UCLA Head Coach Mick Cronin Says Team ‘Soft’ After Loss

UCLA took it on the chin in a top-25 blowout loss to Michigan on July 7.

Head coach Mick Cronin of the UCLA Bruins instructs his team in the second half against the UC Davis Aggies at UCLA Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on Dec. 21, 2022. Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images

Getting blown out 94–75 by No. 24 Michigan on Tuesday night at home had No. 22 UCLA head coach Mick Cronin holding nothing back.

“Obviously, they shot the ball well,” Cronin told reporters afterward. “But we’re soft. We’re too soft to play hard enough. Even in the [crucial moments], you can’t get a rebound.”