Official Site of the AAC · Nov 8, 2016
American Stories: Cincinnati Goes On The Offensive
University of Cincinnati men's basketball coach Mick Cronin was born in that Ohio River city and has spent most of his 44 years in the area.
Cronin played basketball for his father Hep, a legendary prep coach at La Salle High. He was a 5-7 all-city guard as a junior who led the city in assists before his playing career ended prematurely with a knee injury near the end of that season. A lifelong University of Cincinnati fan like his father, who was a practice player on the Bearcats' 1961 and 1962 national championship teams, Cronin attended college there and followed in his father's footsteps after he was offered a freshman and junior varsity coaching job at Woodward High as a 19-year old.