From Cincinnati to UCLA: Mick Cronin's coaching career timeline

Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Mick Cronin directs his offense in the second half the the NCAA American Athletic Conference basketball game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Southern Methodist Mustangs at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. The Bearcats edged out SMU for a 73-68 win.Mick Cronin's path to the UCLA head coaching job started as a young man on the West Side of Cincinnati.

The son of legendary local basketball coach Hep Cronin, Mick played for his dad at LaSalle High School, where he suffered a career-ending knee injury before he graduated in 1990.

Then while attending the University of Cincinnati as an undergraduate student, Cronin started his…