2012–13 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 2013 Big East Tournament winner ; As of March 30, 2013[1]; Rankings from AP Poll; Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties. *Louisville: 29 reg. season games, 6 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(35–5)(14–4)

Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
2012–13 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Global Sports Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2012–13 record	22–12 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach	Mick Cronin
Assistant coach	Larry Davis
Assistant coach	Darren Savino
Assistant coach	Antwon Jackson
Home arena	Fifth Third Arena

The 2012–13 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats, led by seventh year head coach Mick Cronin, played their home games at Fifth Third Arena and were members of the Big East Conference.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Octavius Ellis	2	Forward	6'9"	210	Freshmen	Memphis, Tennessee	Dismissed^[2]
Dion Dixon	3	Guard	6'3"	195	Senior	Chicago, Illinois	Graduated
Yancy Gates	34	Forward	6'9"	260	Senior	Cincinnati, Ohio	Graduated

Roster

2012–13 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Jeremiah Davis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	So	Muncie, Indiana
G	1	Cashmere Wright	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Sr	Savannah, Georgia
F	2	Titus Rubles	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Dallas, Texas
F	3	Shaquille Thomas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	RS Fr	Paterson, New Jersey
F	5	Justin Jackson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Jr	Cocoa Beach, Florida
G	10	Alex Eppensteiner	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati, Ohio
C	13	Cheikh Mbodj	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Dakar, Senegal
G	14	Ge'Lawn Guyn	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	So	Georgetown, Kentucky
F	15	Jermaine Sanders	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	So	Far Rockaway, New York
G/F	23	Sean Kilpatrick	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	White Plains, New York
F	24	Kelvin Gaines	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	RS So	Ocala, Florida
C	33	David Nyarsuk	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Juba, South Sudan
F	44	JaQuon Parker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Sr	Suffolk, Virginia

Head coach

Mick Cronin (Cincinnati)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2012-08-28

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Titus Rubles SF	Dallas, TX	Blinn College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Mar 19, 2012
Titus Rubles SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87
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 2012 Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting class of 2013

US college sports recruiting information for 2013 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Troy Caupain SG	Midlothian, VA	Crosby	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 8, 2012
Troy Caupain SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 88
Kevin Johnson SG	Cincinnati, OH	Summit Country Day	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 11, 2012
Kevin Johnson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 77
Jamaree Strickland C	Oakland, CA	Queen City Prep	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 16, 2012
Jamaree Strickland C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 88
Deshaun Morman SG	Brandon, FL	Faith Baptist	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 16, 2012
Deshaun Morman SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 88
Jermaine Lawrence PF	Sparta, NJ	Pope John XXIII Regional HS	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 3, 2013
Jermaine Lawrence PF	Recruiting star ratings: 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.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2012* 7:00 PM	No. 24	Grand Valley State	W 80–60	–	Fifth Third Arena (5,375) Cincinnati, OH
11/05/2012* 7:00 PM	No. 24	Bellarmine	W 86–51	–	Fifth Third Arena (5,457) Cincinnati, OH
Regular Season
11/11/2012* 2:00 PM, FSOH	No. 24	Tennessee-Martin	W 80–57	1–0	Fifth Third Arena (5,728) Cincinnati, OH
11/13/2012* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 24	Mississippi Valley State	W 102–60	2–0	Fifth Third Arena (5,617) Cincinnati, OH
11/18/2012* 2:00 PM, FSOH	No. 24	North Carolina A&T Global Sports Classic	W 93–39	3–0	Fifth Third Arena (5,582) Cincinnati, OH
11/20/2012* 7:00 PM, FSOH	No. 22	Campbell Global Sports Classic	W 91–72	4–0	Fifth Third Arena (5,924) Cincinnati, OH
11/23/2012* 6:30 PM, CBSSN	No. 22	vs. Iowa State Global Sports Classic Semifinals	W 78–70	5–0	Thomas & Mack Center (16,730) Paradise, NV
11/24/2012* 10:30 PM, CBSSN	No. 22	vs. Oregon Global Sports Classic Championship	W 77–66	6–0	Thomas & Mack Center (13,954) Paradise, NV
12/01/2012* 3:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 17	Alabama SEC–Big East Challenge	W 58–56	7–0	Fifth Third Arena (10,155) Cincinnati, OH
12/06/2012* 7:00 PM, FSOH	No. 11	Arkansas–Little Rock	W 87–53	8–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,127) Cincinnati, OH
12/08/2012* 2:00 PM, FSOH/ESPN3	No. 11	Maryland–Eastern Shore	W 92–60	9–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,423) Cincinnati, OH
12/15/2012* 2:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 11	vs. Marshall	W 72–56	10–0	Charleston Civic Center (5,432) Charleston, WV
12/19/2012* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 11	vs. Xavier Skyline Chili Crosstown Classic	W 60–45	11–0	U.S. Bank Arena (14,528) Cincinnati, OH
12/22/2012* 4:00 PM, FSOH	No. 11	Wright State	W 68–58	12–0	Fifth Third Arena (9,248) Cincinnati, OH
12/27/2012* 9:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 8	New Mexico	L 54–55	12–1	Fifth Third Arena (10,627) Cincinnati, OH
12/31/2012 12:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 14	at No. 24 Pittsburgh	W 70–61	13–1 (1–0)	Petersen Events Center (12,510) Pittsburgh, PA
01/05/2013 4:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 14	St. John's	L 52–53	13–2 (1–1)	Fifth Third Arena (8,142) Cincinnati, OH
01/07/2013 6:30 PM, ESPN2	No. 21	No. 17 Notre Dame	L 60–66	13–3 (1–2)	Fifth Third Arena (10,293) Cincinnati, OH
01/12/2013 8:00 PM, BIG EAST Network/FSOH/ESPN3	No. 21	at Rutgers	W 68–58	14–3 (2–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,560) Piscataway, NJ
01/15/2013 8:30 PM, BIG EAST Network/FSOH/ESPN3		at DePaul	W 75–70	15–3 (3–2)	Allstate Arena (8,120) Rosemont, IL
01/19/2013 7:00 PM, ESPNU		No. 25 Marquette	W 71–69 ^OT	16–3 (4–2)	Fifth Third Arena (12,812) Cincinnati, OH
01/21/2013 3:30 PM, ESPN	No. 21	at No. 3 Syracuse	L 55–57	16–4 (4–3)	Carrier Dome (24,281) Syracuse, NY
01/30/2013 7:00 PM, BIG EAST Network/FSOH/ESPN3	No. 24	Rutgers	W 62–54	17–4 (5–3)	Fifth Third Arena (11,024) Cincinnati, OH
02/02/2013 11:00 AM, ESPNU	No. 24	at Seton Hall	W 65–59	18–4 (6–3)	Prudential Center (6,961) Newark, NJ
02/06/2013 7:00 PM, BIG EAST Network/FSOH/ESPN3	No. 17	at Providence	L 50–54	18–5 (6–4)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,837) Providence RI
02/09/2013 6:00 PM, ESPN	No. 17	No. 23 Pittsburgh	L 52–62	18–6 (6–5)	Fifth Third Arena (12,478) Cincinnati, OH
02/12/2013 8:00 PM, BIG EAST Network/FSOH/ESPN3		Villanova	W 68–50	19–6 (7–5)	Fifth Third Arena (9,534) Cincinnati, OH
02/15/2013 9:00 PM, ESPN		No. 15 Georgetown	L 55–62	19–7 (7–6)	Fifth Third Arena (12,842) Cincinnati, OH
02/21/2013 7:00 PM, ESPN		at Connecticut	L 66–73 ^OT	19–8 (7–7)	XL Center (11,131) Hartford, CT
02/24/2013 2:00 PM, CBS		at No. 25 Notre Dame	L 41–62	19–9 (7–8)	Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, IN
03/02/2013 2:00 PM, BIG EAST Network/WKRC/ESPN3		Connecticut	W 61–56	20–9 (8–8)	Fifth Third Arena (12,432) Cincinnati, OH
03/04/2013 7:00 PM, ESPN		at No. 8 Louisville	L 51–67	20–10 (8–9)	KFC Yum! Center (22,739) Louisville, KY
03/09/2013 4:00 PM, Big East Network/FSOH/ESPN3		South Florida	W 61–53 ^OT	21–10 (9–9)	Fifth Third Arena (11,572) Cincinnati, OH
2013 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
03/13/2013 12:00 PM, ESPN		vs. Providence Second Round	W 61–44	22–10	Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York City, NY
03/14/2013 12:00 PM, ESPN		vs. No. 5 Georgetown Quarterfinals	L 43–62	22–11	Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York City, NY
2013 NCAA Tournament
03/22/2013* 3:00 PM, CBS	No. (10 MW)	vs. (7 MW) Creighton Second Round	L 63–67	22–12	Wells Fargo Center (20,125) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	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	Final
AP	24	24	24	22	17	11	11	11	8	14	21	RV	21	24	17
Coaches	25	25	24	20	16	12	12	11	8	15	20	24	20	23	17

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References

↑ "Big East Conference Standings – 2012–13." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2013.
↑ "Octavius Ellis dismissed from UC". Cincinnati Enquirer. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
↑ "2012-2013 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Schedule". cstv.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
↑ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings

External links

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[standings-1] "Big East Conference Standings – 2012–13." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2013.

[2] "Octavius Ellis dismissed from UC". Cincinnati Enquirer. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.

[3] "2012-2013 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Schedule". cstv.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.

[4] ttp://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings

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 (1989–2017; 2018–future) BB&T Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Louisville 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 2017–18 2018–19
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Georgetown	14	–	4	.778	25	–	7	.781
No. 15 Marquette	14	–	4	.778	26	–	9	.743
No. 20 Pittsburgh	12	–	6	.667	24	–	9	.727
No. 16 Syracuse	11	–	7	.611	30	–	10	.750
No. 23 Notre Dame	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
Villanova	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Connecticut*	10	–	8	.556	20	–	10	.667
Cincinnati	9	–	9	.500	22	–	12	.647
Providence	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
St. John's	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Rutgers	5	–	13	.278	15	–	16	.484
Seton Hall	3	–	15	.167	15	–	18	.455
South Florida	3	–	15	.167	12	–	19	.387
DePaul	2	–	16	.111	11	–	21	.344
No. 2 Louisville†**	0	–	4	.000	0	–	5	.000

† 2013 Big East Tournament winner As of March 30, 2013^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties. *Louisville: 29 reg. season games, 6 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(35–5)(14–4)