2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball

The American Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 15
2013–14 record	27–7 (15–3 The American)
Head coach	Mick Cronin
Assistant coach	Larry Davis
Assistant coach	Darren Savino
Assistant coach	Antwon Jackson
Home arena	Fifth Third Arena

2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Louisville †	15	–	3	.833	31	–	6	.838
#15 Cincinnati	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
#18 Connecticut	12	–	6	.667	32	–	8	.800
SMU	12	–	6	.667	27	–	10	.730
Memphis	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
Houston	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Rutgers	5	–	13	.278	12	–	21	.364
UCF	4	–	14	.222	13	–	18	.419
Temple	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290
South Florida	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375

† The American Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, The Bearcats competed in the American Athletic Conference, one of two offshoots of the original Big East Conference, and were coached by Mick Cronin in his eighth season. The team played its home games on Ed Jucker Court at the Fifth Third Arena. They finished the season 27–7, 15–3 in AAC play to share the regular season conference title with Louisville. They advanced to the semifinals of the AAC Tournament where they lost to Connecticut. They received an at-large bid NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Harvard.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Davis III, JeremiahJeremiah Davis III	0	G	75 !6'3"	199	3 ! RS Sophomore	Muncie, Indiana	Left Team on December 12, 2013,^[1]
Wright, CashmereCashmere Wright	1	G	74 !6'2'"	178	4 ! Senior	Savannah, Georgia	Graduated
Eppensteiner, AlexAlex Eppensteiner	10	G	76 !6'4'"	190	4 ! Senior	Cincinnati, Ohio	Graduated
Mbodj, CheikhCheikh Mbodj	13	C	82 !6'10'"	236	4 ! Senior	Dakar, Senegal	Graduated
Gaines, KelvinKelvin Gaines	24	F	82 !6'10"	227	3 ! RS Sophomore	Ocala, Florida	Transferred to North Texas^[2]
Parker, JaQuonJaQuon Parker	44	G	75 !6'3'"	198	4 ! Senior	Suffolk, Virginia	Graduated

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Troy Caupain SG	Midlothian, Virginia	Crosby	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 8, 2012
Troy Caupain SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 88
Kevin Johnson SG	Cincinnati, Ohio	Summit Country Day	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 11, 2012
Kevin Johnson SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 77
Jamaree Strickland C	Oakland, California	Queen City Prep	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 16, 2012
Jamaree Strickland C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 88
Deshaun Morman SG	Brandon, Florida	Faith Baptist	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 16, 2012
Deshaun Morman SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 88
Jermaine Lawrence PF	Sparta, New Jersey	Pope John XXIII Regional HS	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 3, 2013
Jermaine Lawrence PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR 247Sports: NR ESPN: 24
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Cincinnati 2013 Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting class of 2014

2014 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Coreontae DeBerry C	Holland, Michigan	Hutchinson CC	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Aug 6, 2013
Coreontae DeBerry C	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: n/a
Quadri Moore PF	Linden, New Jersey	Linden	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 17, 2013
Quadri Moore PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 75
Gary Clark PF	Clayton, North Carolina	Clayton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 18, 2013
Gary Clark PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80
Octavius Ellis PF	Memphis, Tennessee	Trinity Valley CC	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 8, 2014
Octavius Ellis PF	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Farad Cobb PG	West Palm Beach, Florida	Northwest Florida State	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 9, 2014
Farad Cobb PG	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR 247Sports: NR ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Cincinnati 2014 Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Cox, DerrickDerrick Cox (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mason, Ohio
1.5 !G	1	Morman, DeshaunDeshaun Morman	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Richmond, Virginia
3.5 !F	2	Rubles, TitusTitus Rubles	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Dallas, Texas
3.5 !F	3	Thomas, ShaquilleShaquille Thomas	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Paterson, New Jersey
3.5 !F	5	Jackson, JustinJustin Jackson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Cocoa Beach, Florida
1.5 !G	10	Caupain, TroyTroy Caupain	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Midlothian, Virginia
3.5 !F	11	Lawrence, JermaineJermaine Lawrence	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Paterson, New Jersey
1.5 !G	14	Guyn, Ge'LawnGe'Lawn Guyn	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Georgetown, Kentucky
3.5 !F	15	Sanders, JermaineJermaine Sanders	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Far Rockaway, New York
2.5 !G/F	23	Kilpatrick, SeanSean Kilpatrick	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	White Plains, New York
1.5 !G	25	Johnson, KevinKevin Johnson	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cincinnati, Ohio
5.0 !C	32	Strickland, JamareeJamaree Strickland (I)	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Oakland, California
5.0 !C	33	Nyarsuk, DavidDavid Nyarsuk	85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Juba, South Sudan
3.5 !F	45	Tobler, ZackZack Tobler (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Fort Mitchell, Kentucky

Head coach

Mick Cronin (Cincinnati)

Assistant coach(es)

Larry Davis (Asbury College)
Darren Savino (Jersey City College)
Antwon Jackson (Pikeville)
JaQuon Parker (Cincinnati)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2013-12-13

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
10/26/2013* 2:00 pm		Carleton	W 77–63	–	Fifth Third Arena (5,124) Cincinnati
11/02/2013* 2:00 pm		Bellarmine	W 84–72	–	Fifth Third Arena (5,578) Cincinnati
Regular season
11/08/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		NC Central Global Sports Shootout	W 74–61	1–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,532) Cincinnati
11/12/2013* 5:00 pm, ESPN		NC State ESPN Tip-Off Marathon	W 68–57	2–0	Fifth Third Arena (7,028) Cincinnati
11/16/2013* 2:00 pm, FSOH		Appalachian State Global Sports Shootout	W 77–49	3–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,194) Cincinnati
11/20/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Campbell Global Sports Shootout	W 81–62	4–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,011) Cincinnati
11/26/2013* 7:00 pm, FSOH		UMass-Lowell	W 79–49	5–0	Fifth Third Arena (5,477) Cincinnati
11/29/2013* 4:00 pm, FSOH		Kennesaw State	W 95–67	6–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,627) Cincinnati
12/03/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		USC Upstate	W 86–50	7–0	Fifth Third Arena (5,113) Cincinnati
12/07/2013* 4:05 pm, CBSSN		at New Mexico	L 54–63	7–1	The Pit (15,144) Albuquerque, New Mexico
12/14/2013* 8:00 pm, FS1		vs. Xavier Skyline Chili Crosstown Classic	L 47–64	7–2	U.S. Bank Arena (10,250) Cincinnati
12/17/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN		vs. Pittsburgh Jimmy V Classic	W 44–43	8–2	Madison Square Garden (8,062) New York City
12/21/2013* 2:00 pm, FSOH		Middle Tennessee	W 69–48	9–2	Fifth Third Arena (5,424) Cincinnati
12/23/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Chicago State	W 102–62	10–2	Fifth Third Arena (5,564) Cincinnati
12/28/2013* 4:00 pm, ESPN2		Nebraska	W 74–59	11–2	Fifth Third Arena (8,254) Cincinnati
01/01/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU		SMU	W 65–57	12–2 (1–0)	Fifth Third Arena (7,239) Cincinnati
01/04/2014 12:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 18 Memphis	W 69–53	13–2 (2–0)	FedEx Forum (17,191) Memphis, Tennessee
01/07/2014 9:00 pm, CBSSN		at Houston	W 61–60	14–2 (3–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,804) Houston, Texas
01/11/2014 6:00 pm, CBSSN		Rutgers	W 71–51	15–2 (4–0)	Fifth Third Arena (10,872) Cincinnati
01/14/2014 9:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 19	Temple	W 69–58	16–2 (5–0)	Fifth Third Arena (9,864) Cincinnati
01/18/2014 5:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 19	at South Florida	W 61–54	17–2 (6–0)	USF Sun Dome (5,322) Tampa, Florida
01/23/2014 9:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 15	UCF	W 69–51	18–2 (7–0)	Fifth Third Arena (10,242) Cincinnati
01/26/2014 4:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 15	at Temple	W 80–76	19–2 (8–0)	Liacouras Center (6,753) Philadelphia
01/30/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 13	at No. 12 Louisville	W 69–66	20–2 (9–0)	KFC Yum! Center (22,644) Louisville, Kentucky
02/02/2014 12:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 13	South Florida	W 50–45	21–2 (10–0)	Fifth Third Arena (10,367) Cincinnati
02/06/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 7	No. 22 Connecticut	W 63–58	22–2 (11–0)	Fifth Third Arena (12,432) Cincinnati
02/08/2014 7:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 7	at SMU	L 55–76	22–3 (11–1)	Moody Coliseum (7,278) Dallas
02/15/2014 3:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 10	Houston	W 73–62	23–3 (12–1)	Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati
02/19/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 7	at UCF	W 77–49	24–3 (13–1)	CFE Arena (5,637) Orlando, Florida
02/22/2014 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 7	No. 11 Louisville	L 57–58	24–4 (13–2)	Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati
03/01/2014 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 11	at Connecticut	L 45–51	24–5 (13–3)	XL Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
03/06/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 15	No. 20 Memphis	W 97–84	25–5 (14–3)	Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati
03/08/2014 12:00 pm, ESPNews	No. 15	at Rutgers	W 70–66	26–5 (15–3)	The RAC (6,650) Pisacataway, New Jersey
American Athletic Conference Tournament
03/13/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 13	vs. UCF Quarterfinals	W 61–58	27–5	FedEx Forum (13,081) Memphis, Tennessee
03/14/2014 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 13	vs. No. 21 Connecticut Semifinals	L 56–58	27–6	FedEx Forum (11,888) Memphis, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2014 2:10 pm, TNT	No. 15 (5 S)	vs. (12 S) Harvard Second round	L 57–61	27–7	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (10,862) Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region E=East.

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Rankings

Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	WK 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	19	15	13	7	10	7	11	15	13	15	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	23	16	15	7	11	9	12	15	13	14	22

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References

↑ Koch, Bill. "Davis leaving UC basketball program". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
↑ North Texas hoops signs former Cincinnati center Kelvin Gaines, FoxSportsSouthwest.com, retrieved 19 June 2013
↑ http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/cinn-m-baskbl-sched.html
↑ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings

External links

Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball

Venues	Schmidlapp Gymnasium (19??–1954) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1954; 1987–1989) Armory Fieldhouse (1954–1976) Riverfront Coliseum (1976–1987) Fifth Third Arena (1989–present)

Rivalries	Xavier

Culture & lore	Bearcat "Cheer Cincinnati" 2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl Longest game in Division I history UC Pep Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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