The Ohio State Buckeyes men’s basketball program fired Chris Holtmann and suddenly they are in search of a new head coach.
And, believe it or not, UCLA Bruins coach Mick Cronin was listed as a potential candidate, per Kyle Boone of CBS Sports. Here’s what Boone wrote about Cronin:
Cronin has made it clear throughout this season he is unhappy about the support his program got during the offseason on the NIL front. He won 58 games the two seasons prior to this year, so it’s unlikely he’s looking for an exit even amid a down year, but a return to Ohio — where he previously led Cincinnati — would at least be worth Bjork’s time to make a phone call and kick the tires.
Cronin leaving for another Big Ten job, and another UCLA head coach going to Ohio State, would not go over well in Westwood. However, Cronin’s name popping up for the Buckeyes job isn’t all that surprising.
It will be an interesting few months for the UCLA basketball program.