UCLA Bruins head coach Mick Cronin feels he has the job he has always wanted. Cronin, as the head coach of the UCLA Bruins feels right at home coaching at Pauley Pavilion.
Cronin sat down with the Big Ten Network and talked about new teams coming to Pauley Pavilion, and how blessed he was to coach at the Bruins home location.
The head coach had this to say about Pauley Pavilion:
“Well, it’s a special place. I purposely begged UCLA to schedule Cincinnati back in the day to coach one game at Pauley. I never dreamed I would coach every game at Pauley.”
The Bruins struggled last season, but in the two previous seasons, UCLA went 58-14 under Cronin and went to the NCAA Regional Semifinal in both seasons. During those seasons, the Bruins were one of the best home teams in college basketball
You can hear the entire snippet with Cronin on the home-court advantage here:
"I never dreamt I would coach every game in Pauley." 😊
This Mick Cronin bite on scheduling @UCLAMBB back when he was at Cincinnati is good stuff. #B1GWelcome pic.twitter.com/qAVb79HffH
— UCLA on BTN (@UCLAOnBTN) August 2, 2024