Mick Cronin (basketball)

Mick Cronin
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Cincinnati
Record 96–79 (.549)
Biographical details
Born July 17, 1971 (1971-07-17) (age 40)
Place of birth Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997–2001
2001–2003
2003–2006
2006–present		 Cincinnati (asst.)
Louisville (asst.)
Murray State
Cincinnati
Head coaching record
Overall 165–103 (.616)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
OVC Tournament Championship (2004, 2006)
OVC Regular Season Championship (2006)
Awards
Athlon assistant coach of the year (2003)
OVC Coach of the Year (2006)

Mick Cronin (born July 17, 1971(1971-07-17)[1]) is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team. Previously an assistant at Cincinnati under Bob Huggins and at Louisville under Rick Pitino, Cronin's first head coaching job was at Murray State.[2] In three seasons at Murray, Cronin led the team to the tournament twice and was named the 2006 Ohio Valley Conference coach of the year. After the 2006 season, he was hired as Cincinnati's coach, replacing interim coach Andy Kennedy.[3] In April 2009, Cronin partnered with children's book publisher Mascot Books to release his first kid's book, Hello, Bearcat! (ISBN 1934878529) In five seasons at Cincinnati, Cronin has amassed a 86-76 record.

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Murray State (Ohio Valley Conference) (2003–2006)
2003–2004 Murray State 28–6 14–2 2nd NCAA 1st Round
2004–2005 Murray State 17–11 11–5 T–2nd
2005–2006 Murray State 24–7 17–3 1st NCAA 1st Round
Murray State: 69–24 42–10
Cincinnati (Big East Conference) (2006–present)
2006–2007 Cincinnati 11–19 2–14 16th
2007–2008 Cincinnati 13–19 8–10 10th CBI 1st Round
2008–2009 Cincinnati 18–14 8–10 10th
2009–2010 Cincinnati 19–16 7–11 11th NIT 2nd Round
2010–2011 Cincinnati 26-9 11-7 6th NCAA 2nd Round
2011–2012 Cincinnati 9-3
Cincinnati: 96–79 36–52
Total: 165–103

      National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion
      Conference regular season & conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

References

  1. ^ "Mick Cronin - Head Coach". Big East Conference. http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=1280620&SPID=11915&SKIP_BACK_BUTTON=YES. Retrieved 2009-05-25. 
  2. ^ "Mick Cronin official bio". University of Cincinnati. http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/cronin_mick00.html. Retrieved 2009-05-25. 
  3. ^ "Cincinnati chooses Cronin for head coach's job". USA Today. 2006-03-23. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigeast/2006-03-23-cronin_x.htm?POE=SPOISVA. Retrieved 2009-05-25. 
Current men's basketball head coaches of the Big East Conference