UCLA men's basketball coach took a lot of heat after his team's loss to Michigan earlier this month, as he went on a long rant that criticized his team's effort

UCLA basketball coach Mick Cronin has been on one lately. First, he ripped his own players in a postgame rant after a loss to Michigan on Jan. 8. Just a few days later, he got ejected on purpose late in the game during an eventual loss to Maryland.

The Bruins head coach saw his team drop two more games after its loss to Nebraska, and his postgame comments following his team's loss to Michigan on Tuesday certainly haven't helped the negative perception surrounding his struggling squad right now.

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.

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

After coming back to take a lead against Michigan this week, UCLA ended up falling to the Wolverines after getting outscored 32-14 in the final 11 minutes. That led to a fiery postgame rant from Mick Cronin in the postgame press conference,

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 coach Mick Cronin ripped his players, which he called "soft" and "delusional" after a lopsided loss to Michigan.

UCLA has historically boasted one of the best men's basketball programs in the country, but the Bruins took a big step back last year after missing the

Mick Cronin on UCLA's travel, and if other teams coming out west balances it out: "Oh, a Big 10 team has to come to LA, where it's 70 degrees, once. You're asking me to feel sorry because Iowa had to come to LA for a few days? We've seen the Statue of Liberty twice in 3 weeks!" pic.twitter.com/NQgmenQvVY

UCLA coach Mick Cronin lit into his players following a 94-75 home loss to No. 24 Michigan on Tuesday, calling them "too soft to play hard enough" and "delusional." The No. 22 Bruins (11-4, 2-2 Big Ten) led 61-60 midway through the second half but were outscored 34-14 from there as they suffered their third loss in the last four games.

The 22nd-ranked Bruins grab a brief lead early in the second half, but Vladislav Goldin (36 points) and the No. 24 Wolverines outscore UCLA 45-6 from 3-point range for the night and pull away for