The UCLA Bruins are one of four new teams in the Big Ten this year and, over the course of the season, they’re doing their best to learn how to handle the travel in their new conference. For head coach Mick Cronin,

Behind Aday Mara’s breakout performance and Sebastian Mack’s clutch leadership, Mick Cronin’s strategic decisions guided UCLA to a thrilling 85-83 victory over No. 18 Wisconsin.

Mick Cronin’s brand of basketball — tough, relentless, hard to score a point on — would figure to play well in a conference that values those traits. So how’s it going for the UCLA coach and his team in their new conference? “We’re struggling ...

UCLA men's basketball coach Mick Cronin went on a rant about his team's Big Ten travel schedule after being asked about teams making the trip west

UCLA basketball head coach Mick Cronin explained why his team is having difficulty in the new Big 10 conference.

The Bruins’ head coach, who has employed the bigs in certain situations, said they ‘made me look smart’ after both rose to the occasion in Tuesday’s victory

Kyle hadn’t seen the floor in the second half until UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin subbed him into the game with 30 seconds left. The Bruins were up two points, needing a stop.

The UCLA Bruins were able to earn a road win against the Washington Huskies. However, along the way, it appeared head coach Mick Cronin also saw his Bruins team suffer a loss when forward Tyler Bilodeau went down with an injury.

Wisconsin basketball (15-4, 5-3 Big Ten) fell 85-83 to the UCLA Bruins (13-6, 4-4 Big Ten) on Tuesday night in Westwood, California. The result snapped Wisconsin’s seven-game win streak dating back to Dec. 14. For Mick Cronin’s Bruins, this win was their third against an AP top-25 opponent this season.

All told, that’s a sound philosophy from Cronin, even if the Bruins have struggled at times over the course of the 2024-25 campaign. Still, they seem to be on the upswing, as they rebounded from four consecutive losses to win back-to-back games against Iowa and Wisconsin.

One storyline to follow with UCLA is the emergence of 7-foot-3 Spaniard Aday Mara. The behemoth is coming off his two best games in a Bruins uniform, collecting 22 points without missing a shot against Wisconsin and then playing a career-high 30 minutes against Washington and notching 12 points, seven rebounds, and five blocks.

UCLA head coach Mick Cronin praised the Wisconsin basketball program following the Bruins’ 85-83 win over the Badgers on Tuesday.