UCLA head coach Mick Cronin took matters into his own hands after one of his players committed a hard foul down 27 points to Michigan State.
Mick Cronin kicked his OWN player out the game after he committed a DIRTY foul down 27 😭 pic.twitter.com/AxVHSwSrG9
— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) February 18, 2026
Steven Jamerson II, who picked up a flagrant foul, was immediately met with screams from Cronin, who instructed assistants to walk him to the locker room.
Cronin, known for his outspoken personality, is beginning to wear thin with UCLA fans.
We don’t want that type of garbage back in Westwood. pic.twitter.com/NyDqJojZMT
— Barstool UCLA (@StoolWestwood) February 18, 2026
This is truly one of the funniest things I’ve seen a coach do. Mick is out of his mind this year, I love it so much. I don’t think I’d love it if I was a UCLA fan lol, but from afar the entire Cronin experience this year is laugh out loud funny. https://t.co/fxvfx7T8oJ
— Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) February 18, 2026
Imagine kicking a player out for trying to make a hustle chase down block when you’re down 30. That’s why you’re down 30 bc you punish guys for it. What a loser mick Cronin is https://t.co/Vp0bw3I0pw
— Evan Crank (@Crankit11) February 18, 2026
Tom Izzo, the legendary Michigan State head coach, said he’d never witnessed a coach eject his own player before.
Tom Izzo on Mick Cronin ejecting his own player:
“I guess he upgraded that flagrant to a flagrant 2. That’s the first time I’ve seen a coach do it, but that sounds like Mick.”
🎥: @TheSpartanMag pic.twitter.com/vkaxgzF1jF
— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) February 18, 2026
Will Cronin’s antics further divide a locker room that’s desperately fighting for a spot in the tournament?
