Mick Cronin (basketball)

Mick Cronin
Cronin with the UCLA Bruins in 2019
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUCLA
ConferenceBig Ten
Record161–75 (.682)
Annual salary$4 million
Biographical details
Born (1971-07-17) July 17, 1971
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Alma materCincinnati ('96)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1996Woodward HS (assistant)
1996–2001Cincinnati (assistant)
2001–2003Louisville (assistant)
2003–2006Murray State
2006–2019Cincinnati
2019–presentUCLA
Head coaching record
Overall526–246 (.681)
Tournaments16–14 (NCAA Division I)
1–1 (NIT)
0–1 (CBI)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Division I Regional—Final Four (2021)
2 OVC tournament (2004, 2006)
OVC regular season (2006)
2 AAC tournament (2018, 2019)
2 AAC regular season (2014, 2018)
Pac-12 regular season (2023)
Awards
Sporting News Men's College Basketball Coach of the Year (2018)
Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2020, 2023)
AAC Coach of the Year (2014)
OVC Coach of the Year (2006)

Michael Walter Cronin (born July 17, 1971) is an American college basketball coach, currently the men's head basketball coach at UCLA. He was named the 2020 Pac-12 Coach of the Year in his first season with the UCLA Bruins. The following year, Cronin led them to the NCAA Final Four in 2021. He was previously the head coach at the University of Cincinnati from 2006 to 2019. Cronin was named the AAC Coach of the Year in 2014 and guided the program to nine straight NCAA tournament appearances. Prior to joining Cincinnati, he coached at Murray State University from 2003 to 2006.