UCLA coach ejects own player mid-game after hard foul against Michigan State

Normally, erstwhile a subordinate gets ejected successful a assemblage hoops game, it comes from the referees, not the caput coach.

UCLA halfway Steven Jamerson II got ejected by his caput coach, Mick Cronin, aft committing a hard foul with the Bruins down 27 with 4:26 near successful the 2nd fractional of their 82-59 nonaccomplishment connected Tuesday astatine the Breslin Center.

Michigan State’s Carson Cooper appeared to person an casual breakaway layup, but Jamerson swatted him from behind, and Cooper went down. Cooper got up and instantly got successful Jamerson’s look earlier the 2 were separated.

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UCLA Bruins caput manager Mick Cronin admonishes guardant Steven Jamerson (24) aft helium committed a flagrant foul during a assemblage hoops crippled betwixt the Michigan State Spartans and UCLA Bruins astatine the Breslin Center successful East Lansing, Michigan. Feb. 17, 2026. (Adam Ruff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Upon the 2 players being separated, Cronin was irate and hailed Jamerson implicit the UCLA bench. The 54-year-old caput manager ushered Jamerson — adjacent tugging the halfway by the jersey — down the seat and pointed him to the locker room.

Jamerson, accompanied by UCLA trainer Dave Andrews, yet jogged disconnected to the locker room. The redshirt elder initially enrolled astatine Michigan State arsenic a freshman earlier transferring to the University of San Diego.

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UCLA guardant Steven Jamerson leaves the arena aft a flagrant foul connected Michigan State halfway Carson Cooper during the 2nd fractional astatine the Breslin Center successful East Lansing, Michigan, connected Feb. 17, 2026. (Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

The Michigan State fans waved goodbye to Jamerson arsenic helium departed the court. Michigan State caput manager Tom Izzo said helium had ne'er seen a manager eject his ain subordinate before.

"I conjecture (Cronin) upgraded that to a flagrant two," Spartans caput manager Tom Izzo joked, according to FOX Sports. "That's the archetypal clip I saw a manager bash it. But that sounds similar Mick, truthful he'll get that straightened out."

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UCLA manager Mick Cronin directs his squad during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled successful East Lansing, Michigan, connected Feb. 17, 2026. (Al Goldis/AP Photo)

Prior to UCLA’s 23-point nonaccomplishment against Michigan State, the Bruins mislaid to top-ranked Michigan by 30. They person mislaid 2 consecutive games aft winning 5 of their erstwhile six.

For the Spartans, the blowout triumph was a needed one, arsenic they had mislaid 3 of their past 4 games.

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