By Bryan Logan ,
14 hours ago
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UCLA Basketball opened its season with a huge victory on Monday night, facing Arizona. Arizona came into the game ranked as a top-five team and the favorite to win on Monday night.
After the 84-75 victory on Monday night, UCLA head coach Mick Cronin spoke about his team and the victory after the game. Before he spoke of his team at the post-game press conference, the coach took a shot at the NCAA, per Jason Scheer of Wildcat Authority.
“Where should I sit? NCAA tells me where to sit and what to drink. Maybe they should get a hold on who is eligible,” Cronin said to open the conference.
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Cronin took a stab at the fact that there are multiple debates around who is eligible, between players trying to get eligibility from the class of 2022, and other players who have been on professional contracts trying to return to college.
While he took a shot at the NCAA, Cronin is clearly excited about his team this year , speaking to Allie LaForce of TNT on the court right after the game.
“Well, we’re more athletic than we’ve been, and you know, Nikola (Kusturica) and Joe Philon give us a dimensi...