2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	† The American Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2014–15 record	23–11 (13–5 The American)
Head coach	Mick Cronin (9th season)
Assistant coach	Larry Davis
Assistant coach	Darren Savino
Assistant coach	Antwon Jackson
Home arena	Fifth Third Arena

The 2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats played home games on Ed Jucker Court at the Fifth Third Arena. The 2014–15 season was the second season the Bearcats participated in the American Athletic Conference, and were coached by Mick Cronin in his ninth season. They finished the season 23–11, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Tournament to Connecticut. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Purdue in the second round before losing in the third round to Kentucky.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Derek Cox	0	G	6'3'"	186	RS Senior	Mason, Ohio	Graduated
Titus Rubles	2	F	6'7'"	220	Senior	Dallas, Texas	Graduated
Justin Jackson	5	F	6'8'"	230	RS Senior	Cocoa Beach, Florida	Graduated
Jermaine Lawrence	11	F	6'3"	199	Freshman	Springfield Gardens, New York	Transferred to Manhattan.^[1]
Sean Kilpatrick	23	G	6'4'"	210	RS Senior	Yonkers, New York	Graduated
David Nyarsuk	33	C	7'1'"	250	RS Senior	Juba, South Sudan	Graduated

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Coreontae DeBerry C	Holland, MI	Hutchinson CC	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Aug 6, 2013
Coreontae DeBerry C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: n/a
Quadri Moore PF	Linden, NJ	Linden	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 17, 2013
Quadri Moore PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 75
Gary Clark PF	Clayton, NC	Clayton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 18, 2013
Gary Clark PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80
Octavius Ellis PF	Memphis, TN	Trinity Valley CC	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 8, 2014
Octavius Ellis PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Farad Cobb PG	West Palm Beach, FL	Northwest Florida State	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 9, 2014
Farad Cobb PG	Recruiting star ratings: 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.

Recruiting class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Justin Jenifer G	Gwynn Oak, MD	Milford Mill Academy	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 9, 2014
Justin Jenifer G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80
Tre Scott F	Darien, GA	McIntosh County Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 15, 2014
Tre Scott F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: n/a
Jacob Evans G	Baton Rouge, LA	St. Michael High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 14, 2013
Jacob Evans G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80
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 2015 Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Quadri Moore	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Linden, New Jersey
G	1	Deshaun Morman (S)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Richmond, Virginia
F	2	Octavius Ellis	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
F	3	Shaquille Thomas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Paterson, New Jersey
G	10	Troy Caupain	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Midlothian, Virginia
F	11	Gary Clark	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Clayton, North Carolina
F	15	Jermaine Sanders	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Far Rockaway, New York
G	21	Farad Cobb	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	West Palm Beach, Florida
C	22	Coreontae DeBerry	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Jr	Holland, Michigan
G	25	Kevin Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	42	Rob Blissitt Jr. (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Markham, Illinois
F	45	Zack Tobler (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	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: 2015-03-03

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2014* 7:00 PM		Bellarmine	W 86–79		Fifth Third Arena (4,234) Cincinnati, OH
11/08/2014* 2:00 PM		Fairmont State	W 71–54		Fifth Third Arena (4,486) Cincinnati, OH
Regular season
11/14/2014* 8:00 PM, ESPN3		Saint Francis (PA)	W 52–37	1–0	Fifth Third Arena (7,114) Cincinnati, OH
11/19/2014* 7:00 PM, FSOH		Morehead State	W 69–61	2–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,119) Cincinnati, OH
11/23/2014* 5:00 PM, FSOH		Eastern Illinois Emerald Coast Classic First Round	W 54–49	3–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,823) Cincinnati, OH
11/25/2014* 7:00 PM, FSOH		NC Central Emerald Coast Classic Second Round	W 59–50	4–0	Fifth Third Arena (7,015) Cincinnati, OH
11/28/2014* 6:00 PM		vs. Middle Tennessee Emerald Coast Classic Third Round	W 69–51	5–0	The Arena at NWFSC (1,200) Niceville, FL
11/29/2014* 9:00 PM, CBSSN		vs. Ole Miss Emerald Coast Classic Championship Round	L 54–66	5–1	The Arena at NWFSC (1,550) Niceville, FL
12/02/2014* 7:00 PM, FSOH		Stony Brook	W 78–52	6–1	Fifth Third Arena (6,603) Cincinnati, OH
12/13/2014* 9:00 PM, BTN		at Nebraska	L 55–56 ^2OT	6–2	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,607) Lincoln, NE
12/17/2014* 9:00 PM, ESPN2		No. 19 San Diego State	W 71–62 ^OT	7–2	Fifth Third Arena (9,217) Cincinnati, OH
12/20/2014* NOON, ESPNU		VCU	L 47–68	7–3	Fifth Third Arena (9,250) Cincinnati, OH
12/23/2014* 7:00 PM, FSOH		Wagner	W 72–48	8–3	Fifth Third Arena (6,023) Cincinnati, OH
12/30/2014* 4:00 PM, ESPNU		at NC State	W 76–60	9–3	PNC Arena (16,980) Raleigh, NC
01/03/2015 11:00 AM, ESPN2		SMU	W 56–50	10–3 (1–0)	Fifth Third Arena (10,013) Cincinnati, OH
01/06/2015 7:00 PM, ESPNU		East Carolina	W 69–48	11–3 (2–0)	Fifth Third Arena (7,516) Cincinnati, OH
01/10/2015 11:00 AM, ESPN2		at Connecticut	L 56–62	11–4 (2–1)	XL Center (15,564) Hartford, CT
01/15/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN		at Memphis	L 50–63	11–5 (2–2)	FedEx Forum (14,916) Memphis, TN
01/17/2015 7:30 PM, ESPNU		Temple	W 84–53	12–5 (3–2)	Fifth Third Arena (12,071) Cincinnati, OH
01/21/2015 7:00 PM, ESPNews		Houston	W 67–54	13–5 (4–2)	Fifth Third Arena (9,815) Cincinnati, OH
01/25/2015 2:00 PM, CBSSN		at UCF	W 56–46	14–5 (5–2)	CFE Arena (3,874) Orlando, FL
01/29/2015 8:00 PM, ESPN2		Connecticut	W 70–58	15–5 (6–2)	Fifth Third Arena (11,092) Cincinnati, OH
02/01/2015 1:00 PM, CBSSN		at East Carolina	L 46–50	15–6 (6–3)	Williams Arena (4,574) Greenville, NC
02/05/2015 9:00 PM, ESPN		at No. 23 SMU	W 62–54	16–6 (8–3)	Moody Coliseum (7,098) Dallas, TX
02/07/2015 8:00 PM, CBSSN		South Florida	W 63–58	17–6 (8–3)	Fifth Third Arena (11,670) Cincinnati, OH
02/10/2015 7:30 PM, CBSSN		at Temple	L 59–75	17–7 (8–4)	Liacouras Center (11,670) Philadelphia, PA
02/14/2015 2:00 PM, ESPNU		Tulane	L 49–50	17–8 (8–5)	Fifth Third Arena (12,041) Cincinnati, OH
02/18/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN2		Xavier Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout	L 57–59	17–9	Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
02/21/2015 9:30 PM, ESPNU		at Houston	W 63–53	18–9 (9–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,562) Houston, TX
02/25/2015 7:30 PM, CBSSN		UCF	W 83–60	19–9 (10–5)	Fifth Third Arena (9,825) Cincinnati, OH
02/28/2015 2:00 PM, ESPNews		at Tulane	W 63–47	20–9 (11–5)	Devlin Fieldhouse (2,430) New Orleans, LA
03/04/2015 9:00 PM, CBSSN		at Tulsa	W 56–47	21–9 (12–5)	Reynolds Center (5,840) Tulsa, OK
03/08/2015 NOON, CBS		Memphis	W 77–65	22–9 (13–5)	Fifth Third Arena (12,358) Cincinnati, OH
American Athletic Conference Tournament
03/13/2015 9:00 PM, ESPNU		vs. Connecticut Quarterfinals	L 57–54	22–10	XL Center (9,514) Hartford, CT
NCAA Tournament
03/19/2015* 7:10 PM, CBS	(8 MW)	vs. (9 MW) Purdue Second round	W 66–65 ^OT	23–10	KFC Yum! Center (21,639) Louisville, KY
03/21/2015* 2:40 PM, CBS	(8 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Kentucky Third round	L 51–64	23–11	KFC Yum! Center (21,760) Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ Woo, Jeremy. "Manhattan lands Cincinnati transfer Jermaine Lawrence". SI.com. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
↑ http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/cinn-m-baskbl-sched.html
↑ "A look at UC's 2014-15 non-league schedule". Cincinnati Enquirer. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.

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[1] Woo, Jeremy. "Manhattan lands Cincinnati transfer Jermaine Lawrence". SI.com. Retrieved 13 June 2014.

[2] ttp://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/cinn-m-baskbl-sched.html

[3] "A look at UC's 2014-15 non-league schedule". Cincinnati Enquirer. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.

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

2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#18 SMU †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
Tulsa	14	–	4	.778	23	–	11	.676
Temple	13	–	5	.722	26	–	11	.703
Cincinnati	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Connecticut	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
Memphis	10	–	8	.556	18	–	14	.563
Tulane	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
East Carolina	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
UCF	5	–	13	.278	12	–	18	.400
Houston	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
South Florida	3	–	15	.167	9	–	23	.281

† The American Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll