Late in the game between UCLA and Northwestern, it looked like the Bruins were in control. That’s when, much to the frustration of head coach Mick Cronin, the Wildcats nearly were able to come all the way back.

Fans increasingly do not like how Mick Cronin behaves on the court, but they would be a lot more forgiving if UCLA was in position to end its championship drought.

Our defense wasn’t quick enough to win," said Bruins coach Mick Cronin after the loss. "We had too many turnovers. We had 14 turnovers, and we were minus five on the turnover chart. "We don’t do that.

The UCLA Bruins (21-9, 12-7) escaped Evanston with a 73-69 win over the Northwestern Wildcats (16-14, 7-12) on Monday night for their final road game of the reg

UCLA men's basketball coach Mick Cronin was not happy with how his team played defensively in a loss to Purdue.

Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section share their thoughts and opinions on Mick Cronin's coaching, Matthew Stafford and Luka Doncic.

The UCLA Bruins left Welsh-Ryan Arena with a 73-69 win over Northwestern, but for Head Coach Mick Cronin, the result wasn’t enough. Despite securing a critical

The men’s basketball coach gets a milestone victory Sunday against Ohio State, but his reaction? It ‘means I’m old.’

Three-and-a-half seconds before the final buzzer sounded Sunday, coach Mick Cronin was well on his way to congratulating the entire Buckeye roster. He embraced his counterpart, coach Jake Diebler, and led the Bruins in line to commend each player that had stepped foot in Pauley Pavilion.

Mick Cronin was careful not to throw any of his own players under the bus after UCLA's 64-61 loss to Minnesota, but the Bruins head coach is clearly frustrated. The loss was tough enough, but it was how the Bruins lost that made it difficult for Cronin to stomach. As far as how he's looking at it, though, the loss has to go on his shoulders.

Mick Cronin paid his respects to the late UCLA legend Bill Walton, earning his 500th career win as head coach on Sunday.

Fans increasingly do not like how Mick Cronin behaves on the court, but they would be a lot more forgiving if UCLA was in position to end its championship drought.