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Coaches and Staff Coaches and Staff 91 2007-08 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI Men’S BasKetbaLL COACHES AND STAFF HEAD COAch Cronin Quick Facts Personal MICK Full Name: Michael W. Cronin Born: July 17, 1971 Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio College: University of Cincinnati, ‘97 (BA History) CRONIN High School: LaSalle High School Second Season at UC • University of Cincinnati, 1997 Family: Wife Darlene (Taylor), married Oct. 3, 2003. The Cronins became parents in October, 2006 with the birth of daughter Samantha n the City of Cincinnati there is a of Cincinnati and is now coaching the proud sports tradition that starts with hometown team. He was a part of the the Cincinnati Reds, the first profes- success in the past and is now putting Coaching Career I • 2005-06 Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year sional baseball team, goes through Oscar his signature on one of college basket- Robertson – not only at the University of ball’s all-time great programs as the • 2002-03 Top Assistant in the Nation (Athlon) 92 Cincinnati, but with the Cincinnati Royals school’s 26th head coach. • 2002-03 Top Assistant in Conference USA (Lindy’s) - and runs up until now with the Cincin- Since taking the reins of the program • Has recruited eight NBA draft picks to college nati Bengals. one constant through that in late March of 2006, Cronin has been basketball period is the City’s passion to follow one the busiest man in college basketball. • Six of his recruiting classes have been ranked in the of “it’s own.” In the ensuing 18 months, he has as- Top 10 by national publications Cincinnati head basketball coach sembled a staff, recruited two classes Mick Cronin is just that … a hometown of highly-touted student-athletes and guy who grew up in the neighborhoods began molding them, mentally and physically, into a team that will bring home a BIG eaST Conference title sooner The Cronin Coaching File than later. To win a conference title in one of the Season School (Conf.) Position Record/Conf. Postseason (Record) country’s deepest and most competi- 1991-92 Woodward High Head JV, Asst. Var. tive basketball conferences, you have 1992-93 Woodward High Head JV, Asst. Var. to make things happen quickly, people 1993-94 Woodward High Head JV, Asst. Var. need to take personal responsibility and 1994-95 Woodward High Head JV, Asst. Var. the small details must be covered. Those 1995-96 Woodward High Head JV, Asst. Var. core attributes describe Mick Cronin. Just like their coach, Cronin’s teams 1996-97 Cincinnati Video Coordinator play an up-tempo style that incorporates the skills of all five players on the court 1997-98 Cincinnati (C-USA) Assistant Coach 27-6/14-2 NCAA West Regional (1-1) by attacking the basket to open up 1998-99 Cincinnati (C-USA) Assistant Coach 27-6/12-4 NCAA East Regional (1-1) scoring opportunities on the perimeter. 1999-00 Cincinnati (C-USA) Assistant Coach 29-4/16-0 NCAA South Regional (1-1) Defensively, he expects the same thing 2000-01 Cincinnati (C-USA) Assistant Coach 25-10/11-5 NCAA West Regional (2-1) on the other end of the court … attack, attack, attack. 2001-02 Louisville (C-USA) Assoc. Head Coach 19-13/8-8 NIT (1-1) For Cronin, the idea of becoming the 2002-03 Louisville (C-USA) Assoc. Head Coach 25-7/11-5 NCAA East Reg. (1-1) head coach at the University of Cincin- nati started when he was just a child fol- 2003-04 Murray State (OVC) Head Coach 28-6/14-2 NCAA Atlanta Reg. (0-1) lowing his father Harold, a local highly- 2004-05 Murray State (OVC) Head Coach 17-11/11-5 successful high school coach, around the 2005-06 Murray State (OVC) Head Coach 24-7/17-3 NCAA Washington Reg. (0-1) gyms of Cincinnati. a product of LaSalle Totals 3 years 69-24/42-10 .742/.808 High School, Cronin had his coaching career start sooner than expected when 2006-07 Cincinnati (BIG EAST) Head Coach 11-19/2-14 a promising playing career ended due to Totals 1 year 11-19/2-14 .367/.125 a knee injury in high school. That did not stop his desire to find his Overall Record as Head Coach 4 years 80-43/44-24 .650/.647 place in basketball. He punched his own ticket coaching varsity and junior varsity high school basketball, spending time as a video coordinator and then as an assis- tant coach for the likes of Rick Pitino and Bob Huggins. His hard work and dedica- tion made him into one of the nation’s top recruiters and one of the most highly sought coaches when he accepted his first head coaching position in 2003 at Murray State. Cronin honed his skills as a head coach for three years at Murray State, compiling a 69-24 record and earning a pair of berths to the NCaa Tournament. In his debut season as head coach, Cronin directed the Racers to a school- best 28-6 record, the ohio Valley Confer- ence Tournament championship and an NCaa Tournament appearance. His 28 wins are the sixth-most in NCaa history 93 for a first-year head coach. Before coming to Cincinnati, Cronin led Murray State to another oVC crown with a 24-6 overall record and 17-3 con- ference mark in 2004-05. The Racers laid claim to their second NCaa Tournament appearance in three years as they won the conference tournament and earned 2007-08 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI Men’S BasKetbaLL COACHES AND STAFF Cronin oVC Coach of the Year honors. varsity coach and head junior varsity In 10 short years as an assistant and coach at Woodward High. He compiled head coach, Cronin has built a reputa- a 57-3 record as junior varsity mentor tion for his ability to evaluate and recruit and helped the varsity claim three city top talent. championships. He helped develop six In his stint at UC as an assistant coach players who went on to play division from 1997-2001, Cronin made an im- I college basketball, including former mediate impact by recruiting several Bearcat damon Flint, UC’s 19th all-time top players, including Steve Logan, a leading scorer (1,316 points). two-time Conference USa Player of Cronin made the jump from high the Year and possibly one of the five school to college coaching while greatest players in the program’s history. completing his degree in history at UC, Besides Logan, who was drafted by serving as the Bearcats’ video coordina- the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, four tor during the 1996-97 season. other Bearcat standouts went on to be Mick is the second generation of the selected in the NBa draft — derMarr Cronin family in the coaching ranks. His Johnson, Parade Magazine National Prep father, Harold “Hep” Cronin, compiled Player of the Year and C-USa Freshman over 400 victories in his high school of the Year (Atlanta); Pete Mickeal, a coaching career and is now a Major junior college national player of the year League Baseball scout for the atlanta selection (Dallas); Kenny Satterfield, a Braves. McDonald’s all-American (Dallas); and Cronin and his wife, darlene, reside in Jason Maxiell (Detroit). Cincinnati with their daughter Saman- The Cronin Family: Mick, Darlene and Those players helped build a recruit- tha, who was born a week before the Samantha, who was born one week prior to ing base that included two Top 5 and a start of practice last season. the start of practice last seaosn. Top 10-rated class over his final three seasons. Cronin vs. All-Time Opponents His work as a coach and recruiter paid dividends for Cincinnati as it complied a School W-L Last Meeting School W-L Last Meeting Arkansas Tech ............................. 1-0 ....................2004-05 Providence College ..................... 0-1 ....................2006-07 108-26 record, five C-USa regular-season Austin Peay ................................ 4-1 ....................2005-06 Rice ............................................ 2-0 ....................2005-06 titles and a pair of tournament crowns. Cal-Davis .................................... 1-0 ....................2004-05 Rutgers ...................................... 0-2 ....................2006-07 Following the 2000-01 season, Cronin Campbellsville ............................ 1-0 ....................2005-06 Samford ..................................... 2-3 ....................2005-06 was offered the opportunity to coach Central Michigan ........................ 1-0 ....................2006-07 Seton Hall .................................. 1-0 ....................2006-07 and gain new experiences with another Chicago State ............................. 1-0 ....................2003-04 SIU-Edwardsville ........................ 2-0 ....................2004-05 of college basketball’s greats, Rick Pitino, Cincinnati ................................... 0-1 ....................2005-06 Southeast Missouri State ............ 5-2 ....................2005-06 as the associate head coach and recruit- Delaware State ........................... 2-0 ....................2004-05 Southern Illinois ......................... 1-2 ....................2005-06 ing coordinator at Louisville. DePaul........................................ 0-1 ....................2006-07 Southern Miss ............................ 1-0 ....................2003-04 In his very first year, he helped at- Eastern Illinois ............................ 5-1 ....................2005-06 St. John’s .................................... 0-1 ....................2006-07 tract a Top 10 recruiting class, including Eastern Kentucky ........................ 5-1 ....................2005-06 St. Mary’s (Calif.) ........................ 0-1 ....................2004-05 Francisco Garcia, who went on to earn Georgetown ............................... 0-2 ....................2006-07 Syracuse ..................................... 0-1 ....................2006-07
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