UCLA faces long odds in Las Vegas to sustain Mick Cronin's NCAA tournament streak

UCLA’s Mick Cronin, speaking with forward Berke Buyuktuncel, is one of four coaches to have led teams to the NCAA tournament the last 12 consecutive years. Mick Cronin’s team had lost five of its last six regular-season games, its offense failing to keep pace with a sturdy defense. The coach vowed to find other players who could get the job done if his current ones continued to falter. The year was 2010. Cronin was coaching at Cincinnati. It was the last time he missed the NCAA tournament. A repeat scenario...