Another home loss filled with a broken offense and dumbfounding turnovers wasn’t the low point for UCLA. No, bottom came about 15 minutes later when Mick Cronin suggested he wasn’t coaching a smart basketball team and wasn’t sure things would get better anytime soon for the struggling freshmen. “The most important thing for a teacher is for his students to …
UCLA’s 7-foot-3 center Aday Mara towers over Chaminade opponents as he posts up in near the basket during a game in Honolulu on Nov. 21. “It can be a big weapon for us,” said UCLA assistant coach Darren Savino, who led the team’s practice Tuesday with coach Mick Cronin out sick. Those who favor UCLA going back to the four-guard …