You can imagine UCLA head coach Mick Cronin wouldn’t be the happiest of people after Gonzaga took down the Bruins Thursday night 79-76 to move on to the Elite Eight at the 2023 men’s NCAA tournament.
But that wasn’t what he decided to talk about when it came to his opening statement as he sat down to talk to reporters.
No, it was this: “My opening statement is it just took 33 minutes to get me in here, which is ridiculous. Any questions?”
What’s the deal with that? I wasn’t sure, but there’s an answer per Arash Markazi below: Usually, the losing team goes first in press conferences. Apparently, that wasn’t the case:
Mick Cronin's opening statement following UCLA's loss to Gonzaga legit killed me. Genuinely think Cronin is hilarious. pic.twitter.com/zmHYrT9xSL
— Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) March 24, 2023
The losing team and coach generally conduct their press conference first so they can leave early but UCLA had to wait until Gonzaga was done tonight. When Mick Cronin was asked for his opening comment he said,,”It took you 33 minutes to get me in here, which is ridiculous.”
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) March 24, 2023
“My opening statement is that it just took me 33 minutes to get in here. That’s ridiculous.”- Mick Cronin
— Brenna Greene (@BrennaGreene_) March 24, 2023
“My opening statement is that it took 33 minutes to get me in here and that’s ridiculous.”
Mick Cronin’s postgame press conference is off to a great start.
— Brendan Quinn (@BFQuinn) March 24, 2023
Not a great night all around.
