Father of UCLA's Mick Cronin allegedly involved in verbal dispute with fan during Pac-12 title game

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An Arizona fan allegedly got into a verbal altercation with the father of UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin following Saturday’s PAC-12 Championship, according to a radio broadcast of the game which caught the incident as it played out. 

Head coach Mick Cronin rushed off the stage during a postgame press conference following the Bruins’ 61-59 loss to the Wildcats after a reporter informed him that a fan got into an altercation with his father. 

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

"Somebody got in my dad's face?" Cronin asked briefly before quickly exiting the presser. 

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The incident seemingly played out during the Bruins radio broadcast which picked up the argument as it was happening. 

"We’ve got a problem here. There’s an Arizona fan who’s infiltrated right where Hep Cronin is, and UCLA fans are trying to be kind to tell him to go away but this Arizona fan has come right into the face of Mick Cronin’s dad," radio announcer Josh Lewin described in the broadcast. 

UCLA Bruins head coach Mick Cronin talks to a referee in the second half of the championship game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament against 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 have to go. You have