=https://pac-12.com/news/2023/3/7/2022-23-pac-12-mens-basketball-all-conference-honors-and-annual-performance.aspx|access-date=March 7, 2023}} A two-seed in the 2023 NCAA tournament, UCLA advanced to their third straight Sweet Sixteen.{{cite web|first=Tarek|last=Fattal|title=UCLA edges Northwestern to advance to 3rd straight Sweet Sixteen|date=March 18, 2023|work=Los Angeles Daily News|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2023/03/18/ucla-edges-northwestern-to-advance-to-third-straight-sweet-sixteen/|access-date=March 20, 2023}} They were eliminated by Gonzaga for the second time in three years. The Bulldogs' Julian Strawther made a {{convert|35|ft|adj=on}} basket with six seconds remaining, and they held on for the win.{{cite web|first=Ben|last=Bolch|title=Jubilation turns into heartbreak as UCLA loses to Gonzaga again in NCAA tournament|date=March 23, 2023|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2023-03-23/ucla-basketball-gonzaga-ncaa-tournament-sweet-16-recap|access-date=March 24, 2023}} In 2023–24, UCLA's roster had seven freshmen and eight newcomers overall,{{cite news|first=John|last=Davis|title=UCLA men’s basketball vs. Lafayette: What you need to know|date=November 9, 2023|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2023/11/09/ucla-mens-basketball-vs-lafayette-what-you-need-to-know/|access-date=November 11, 2023}} along with three sophomores.{{cite news|first=Ben|last=Bolch|title=Young players fueling UCLA’s resurgence as Bruins beat Oregon in a wild one|date=February 3, 2024|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2024-02-03/dylan-andrews-shines-ucla-defeats-oregon-recap|access-date=February 5, 2024}} They were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament, ending Cronin's streak of 12 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.{{cite news|first=Ben|last=Bolch|title='Everybody’s a free agent': UCLA is headed for what might be its wildest offseason|date=March 15, 2024|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2024-03-15/ucla-mens-basketball-roster-offseason-mick-cronin|access-date=March 16, 2024}}

Before accepting the UCLA job, Cronin was very active in the Cincinnati area. Cronin annually spoke with the Young Executive Group of the Catholic Inner-City Schools Education (CISE) Fund. The group raises money from area corporations to help give children from low-income urban settings the opportunity to attend Catholic schools.

Cronin resided in Anderson Township{{cite web|url=http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20140111/SPT0101/301110043/Doc-Mick-Cronin-needs-UC-fans-step-up|title=Doc: Mick Cronin needs UC, fans to step it up|date=11 January 2014|website=Cincinnati.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113091846/http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20140111/SPT0101/301110043/Doc-Mick-Cronin-needs-UC-fans-step-up|archive-date=13 January 2014}} in the Cincinnati area with his daughter Samantha. He was married to Darlene Taylor until they divorced in 2009.{{cite news|first=Dana|last=O'Neil|title='It had to be right for all of us': Coaching moves require families to relocate, too|date=June 27, 2019|work=The Athletic|url=https://theathletic.com/1049461/2019/06/27/it-had-to-be-right-for-all-of-us-coaching-moves-require-families-to-relocate-too/|access-date=March 31, 2021|url-access=subscription|quote=Taylor and Cronin were married. They divorced 10 years ago.}} Cronin's father, Hep, who lives with Mick's sister, Kelly, attended Bearcats games, frequently attended their practices and sometimes traveled with the team. Cronin's mother, Peggy, died of cancer in 2005. His brother, Dan, starred at Bethel College in basketball and baseball, and was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 1988.

On December 22, 2014, during the 2014–2015 season, Cronin, 43, was diagnosed with an unruptured aneurysm detected when he underwent medical testing for unexplained headaches. On January 2, 2015, it was announced that, although doctors expected the condition to heal with rest and medication, Cronin would not coach the remainder of the season. However, Cronin said he felt great and that he would be able to continue to oversee the program and be involved in recruiting.{{cite web | last=Goodman | first=Jeff | last2=Katz | first2=Andy | title=Cronin won't coach Bearcats, to be adviser | website=ESPN.com | date=2015-01-02 | url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12111155 | access-date=2025-02-01}} On March 30, 2015, Cronin announced he had a clean bill of health and was cleared to return to full-time coaching duties following his diagnosis of an arterial dissection.{{cite web|title=Cronin Cleared to Fully Resume Coaching Duties|url=http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/033015aaa.html|website=GoBearcats.com|accessdate=30 March 2015}}

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| overall = 22–10

| conference = 13–6

| confstanding = 4th

| postseason = NCAA Division I Final Four

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2021–22

| name = UCLA

| overall = 27–8

| conference = 15–5

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = NCAA Division I Sweet 16

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2022–23

| name = UCLA

| overall = 31–6

| conference = 18–2

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Division I Sweet 16

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2023–24

| name = UCLA

| overall = 16–17

| conference = 10–10

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason =

}}

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| name = UCLA Bruins

| conference = Big Ten Conference

| startyear = 2024

| endyear =

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2024–25

| name = UCLA

| overall = 23–11

| conference = 13–7

| confstanding = T-4th

| postseason = NCAA Division I Round of 32

}}

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| name = UCLA

| overall = {{winpct|138|64|record=y}}

| confrecord = {{winpct|81|36|record=y}}

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record End

| overall = {{winpct|503|235|record=y}}

}}

{{va|*}} ^^a{{hsp}}^b{{hsp}}^c Cronin missed a portion of the 2014–15 season due to an illness, having only coached for the first nine games. Cronin was credited with both the wins and the losses for that season, based on a decision by athletic director Mike Bohn after school officials sought a ruling on the issue from the NCAA and were told that it was up to the school.{{cite web|last1=Koch|first1=Bill|title=out, Cronin will receive both the wins and the losses, based on a decision by athletic director Mike Bohn after UC officials sought a ruling on the issue from the NCAA and were told that it was up to the school.|url=http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/020615aae.html|website=GoBearcats.com|access-date=6 February 2015|archive-date=7 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207035704/http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/020615aae.html|url-status=dead}}

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