2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2017 AAC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 18
2016–17 record	30–6 (16–2 AAC)
Head coach	Mick Cronin (11th season)
Assistant coach	Larry Davis
Assistant coach	Darren Savino
Assistant coach	Antwon Jackson
Home arena	Fifth Third Arena

The 2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games at Fifth Third Arena, with a capacity of 13,176. The season marked the final year prior to major renovations to Fifth Third Arena.^[1] The Bearcats were led by 11th-year head coach Mick Cronin and were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 30–6, 16–2 to finish in second place in AAC play. They beat Tulsa and Connecticut in the AAC Tournament before losing to SMU in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 6 seed in the South region. They defeated No. 11-seeded Kansas State in the First Round before losing to No. 3-seeded UCLA in the Second Round.

Previous season

The Bearcats finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 22–11, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in conference. They lost to Connecticut in four overtimes in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament. The Bearcats received an at-large bid as a No. 9 seed to the NCAA Tournament where they lost to Saint Joseph's in the First Round.

Preseason

At AAC Media Day, Cincinnati was picked to win the AAC regular season title and senior guard Troy Caupain was voted as AAC Preseason Co-Player of the Year.^[2]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Octavius Ellis	2	F	6'10"	235	Senior	Memphis, Tennessee	Graduated
Farad Cobb	21	G	6'1"	170	Senior	West Palm Beach, Florida	Graduated
Coreontae DeBerry	22	C	6'9"	275	Senior	Holland, Michigan	Graduated
Shaq Thomas	24	F	6'7"	210	RS Senior	Paterson, New Jersey	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Cane Broome	G	6'0"	170	Sophomore	East Hartford, CT	Transferred from Sacred Heart. Under NCAA transfer rules, Broome will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.,^[3]

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jarron Cumberland SG	Wilmington, Ohio	Wilmington High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 1, 2015
Jarron Cumberland SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 85
Nysier Brooks C	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Life Center Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Jun 30, 2015
Nysier Brooks C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 77
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: "Cincinnati 2016 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-06-30. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-06-30.

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Trevor Moore SG	Houston, Texas	Phillis Wheatley High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 29, 2016
Trevor Moore SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79
Eliel Nsoseme C	Democratic Republic of the Congo	The RISE Centre Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 21, 2016
Eliel Nsoseme C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Keith Williams SG	Brooklyn, New York	Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 4, 2016
Keith Williams SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
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 2017 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-06-29. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-06-29.

Roster

2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Quadri Moore	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Linden High School	Linden, New Jersey
G/F	1	Jacob Evans	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	St. Michael the Archangel High School	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G	3	Justin Jenifer	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Milford Mill Academy	Baltimore, Maryland
G	10	Troy Caupain	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Cosby High School	Midlothian, Virginia
F	11	Gary Clark	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Clayton High School	Clayton, North Carolina
F	13	Tre Scott	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	McIntosh County Academy	Darien, Georgia
F	14	Jackson Bart (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Oral Roberts	Bartlesville, Oklahoma
G	15	Cane Broome	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Sacred Heart	East Hartford, Connecticut
F	24	Kyle Washington	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	NC State	Champlin, Minnesota
G	25	Kevin Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Summit Country Day School	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	32	John Koz (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Bay High School	Cleveland, Ohio
C	33	Nysier Brooks	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Advanced Prep International	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	34	Jarron Cumberland	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Fr	Wilmington High School	Wilmington, Ohio
F	45	Zack Tobler (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Covington Catholic High School	Fort Mitchell, Kentucky

Head coach

Mick Cronin (Cincinnati)

Assistant coach(es)

Larry Davis (Asbury University)
Darren Savino (New Jersey City University)
Antwon Jackson (University of Pikeville)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 26, 2016

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/2/2016* 7:00 p.m., BearcatsTV		Bellarmine	W 64–55		Fifth Third Arena (5,979) Cincinnati, OH
Regular Season
11/11/2016* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Brown Hall of Fame Tip Off	W 84–55	1–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,504) Cincinnati, OH
11/14/2016* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 24	Albany Hall of Fame Tip Off	W 74–51	2–0	Fifth Third Arena (5,864) Cincinnati, OH
11/19/2016* 3:00 p.m., ESPN3	No. 24	vs. No. 21 Rhode Island Hall of Fame Tip Off Naismith semifinals	L 71–76	2–1	Mohegan Sun Arena (9,189) Uncasville, CT
11/20/2016* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 24	vs. Penn State Hall of Fame Tip Off consolation	W 71–50	3–1	Mohegan Sun Arena (9,119) Uncasville, CT
11/23/2016* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Samford	W 70–55	4–1	Fifth Third Arena (7,422) Cincinnati, OH
11/26/2016* 2:30 p.m., FS Ohio/ESPN3		Lipscomb	W 91–68	5–1	Fifth Third Arena (5,724) Cincinnati, OH
12/1/2016* 9:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 19 Iowa State	W 55–54 ^OT	6–1	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
12/4/2016* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		Bowling Green	W 85–56	7–1	Fifth Third Arena (7,162) Cincinnati, OH
12/10/2016* 4:30 p.m., FS1	No. 22	at No. 16 Butler	L 65–75	7–2	Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,176) Indianapolis, IN
12/13/2016* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3	No. 25	Texas Southern	W 96–58	8–2	Fifth Third Arena (6,612) Cincinnati, OH
12/17/2016* 2:30 p.m., FS Ohio/ESPN3	No. 25	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 119–68	9–2	Fifth Third Arena (7,017) Cincinnati, OH
12/22/2016* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 24	Marshall	W 93–91 ^OT	10–2	Fifth Third Arena (10,540) Cincinnati, OH
12/28/2016 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 23	at Temple	W 56–50	11–2 (1–0)	Liacouras Center (5,478) Philadelphia, PA
1/1/2017 4:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 23	Tulane	W 92–56	12–2 (2–0)	Fifth Third Arena (10,328) Cincinnati, OH
1/7/2017 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 22	at Houston	W 67–58	13–2 (3–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion (4,875) Houston, TX
1/12/2017 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 22	SMU	W 66–64	14–2 (4–0)	Fifth Third Arena (11,344) Cincinnati, OH
1/15/2017 4:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 22	at East Carolina	W 55–46	15–2 (5–0)	Williams Arena (4,597) Greenville, NC
1/18/2017 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 20	Temple	W 81–74	16–2 (6–0)	Fifth Third Arena (10,718) Cincinnati, OH
1/21/2017 4:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 20	at Tulane	W 78–61	17–2 (7–0)	Devlin Fieldhouse (2,001) New Orleans, LA
1/26/2017* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 19	No. 24 Xavier Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout	W 86–78	18–2	Fifth Third Arena (13,477) Cincinnati, OH
1/29/2017 4:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 19	South Florida	W 94–53	19–2 (8–0)	Fifth Third Arena (12,576) Cincinnati, OH
2/1/2017 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 14	at Tulsa	W 57–55	20–2 (9–0)	Reynolds Center (5,002) Tulsa, OK
2/4/2017 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 14	Connecticut	W 82–68	21–2 (10–0)	Fifth Third Arena (13,428) Cincinnati, OH
2/8/2017 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 11	UCF	W 60–50	22–2 (11–0)	Fifth Third Arena (9,510) Cincinnati, OH
2/12/2017 4:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 11	at No. 25 SMU	L 51–60	22–3 (11–1)	Moody Coliseum (7,518) Dallas, TX
2/15/2017 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 18	at South Florida	W 68–54	23–3 (12–1)	USF Sun Dome (2,679) Tampa, FL
2/18/2017 12:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 18	Tulsa	W 80–60	24–3 (13–1)	Fifth Third Arena (13,386) Cincinnati, OH
2/23/2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 15	Memphis	W 87–74	25–3 (14–1)	Fifth Third Arena (12,787) Cincinnati, OH
2/26/2017 3:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 15	at UCF	L 49–53	25–4 (14–2)	CFE Arena (5,763) Orlando, FL
3/2/2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 18	Houston	W 65–47	26–4 (15–2)	Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
3/5/2017 12:00 p.m., CBS	No. 18	at Connecticut	W 67–47	27–4 (16–2)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,331) Storrs, CT
AAC Tournament
3/10/2017 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	(2) No. 15	vs. (7) Tulsa Quarterfinals	W 80–61	28–4	XL Center (7,365) Hartford, CT
3/11/2017 5:35 p.m., ESPN2	(2) No. 15	vs. (6) Connecticut Semifinals	W 81–71	29–4	XL Center (8,117) Hartford, CT
3/12/2017 3:15 p.m., ESPN	(2) No. 15	vs. (1) No. 12 SMU Championship game	L 56–71	29–5	XL Center (6,856) Hartford, CT
NCAA Tournament
3/17/2017* 7:27 p.m., truTV	(6 S) No. 18	vs. (11 S) Kansas State First Round	W 75–61	30–5	Golden 1 Center (16,514) Sacramento, CA
3/19/2017* 9:40 p.m., TBS	(6 S) No. 18	vs. (3 S) No. 8 UCLA Second Round	L 67–79	30–6	Golden 1 Center (16,774) Sacramento, CA
Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:* ^[4]

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	Final
AP	RV	24	RV	RV	22	25	24	24	23	22	20	19	14	11	18	15	18	15	18	Not released
Coaches'	25	25	RV	RV	23	23	23	23	23	22	20	19	14	11	17	16	20	18	16	22

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

↑ "Fifth Third Arena". GoBearcats.com. CBSi Advanced Media. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
↑ "Cincinnati Voted as 2016–17 American Men's Basketball Favorite" (Press release). American Athletic. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
↑ "Broome Transferring to Cincinnati". GoBearcats.com. CBSi Advanced Media. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
↑ "2016-17 Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Basketball Schedule". GoBearcats. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

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[1] "Fifth Third Arena". GoBearcats.com. CBSi Advanced Media. Retrieved 25 May 2016.

[Preseason_media-2] "Cincinnati Voted as 2016–17 American Men's Basketball Favorite" (Press release). American Athletic. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.

[3] "Broome Transferring to Cincinnati". GoBearcats.com. CBSi Advanced Media. Retrieved 25 May 2016.

[4] "2016-17 Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Basketball Schedule". GoBearcats. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

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

2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 SMU †	17	–	1	.944	30	–	5	.857
No. 18 Cincinnati	16	–	2	.889	30	–	6	.833
Houston	12	–	6	.667	21	–	11	.656
UCF	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
Memphis	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Connecticut	9	–	9	.500	16	–	17	.485
Tulsa	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
Temple	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
East Carolina	6	–	12	.333	15	–	18	.455
Tulane	3	–	15	.167	6	–	25	.194
South Florida	1	–	17	.056	7	–	23	.233

† 2017 AAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll