Cincinnati's Mick Cronin to miss VCU game after unruptured aneurysm discovered

Cincinnati head basketball coach Mick Cronin won't be on the sideline for Saturday's game against VCU.

The school announced Saturday morning that Cronin has an unruptured aneurysm.

"Coach Cronin is doing well," team physician Dr. Michael Donaworth said in a statement, released through the school's official athletics site. "While he would love to be courtside, he understands our decision. His health is our biggest priority."

"I appreciate the UC Health medical community for all they have done to get to the bottom of my issue as quickly as possible," Cronin said in a statement. "Obviously, I am being held out of coaching the team for precautionary reasons which I fully understand. I have total confidence in my coaching staff and players that they will be focused and ready to play today."

Assistant coach Larry Davis will serve as Cronin's replacement during his absence.