Mick Cronin on how time, experience guided UCLA to their strong finish

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports No one knows how the season would have ended for the UCLA Bruins men’s basketball team, but one thing is for certain, this was not a team that anyone wanted to face in March/April.

Head coach Mick Cronin led his team to a 19-12 overall record during the 2019-20 shortened season, looking much better as a team down the stretch.

In fact, the Bruins had a 12-6 Pac-12 record and before the Pac-12 tournament was cancelled, had landed a No. 2 seed in the tournament. Prior to the two-point loss to USC to end the regular season, the Bruins had won seven straight and nine of their last 10.

Experience and time as a unit helped them mold into a feared team down the stretch as…