Less than a week after he led the UCLA Bruins on an improbable Final Four run, head coach Mick Cronin has accepted a two-year contract extension with the program. The deal will lock the two-year Bruins coach in through the 2026-27 season and will pay him a guaranteed $4 million per year. The UCLA men’s […]
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Jeff Goodman Releases Way-Too-Early Preseason Top 5
The 2020-21 college basketball season is not quite done. Baylor jumped all over Gonzaga early in the first half and leads 31-14 in the national championship as of this writing. After the game, we’ll get a rash of “way too early” polls and predictions for next year. Stadium’s Jeff Goodman got a jump on it, […]
Read MoreMick Cronin Had Clear Message For UCLA Fans After Crushing Loss
UCLA’s incredible NCAA Tournament run came to an end in heartbreaking fashion with a Final Four loss to Gonzaga last night. But head coach Mick Cronin believes that the Bruins and their fans should have their heads held high. Speaking to the media after the 93-90 overtime loss, Cronin declared that fans should go get […]
Read MoreRick Pitino Reacts To Mick Cronin’s Heartbreaking Final Four Loss
Iona head coach Rick Pitino made it abundantly clear that he was on Team UCLA heading into the Final Four thanks to his long-standing friendship with Bruins head coach Mick Cronin. So he was understandably heartbroken to see Cronin’s team lose last night. Taking to Twitter this morning, Pitino wrote that he was proud of […]
Read MoreWhy There Was A Long Break In Between Final Four Games
Today’s Final Four featured a longer-than-usual break between games. Baylor‘s blowout win over Houston ended over an hour before the tip-off between Gonzaga and UCLA at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The break between games was not popular for fans watching from home. It was very obvious that the CBS/Turner analysts had a lot of […]
Read MoreRick Pitino Reacts To UCLA’s Surprise Final Four Run
UCLA‘s impressive NCAA Tournament run continued on Tuesday night. The Bruins knocked off No. 1 seeded Michigan 51-49, earning them a spot in the Final Four for the first time since 2008. The Bruins’ run began with a First Four game against fellow college hoops power Michigan State, a dramatic comeback 86-80 win. Two days […]
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