2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
AAC 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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#15 Cincinnati153 .833  277  .794
#18 Connecticut126 .667  328  .800
SMU126 .667  2710  .730
Memphis126 .667  2410  .706
Houston810 .444  1716  .515
Rutgers513 .278  1221  .364
UCF414 .222  1318  .419
Temple414 .222  922  .290
South Florida315 .167  1220  .375
#5 Louisville* †03 .000  05  .000
The American Tournament winner
As of March 15th, 2014
*Louisville: 29 reg. season games, 3 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(31-6)(15-3); 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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jeremiah Davis III0G6'3"199 RS SophomoreMuncie, IndianaTransferred to Ball State[1]
Cashmere Wright1G6'2'"178 SeniorSavannah, GeorgiaGraduated
Alex Eppensteiner10G6'4'"190 SeniorCincinnati, OhioGraduated
Cheikh Mbodj13C6'10'"236 SeniorDakar, SenegalGraduated
Kelvin Gaines24F6'10"227 RS SophomoreOcala, FloridaTransferred to North Texas[2]
JaQuon Parker44G6'3'"198 SeniorSuffolk, VirginiaGraduated

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 77
Kevin Johnson
SG
Cincinnati, Ohio Summit Country Day 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 11, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 78
Jamaree Strickland
C
Oakland, California Queen City Prep 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Nov 16, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN grade: 67
Deshaun Morman
SG
Brandon, Florida Faith Baptist 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 16, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 72
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 88
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

    Roster

    2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    F 0 Derrick Cox (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)186 lb (84 kg) Fr Mason, Ohio
    G 1 Deshaun Morman  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Richmond, Virginia
    F 2 Titus Rubles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Dallas, Texas
    F 3 Shaquille Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS So Paterson, New Jersey
    F 5 Justin Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Cocoa Beach, Florida
    G 10 Troy Caupain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Midlothian, Virginia
    F 11 Jermaine Lawrence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Paterson, New Jersey
    G 14 Ge'Lawn Guyn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Georgetown, Kentucky
    F 15 Jermaine Sanders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Far Rockaway, New York
    G/F 23 Sean Kilpatrick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr White Plains, New York
    G 25 Kevin Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Cincinnati, Ohio
    C 32 Jamaree Strickland (I) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)270 lb (122 kg) Fr Oakland, California
    C 33 David Nyarsuk 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Juba, South Sudan
    F 45 Zack Tobler (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    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

    Ranking movement
    Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
    PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16WK 17Wk 18Wk 19Wk 20Final
    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

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