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'Sometimes I'm Too Candid' UCLA Coach Mick Cronin Apologizes
Mick Cronin apologized for ejecting Steven Jamerson II after a hard foul and for his candid remarks, emphasizing protecting UCLA's brand and apologizing to the community.
- On Feb. 20, 2026, UCLA men's basketball head coach Mick Cronin apologized to Steven Jamerson II for sending him to the locker room and said he had been 'too candid' at times, pledging to be more careful with his remarks.
- Cronin said he initially believed Jamerson tried to 'wipe the guy out,' prompting the ejection, but after film review, he felt Jamerson did not deserve the foul officials gave him.
- Following the ejection, officials ruled Jamerson's foul a Flagrant 1, and UCLA players held a players-only meeting soon after to support him, who was 'a little in his head.'
- Amid mounting scrutiny, Cronin apologized to the UCLA community but did not directly apologize to a reporter after his viral postgame exchange, while Seth Greenberg criticized his handling of Jamerson's removal and conduct.
- With UCLA 17-9 and 9-6 in conference, Cronin emphasized protecting the UCLA brand, citing Jamerson's $10,000 m NIL request and commercial anecdote to highlight media pressures.
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UCLA’s Mick Cronin apologizes for Steven Jamerson II ejection
LOS ANGELES — Mick Cronin doesn’t read comments, whether it’s backlash to his travel complaints, opinions about his system or praise about his honest nature. “I got better things to do with my time than read stuff like that,” he said Jan. 23. But the reactions to his recent antics caught his attention. After ejecting his own player, Steven Jamerson II, and engaging in a back-and-forth with a Michigan State reporter Tuesday resulted in the embarr…
Mick Cronin apologizes to player for ejecting him and say he needs to
LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA coach Mick Cronin said Friday he apologized to Steven Jamerson II for sending the center to the locker room late in a blowout loss at No. 15 Michigan State after he committed a hard foul. Even before the referees reviewed the play and assessed Jamerson with a flagrant-1 foul, Cronin grabbed Jamerson’s jersey and pointed for him to leave the court in the waning minutes of Tuesday’s 23-point loss to the Spartans in East Lan…
'Sometimes I'm too candid' UCLA coach Mick Cronin apologizes
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Rockdale Citizen & Newton CitizenUCLA head coach Mick Cronin offers multiple apologies
UCLA head coach Mick Cronin said Friday he apologized to Bruins forward Steven Jamerson II while acknowledging his behavior during and after a game at Michigan State last weekend brought negative attention to the storied basketball program.
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