In this post, we're looking at Mirck Cronin's net worth in 2021. More on that in second, though. Mick Cronin is the head coach of this year's big Cinderella story: the UCLA Bruins. UCLA is not used to being considered an underdog and they have come to play this year. After a close first four matchup against Michigan State, UCLA has blown through teams like BYU and Alabama to get to the Final Four.
Mick Cronin has only had two years as the head coach of the Bruins and he's already built a squad ready to contend. His coaching for one of the biggest basketball schools in the country contributes to his net worth. He spent time at Murray State and Cincinnati as well and he made money there too.
Mick Cronin's Net Worth in 2021 (Estimate): $24 Million
Mick Cronin, like many coaches, is given a a wide range as a net worth because all of his investments and assets are generally unknown. Cronin's net worth is based mostly on his salary and past salaries and that ranks him highly among coaches. Cronin is the third highest paid coach in the NCAA behind only Mike Krzyzewski and John Calipari.
Mick Cronin began his career at Murray State. Cronin's Murray State team dominated the Ohio Valley Conference during his three seasons as coach of the Racers. Mick Cronin won the OVC two of his three years as coach and made the NCAA tournament those same two years.
After his stint at Murray State, Mick Cronin was given the job to coach the Cincinnati Bearcats. Cronin coached the Bearcats for 13 seasons, half of which he spent in the Big East and the other half in the AAC. Cronin kept the team competitive despite the conference switch and that earned him the job at UCLA.
Cronin's two year stint in LA has been pretty successful. He had a good team last year that was poised to make the tournament before the COVID shutdown. This year, UCLA had high expectations to win the conference but dealt with injury and COVID issues throughout the season. Their biggest blow was dealt when they lost Chris Smith to a torn ACL. Smith was their best player and an NBA draft prospect, when he went down, many thought that could be the end for UCLA's season.
Obviously that wasn't the case. Despite struggling through the rest of conference play, UCLA turned it on in the tournament to get to the Final Four. UCLA is built around a very modern offensive scheme where they value shooting and movement surrounding the pick and roll. Johnny Juzang and Jaime Jacquez Jr are elite wing prospects and Tyger Campbell is a great college point guard and he helps make the team run.
Mick Cronin received a six year contract in 2019 to replace Steve Alford as the head coach of the UCLA Bruins. Cronin's contract started at $3.2 Million in 2019 and goes up $100,000 every season. The buyout number is similarly high and if UCLA were to move on from Cronin, he wouldn't lose much money. This was a huge raise from $1.3 Million he made annually as Cincinnati's head coach.
Mick Cronin has always been the type of coach to maximize his talent. In Cincinnati, he rarely worked with elite NBA talent, but he found a way to make those teams consistently excellent. Sometimes it was defensively that they won or it was offensively. Sometimes he won with spacing and other times with slashing. His adaptability allowed him to always work with the talent he had. He has continued to do this at UCLA, adapting to a wing heavy style based around shooting and running the pick and role.
Cronin still has plenty of time to tackle the Pac-12 and maybe, eventually, the NCAA as a whole. Johnny Juzang, Jaime Jacquez Jr, and Chris Smith are all potential NBA prospects, but most are likely to return next year. Along with those three and Tyger Campbell, the Bruins are bringing in Peyton Watson. Watson is a super smooth guard/wing scorer and a likely one and done. The Bruins could potentially be the most versatile team in college basketball next year and are serious contenders for the championship.
UCLA are the biggest betting underdogs in the history of the of the Final Four. They are +14 against the undefeated Gonzaga Bulldogs. The Bruins are far from the favorites to win the championship this year, but no matter how their season ends, it should be looked at as a complete success. Mick Cronin has found success very early in his tenure as UCLA's head coach and he will look to continue that throughout the life of the contract and perhaps beyond. Nonetheless, were you at all shocked by Mick Cronin's net worth in 2021?
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