LOS ANGELES — Long before the season’s first game, Mick Cronin girded himself for this night.
It was going to be excruciating for UCLA’s coach to bid farewell to his seniors in their final home game. There was no way to guard against the spontaneous emotions unleashed by the group that had revived the Bruins, taking them to one Final Four while making them a national championship contender once again this season.
Fortunately for Cronin, those seniors were hellbent on making it a happy sendoff.
