JasonS
Football Moderator
10 things you didn't know about Mick Cronin
1.Mick Cronin's 28 wins in 2003-04 at Murray State are the sixth most victories in NCAA history for a first-year head coach.
2. When Cronin was hired at the University of Cincinnati in March 2006, he became the youngest coach in the Big East Conference. There now are three Big East coaches younger than the 39-year-old Cronin - Seton Hall's Kevin Willard (35), Marquette's Buzz Williams (38) and Providence's Keno Davis (38).
3. Cronin has gotten feisty at times with officials this season. But one referee he doesn't dispute is Cincinnati native Mike Mathis, the former NBA official. Cronin has called the long-time family friend "Uncle Mike."
4. Most college coaches have played college basketball. But Cronin coached while he was in college at UC in the early 1990s, leading the Woodward High School junior varsity team to a 57-3 record.
5. The children's book (Hello, Bearcat!) that Cronin released in 2009 is currently ranked 3,575,570 on Amazon.com's bestsellers list.
6. Some close to Cronin have implored him to be more visible in the community during the offseason as a way to drum up interest in the program and try to increase attendance.
7. Cronin's late mother, Peggy, lived as a child in a house on land that is now part of UC's main campus.
8. Cronin had a meteoric rise in college coaching because of his ability to recruit. As a result, he was also recruited. In spring 1999, when Cronin was an assistant coach at UC, then-Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins offered the 27-year-old Cronin a six-figure salary to join the Yellow Jackets' coaching staff. (He declined.)
9. Cronin is one of two coaches in Murray State history to have spent exactly three seasons at the school. The other is Mark Gottfried, nephew of former UC football coach Mike Gottfried.
10. Among several college recruiters sitting in a New York City gym to watch McDonald's All-American guard Kenny Satterfield in March 1999, Cronin was the only college coach to sit in the student section. Cronin ended up convincing Satterfield to sign with UC.
- Jason Williams
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1.Mick Cronin's 28 wins in 2003-04 at Murray State are the sixth most victories in NCAA history for a first-year head coach.
2. When Cronin was hired at the University of Cincinnati in March 2006, he became the youngest coach in the Big East Conference. There now are three Big East coaches younger than the 39-year-old Cronin - Seton Hall's Kevin Willard (35), Marquette's Buzz Williams (38) and Providence's Keno Davis (38).
3. Cronin has gotten feisty at times with officials this season. But one referee he doesn't dispute is Cincinnati native Mike Mathis, the former NBA official. Cronin has called the long-time family friend "Uncle Mike."
4. Most college coaches have played college basketball. But Cronin coached while he was in college at UC in the early 1990s, leading the Woodward High School junior varsity team to a 57-3 record.
5. The children's book (Hello, Bearcat!) that Cronin released in 2009 is currently ranked 3,575,570 on Amazon.com's bestsellers list.
6. Some close to Cronin have implored him to be more visible in the community during the offseason as a way to drum up interest in the program and try to increase attendance.
7. Cronin's late mother, Peggy, lived as a child in a house on land that is now part of UC's main campus.
8. Cronin had a meteoric rise in college coaching because of his ability to recruit. As a result, he was also recruited. In spring 1999, when Cronin was an assistant coach at UC, then-Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins offered the 27-year-old Cronin a six-figure salary to join the Yellow Jackets' coaching staff. (He declined.)
9. Cronin is one of two coaches in Murray State history to have spent exactly three seasons at the school. The other is Mark Gottfried, nephew of former UC football coach Mike Gottfried.
10. Among several college recruiters sitting in a New York City gym to watch McDonald's All-American guard Kenny Satterfield in March 1999, Cronin was the only college coach to sit in the student section. Cronin ended up convincing Satterfield to sign with UC.
- Jason Williams
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/...ick-Cronin?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Sports|s
