Father of UCLA’s Mick Cronin allegedly concerned in verbal dispute with fan throughout Pac-12 title recreation

An Arizona fan allegedly received right into a verbal altercation with the daddy of UCLA males’s basketball coach Mick Cronin following Saturday’s PAC-12 Championship, in response to a radio broadcast of the sport which caught the incident because it performed out. 

Head coach Mick Cronin rushed off the stage throughout a postgame press convention following the Bruins’ 61-59 loss to the Wildcats after a reporter knowledgeable him {that a} fan received into an altercation together with his father. 

Dylan Andrews, #2 of the UCLA Bruins, drives towards Kylan Boswell, #4 of the Arizona Wildcats, within the second half of the championship recreation of the Pac-12 basketball event at T-Mobile Arena on March 11, 2023 in Las Vegas. The Wildcats defeated the Bruins 61-59. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

“Somebody received in my dad’s face?” Cronin requested briefly earlier than shortly exiting the presser. 

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The incident seemingly performed out in the course of the Bruins radio broadcast which picked up the argument because it was occurring. 

“We’ve received an issue right here. There’s an Arizona fan who’s infiltrated proper the place Hep Cronin is, and UCLA followers try to be type to inform him to go away however this Arizona fan has come proper into the face of Mick Cronin’s dad,” radio announcer Josh Lewin described within the broadcast. 

UCLA Bruins head coach Mick Cronin talks to a referee within the second half of the championship recreation of the Pac-12 basketball event towards the Arizona Wildcats at T-Mobile Arena on March 11, 2023 in Las Vegas. The Wildcats defeated the Bruins 61-59. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

“Hey, buddy, you need to go. You should go.”

Lewin described the scene as “completely ridiculous,” as safety approached. 

“That total household simply determined to come back over and get within the face of Hep Cronin, and so they’re nonetheless within the constructing, and so they’re nonetheless yelling at Hep Cronin and his buddies.” 

Cronin’s father was accused of instigating the dispute in a single tweet circulating on social media, which accused him of allegedly “shoving” the 17-year-old fan and placing him within the face and neck as he tried to get to his seat. 

UCLA Bruins head coach Mick Cronin reacts after a dunk by Amari Bailey, #5, towards the Arizona Wildcats was discounted for an offensive foul within the first half of the championship recreation of the Pac-12 basketball event at T-Mobile Arena on March 11, 2023 in Las Vegas. The Wildcats defeated the Bruins 61-59. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

UCLA athletics didn’t instantly reply to Fox News Digital’s request for remark. 

The Bruins earned the No. 2 seed within the West Region for the 2023 NCAA event and can face off towards UNC Asheville within the first spherical on Thursday. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.