Cincinnati, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – The University of Cincinnati and head men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin have agreed to a new contract through the 2020-21 season.<\/p>\n
The new seven-year deal replaces the extension Cronin signed a year ago.<\/p>\n
Cronin, entering his ninth year at Cincinnati, was named the 2014 American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year after guiding the Bearcats to a 27-7 overall record during 2013-14.<\/p>\n
“Eight years ago, I was named head coach at the University of Cincinnati and at that press conference I said among other things I wanted to make UC basketball an elite program, a class program, mentioned with the likes of the best college basketball programs in the country,” Cronin said.<\/p>\n
He has done just that, winning at least 26 games in three of the past four seasons and leading the program to four consecutive NCAA Tournaments.<\/p>\n
“Today, I hope that my commitment to that statement is much more in focus and understood,” Cronin added. “While it is a great honor to be the coach at my alma mater, my goals for our program are still very much the same.”<\/p>\n
The Bearcats finished 15-3 in conference play this past season and tied for a share of the American regular-season title. Cronin’s team earned a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament before getting upset by Harvard in the second round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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