Mick Cronin snapped on his players after their Tuesday loss to Michigan at Pauley Pavilion, calling them delusional and soft. 
And by the end of the Bruins’ contest Friday in College Park, Maryland, the sixth-year coach was absent from the sidelines. 
With Cronin ejected amid the blowout loss, No.

Questions loomed on how the Bruins would mesh with eight new additions to the roster ahead of the 2024-2025 season.
But it looks like everything is falling into place.

This post was updated Dec. 14 at 9:02 p.m.
The Bruins were down 13 points in the second half – on the verge of dropping their second game of the season. 
But to the rescue came Tyler Bilodeau. 
Thanks to the junior forward’s 17-point performance – 12 of which came in the second half – the Bruins snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

This post was updated Dec. 4 at 10:40 p.m.
A visit from the NFL seemed to have inspired the Bruins on Tuesday night. 
With former-Husky-turned-Bruin Laiatu Latu – the 2023 Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year – in attendance, the Bruins’ defense took care of business against the Huskies. 
In the programs’ 153rd meeting – and first as Big Ten opponents – UCLA men’s basketball (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten) defeated Washington (6-2, 0-1) by a score of 69-58 at Pauley Pavilion in both squads’ conference opener.

Alfee Reft’s unit is clinging to a .500 record – with an RPI that has them on the outside looking in – with a week left in the regular season.

Kobe Johnson was once a three-star prospect who averaged nearly 30 points a game during his senior year at Nicolet High School.
And two years prior, the now-senior guard won a Wisconsin state title with his coach, Allan Hanson.

This post was updated Nov. 22 at 1:02 a.m.
Saturday will mark arguably the biggest test of the season for UCLA football (4-6, 3-5 Big Ten) and USC (5-5, 3-4), as the two schools compete for the Victory Bell for the first time as Big Ten opponents.

This post was updated Nov. 22 at 12:11 a.m.
Laiatu Latu came screaming off the edge in the third quarter.
The defensive end barreled into Caleb Williams, taking down the Heisman-winning quarterback in the Bruins’ Victory Bell-claiming win last season.

The Bruins have deployed the same lineup in all four of their games barring two spot starts by senior guard Lazar Stefanovic.
But coach Mick Cronin isn’t pleased with his team’s ability to put points on the board.

This post was updated Nov. 17 at 11:31 p.m.
UCLA football (4-6, 3-5 Big Ten) was trampled by Washington (6-5, 4-4) in Seattle, ending the Bruins’ three-game win streak.