2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban; † American Athletic Conference Tournament Champions
	Rankings from AP Poll

Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Barclays Center Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2015–16 record	22–11 (12–6 The American)
Head coach	Mick Cronin (10th season)
Assistant coach	Larry Davis
Assistant coach	Darren Savino
Assistant coach	Antwon Jackson
Home arena	Fifth Third Arena

The 2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats, were led by tenth year head coach Mick Cronin, who returned full-time after taking a hiatus in December 2014. The Bearcats played their home games on Ed Jucker Court at Fifth Third Arena and were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season with a record of 22–11, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in conference. The Bearcats lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament to Connecticut for the second consecutive year. They received an at-large bid as a #9 seed to the NCAA Tournament. They lost in the First Round of the Tournament to Saint Joseph's.

Previous season

The Bearcats finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 23–11, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament to Connecticut. They received an at-large bid as a #8 seed to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated #9 seeded Purdue in the Second Round before losing to #1 ranked Kentucky in the Third Round.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Deshaun Morman	1	G	6'3'"	190	RS Freshman	Richmond, Virginia	Transferred to Towson^[1]
Ge’Lawn Guyn	14	G	6'2'"	185	Senior	Lexington, Kentucky	Transferred to East Tennessee State^[2]
Jermaine Sanders	15	G	6'5'"	210	Senior	Far Rockaway, New York	Graduated
Jamaree Strickland	32	C	6'10'"	270	RS Freshman	Oakland, California	Transferred to Arizona Western College^[3]

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Justin Jenifer G	Gwynn Oak, Maryland	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, Georgia	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, Louisiana	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. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Cincinnati also added Kyle Washington a 6'9 Center transfer from NC State. Washington will have two years of eligibility remaining after sitting out during the 2015–16 Season.^[4]

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nysier Brooks C	Burlington, New Jersey	Life Center Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 30, 2015
Nysier Brooks C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79
Jarron Cumberland SG	Wilmington, Ohio	Wilmington	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jul 1, 2015
Jarron Cumberland SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR 247Sports: 62 ESPN: 40
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: "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2015–16 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)	So	Linden, New Jersey
G	1	Jacob Evans	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F	2	Octavius Ellis	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Memphis, Tennessee
F	3	Justin Jenifer	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Gwynn Oak, Maryland
G	10	Troy Caupain	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Midlothian, Virginia
F	11	Gary Clark	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Clayton, North Carolina
F	13	Tre Scott	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Darien, Georgia
G	21	Farad Cobb	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	West Palm Beach, Florida
C	22	Coreontae DeBerry	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Sr	Holland, Michigan
F	24	Shaq Thomas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Paterson, New Jersey
G	25	Kevin Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	32	Kyle Washington	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Champlin, Minnesota
F	45	Zack Tobler (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Fort Mitchell, Kentucky

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: 2015-09-14

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2015* 7:00 PM		Grand Valley State	W 93–63		Fifth Third Arena (4,404) Cincinnati, OH
11/07/2015* 12:00 PM		Bellarmine	W 81–60		Fifth Third Arena (4,507) Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Western Carolina	W 97–72	1–0	Fifth Third Arena (7,213) Cincinnati, OH
11/15/2015* 2:00 PM, FSOH/ESPN3		Robert Morris	W 106–44	2–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,292) Cincinnati, OH
11/18/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Bowling Green	W 83–50	3–0	Stroh Center (3,411) Bowling Green, OH
11/22/2015* 1:00 PM, FSOH/ESPN3		Arkansas–Pine Bluff Barclays Center Classic	W 99–50	4–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,083) Cincinnati, OH
11/24/2015* 7:00 PM, FSOH/ESPN3	No. 24	Southeastern Louisiana Barclays Center Classic	W 64–49	5–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,824) Cincinnati, OH
11/27/2015* 6:30 PM, ASN/ESPN3	No. 24	vs. Nebraska Barclays Center Classic semifinals	W 65–61	6–0	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
11/28/2015* 2:30 PM, ASN/ESPN3	No. 24	vs. George Washington Barclays Center Classic Championship	W 61–56	7–0	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 17	Butler	L 76–78	7–1	Fifth Third Arena (11,125) Cincinnati, OH
12/06/2015* 5:30 PM, ASN/ESPN3	No. 17	Morgan State	W 87–66	8–1	Fifth Third Arena (6,126) Cincinnati, OH
12/12/2015* 5:30 PM, FOX	No. 23	at No. 12 Xavier Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout	L 55–65	8–2	Cintas Center (10,617) Cincinnati, OH
12/15/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 23	Norfolk State	W 75–59	9–2	Fifth Third Arena (6,215) Cincinnati, OH
12/19/2015* 4:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 23	at VCU	W 69–63	10–2	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
12/22/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 22	No. 11 Iowa State	L 79–81	10–3	Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
American Athletic Conference regular season
12/29/2015 3:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 22	Temple	L 70–77	10–4 (0–1)	Fifth Third Arena (10,029) Cincinnati, OH
01/02/2016 4:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 22	Tulsa	W 76–57	11–4 (1–1)	Fifth Third Arena (10,102) Cincinnati, OH
01/07/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN		at No. 15 SMU	L 57–59	11–5 (1–2)	Moody Coliseum (6,971) Dallas, TX
01/10/2016 12:00 PM, ESPNU		at South Florida	W 54–51	12–5 (2–2)	USF Sun Dome (3,062) Tampa, FL
01/13/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNU		Houston	W 70–59	13–5 (3–2)	Fifth Third Arena (9,345) Cincinnati, OH
01/16/2016 12:00 PM, ESPNU		at Temple	L 65–67 ^2OT	13–6 (3–3)	Liacouras Center (7,481) Philadelphia, PA
01/21/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2		Memphis	W 76–72	14–6 (4–3)	Fifth Third Arena (10,320) Cincinnati, OH
01/24/2016 12:00 PM, ESPNU		Tulane	W 97–75	15–6 (5–3)	Fifth Third Arena (9,224) Cincinnati, OH
01/28/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNU		at Connecticut	W 58–57	16–6 (6–3)	XL Center (13,242) Hartford, CT
02/04/2016 8:00 PM, CBSSN		South Florida	W 88–57	17–6 (7–3)	Fifth Third Arena (9,116) Cincinnati, OH
02/06/2016 12:00 PM, ESPN2		at Memphis	L 59–63	17–7 (7–4)	FedEx Forum (12,920) Memphis, TN
02/09/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNews		at UCF	W 69–51	18–7 (8–4)	CFE Arena (4,143) Orlando, FL
02/13/2016 4:00 PM, ESPNU		East Carolina	W 75–60	19–7 (9–4)	Fifth Third Arena (12,513) Cincinnati, OH
02/18/2016 9:00 PM, CBSSN		at Tulsa	L 68–70 ^OT	19–8 (9–5)	Reynolds Center (4,402) Tulsa, OK
02/20/2016 4:00 PM, ESPN2		Connecticut	W 65–60	20–8 (10–5)	Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
02/27/2016 12:00 PM, ESPNU		at East Carolina	W 65–56	21–8 (11–5)	Williams Arena (4,841) Greenville, NC
03/03/2016 9:00 PM, CBSSN		at Houston	L 56–69	21–9 (11–6)	Hofheinz Pavilion (4,171) Houston, TX
03/06/2016 12:00 PM, CBS		No. 24 SMU	W 61–54	22–9 (12–6)	Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
American Athletic Conference Tournament
03/11/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN2	(4)	vs. (5) Connecticut Quarterfinals	L 97–104 ^4OT	22–10	Amway Center (7,475) Orlando, FL
NCAA Tournament
03/18/2016* 9:57 PM, truTV	(9 W)	vs. (8 W) Saint Joseph's First Round	L 76–78	22–11	Spokane Arena Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV	24	17	23	23	22	22								RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	Not released
Coaches'	RV	RV	24	17	22	20	21	23											RV	RV	RV

References

↑ Bains, Chris. "Deshaun Morman Officially Transferring From Cincinnati". Cincy on the Prowl. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
↑ Young, Jake. "ETSU lands Cincinnati transfer Guyn". WJHL-News Channel 11. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
↑ Vicar, Nathan. "Redshirt freshmen to transfer from UC's men's basketball program". WXIX Fox 19. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
↑ "ACC Basketball: Former Wolfpack forward Kyle Washington headed to Cincinnati". Fayetteville Observer. BLOX Content Management System. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
↑ The Official Website of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats – Men's Basketball

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[1] Bains, Chris. "Deshaun Morman Officially Transferring From Cincinnati". Cincy on the Prowl. Retrieved May 13, 2015.

[2] Young, Jake. "ETSU lands Cincinnati transfer Guyn". WJHL-News Channel 11. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

[3] Vicar, Nathan. "Redshirt freshmen to transfer from UC's men's basketball program". WXIX Fox 19. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[4] "ACC Basketball: Former Wolfpack forward Kyle Washington headed to Cincinnati". Fayetteville Observer. BLOX Content Management System. Retrieved 1 July 2015.

[5] The Official Website of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats – Men's Basketball

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

2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Temple	14	–	4	.778	21	–	12	.636
#24 SMU*	13	–	5	.722	25	–	5	.833
Houston	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
Cincinnati	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
Tulsa	12	–	6	.667	20	–	12	.625
Connecticut †	11	–	7	.611	25	–	11	.694
Memphis	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
UCF	6	–	12	.333	12	–	18	.400
East Carolina	4	–	14	.222	12	–	20	.375
South Florida	4	–	14	.222	8	–	25	.242
Tulane	3	–	15	.167	12	–	22	.353
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban † American Athletic Conference Tournament Champions

Rankings from AP Poll