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Mick Cronin, UCLA's men’s basketball coach, says Austin Reaves, a Lakers guard, is an exceptional golfer and might be nearly as good as Steph Curry. When Reaves joined the Lakers five years ago, Cronin introduced him to golf at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, helping him navigate LA’s difficult public course access. Cronin also jokes that Reaves is a ball hog on the golf course, similar to his basketball playing style where he averaged 23.3 points and 5.5 assists last season.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Mick Cronin, the UCLA men's basketball coach, praised Austin Reaves for his golfing skills during Big Ten media days in ROSEMONT, Illinois. When Reaves first arrived in Los Angeles five years ago, he had trouble finding public golf courses due to high demand and robotic tee-time management systems. Cronin introduced Reaves to a friend who took him to the prestigious Riviera Country Club, fostering their friendship. Despite being busy with coaching duties, Cronin occasionally joins Reaves for games, noting that Reaves might be nearly as good at golf as he is at basketball. Cronin even joked that if anyone in the NBA matches Reaves' golfing abilities, it would only be Steph Curry. This praise comes after Reaves signed a lucrative four-year contract extension worth $184.7 million with the Lakers last season.
Written for “UCLA Basketball Coach Praises Player” on 2026-10-09,
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ROSEMONT, Ill. – Austin Reaves spots Mick Cronin five, maybe six shots a side whenever they play golf.
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they → spot → golf
It’s the least the star Lakers guard can do given how the UCLA men’s basketball coach hooked him up with his other favorite game.
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coach → ’ → game
When Reaves arrived in LA five years ago, he ran into a familiar problem for anyone new to the city.
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he → arrive → city
“Anybody who plays golf in LA knows you can’t get on public courses, you can’t get the tee time,” Cronin said Thursday at Big Ten media days.
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Cronin → play → days
“The robots take them all.
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robots → take → them
The governor’s even involved in stopping them.
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governor → ’ → them
So Cronin introduced Reaves to a friend who took him to Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades.
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who → introduce → Palisades
“Next thing you know,” Cronin said, “they’re best friends.”
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they → know → ?
Cronin joins the games whenever he can, noting that he works and only has time to golf in the summer.
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he → join → summer
Reaves, who recently signed a four-year, $184.7-million contract extension after his best season with the Lakers, might be nearly as good a golfer as he is a shooting guard.
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he → sign → Lakers
“If anybody in the NBA is better than him or as good as him,” Cronin said, “it would be Steph [Curry] and Steph only – he’s that good.”
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he → say → him
In typical Cronin fashion, he likes to give Reaves a hard time about being a ball hog.
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he → like → time
“My golfing buddy don’t pass it a lot,” Cronin said of the player who averaged 23.3 points and 5.5 assists last season, “so he shoots it a lot.”
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he → pass → it
Reaves also apparently doesn’t like to spend much of the money he’s made.
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he → like → money
“He’s been using my friend’s car for a year,” Cronin said.
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Cronin → use → year
“I’m telling you, he just bought a car last week, it’s unbelievable.
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it → tell → car
I need to get him to speak to the team about saving money.”
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him → need → money
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