A disastrous showing against Michigan State last night isn’t the storyline dominating headlines for head coach Mick Cronin and UCLA men’s basketball.
Mick Cronin when asked about the Izzone:
“I could give a rat’s ass about the other student section… I would like to give you a kudos for the worst question I’ve ever been asked” 😳pic.twitter.com/eFtUUxNKMp
— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) February 18, 2026
Cronin, who was aggravated after being asked about the Michigan State home-game environment, began to get hostile towards the reporter.
Mick Cronin, to a reporter defending his nonchalant question
“Are you raising your voice at me?”
Then points out cameras are rolling. This keeps getting awkward at UCLA, but you just can’t stop watching 📷 @Owen_Oszust pic.twitter.com/NpZAqZNzcd
— Trey Wallace (@TreyWallace) February 18, 2026
Cronin’s incident was not well-received online.
Much of the time I find Mick Cronin’s post-gamers entertaining and funny.
This isn’t one of those times.
This was complete bullshit by Cronin.
Sure, it may not have been the ideal question after a bad loss. But he should still show some respect. https://t.co/GFaQi1Dx6I
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) February 18, 2026
Holy shit Mick Cronin is literally the biggest** loser of all time
I had to check if this was AI when he said “Are you raising your voice at me?”
**Figuratively speaking. Literally he’s very small pic.twitter.com/aoZQlATpPi
— Ohio’s Tate (@BarstoolTate) February 18, 2026
Mick Cronin is just a human Scrappy Doo https://t.co/QQQ7WBS1oT pic.twitter.com/4sjPs2v2Y8
— Ralph Amsden (@ralphamsden) February 18, 2026
The Bruins head coach also drew headlines this game for ejecting his own player after a hard foul with his team trailing by 27 points.
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
Cronin may want to lie low for a few days after this bizarre showing.
