Mick Cronin and the UCLA Bruins are trying to play a basketball season, but they've got so much more on their mind as the area around their school has been affected by wildfires.

UCLA men's basketball coach Mitch Cronin is no stranger to controversy. The diminutive coach has long been known for his fiery outbursts and sharing his thought

That’s no longer the case. They’ve lost multiple games, and to add insult to injury, head coach Mick Cronin has made the rounds for all the wrong reasons, calling out his players and throwing them under the bus after every loss.

The No. 22-ranked Bruins fall to their season-worst third consecutive defeat Friday, committing 21 turnovers while getting overpowered by the Terrapins.

Amid a tough loss to Maryland, UCLA's Mick Cronin candidly addressed the team’s struggles with turnovers, defensive lapses, and the emotional toll of the devastating Southern California wildfires.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — After Mick Cronin got what he wanted — to be tossed in a nine-point game with 5:14 remaining in Friday night's eventual 79-61 loss to Maryland — UCLA 's coach made a beeline for the locker room.

Cronin has been a solid coach for UCLA since coming over from Cincinnati in 2019. He led UCLA to the Final Four in 2021 and back-to-back Sweet Sixteen berths in 2022 and ’23, although UCLA missed the tournament last year.

Three days after the coach calls his team “soft” and “delusional,” his frustration boils over with 5:11 left in a 79-61 loss to the Terrapins, the Bruins’ third straight defeat.

UCLA head coach Mick Cronin is sick and tired of college basketball officials in the Big Ten. He intentionally got himself thrown out of Friday's game