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'I want it to be my last job.' Mick Cronin says he's committed to UCLA despite adversity.

Head coach Mick Cronin of the UCLA Bruins reacts during the second half against the Villanova Wildcats at the Wells Fargo Center on Dec. 9, 2023, in Philadelphia.

LOS ANGELES — He's questioned his players' understanding of the game. He's lamented his lack of name, image and likeness resources. He's threatened to overhaul his young roster.

For much of the season, Mick Cronin has sounded like someone on the verge of a basketball crisis, if not an existential one.

The UCLA coach said he doesn't read what's written about him, but he's heard from others about what they perceive as him expressing unhappiness in his job through his comments in the media.

So after his team staged its most improbable comeback of the season Wednesday night, Cronin pushed back himself.

As he stood in a hallway deep inside Desert Financial Arena, his team having polished off Arizona State after trailing by 15 points early in the second half, the coach suggested the only thing blue these days is the Bruins'

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