2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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 UConn. They received an at-large bid NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Harvard.

2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
AAC regular season co-champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 15
2013–14 record27–7 (15–3 The American)
Head coachMick Cronin (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Davis
  • Darren Savino
  • Antwon Jackson
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 15 Cincinnati15–3 .833  27–7  .794
No. 18 UConn12–6 .667  32–8  .800
SMU12–6 .667  27–10  .730
Memphis12–6 .667  24–10  .706
Houston8–10 .444  17–16  .515
Rutgers5–13 .278  12–21  .364
UCF4–14 .222  13–18  .419
Temple4–14 .222  9–22  .290
South Florida3–15 .167  12–20  .375
No. 5 Louisville* †0–3 .000  0–5  .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

Offseason

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

Recruiting class of 2013
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Troy Caupain
SG		 Midlothian, Virginia Cosby High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 8, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 77
Kevin Johnson
SG		 Cincinnati, Ohio Summit Country Day School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 11, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 78
Jamaree Strickland
C		 Oakland, California Queen City Prep (NC) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Nov 16, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 67
Deshaun Moorman
SG		 Brandon, Florida Faith Baptist School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 16, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 72
Jermaine Lawrence
PF		 Sparta, New Jersey Pope John XXIII Regional High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Feb 3, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 26  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

    Recruiting class of 2015

    Roster
    2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Derrick Cox (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)186 lb (84 kg) RS SrMason High School Mason, Ohio
    G 1 Deshaun Morman   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrFaith Baptist Christian School Richmond, Virginia
    F 2 Titus Rubles (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrBlinn College Dallas, Texas
    F 3 Shaquille Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoNIA Prep Paterson, New Jersey
    F 5 Justin Jackson (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrArlington Country Day School Cocoa Beach, Florida
    G 10 Troy Caupain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrCosby High School Midlothian, Virginia
    F 11 Jermaine Lawrence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrPope John XXIII High School Paterson, New Jersey
    G 14 Ge'Lawn Guyn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrSouth Kent Prep Georgetown, Kentucky
    F 15 Jermaine Sanders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrRice High School Far Rockaway, New York
    G/F 23 Sean Kilpatrick (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrNotre Dame Prep White Plains, New York
    G 25 Kevin Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSummit Country Day School Cincinnati, Ohio
    C 32 Jamaree Strickland  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)270 lb (122 kg) FrQueen City Prep Oakland, California
    C 33 David Nyarsuk 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrMountain State University Juba, South Sudan
    F 45 Zack Tobler (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrCovington Catholic High School Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: 15 May 2020

    Schedule
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 26, 2013*
    2:00pm    		 Carleton W 77–63  –
    		 Fifth Third Arena (5,124)
    Cincinnati, OH
    November 2, 2013*
    2:00pm    		 Bellarmine W 84–72  –
    		 Fifth Third Arena (5,578)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Non-Conference Regular Season
    November 8, 2013*
    8:00pm, ESPN3    		 NC Central
    Global Sports Shootout    		 W 74–61  1–0
    		 Fifth Third Arena (6,532)
    Cincinnati, OH
    November 12, 2013*
    5:00pm, ESPN    		 NC State
    ESPN Tip-Off Marathon    		 W 68–57  2–0
    		 Fifth Third Arena (7,028)
    Cincinnati, OH
    November 16, 2013*
    2:00pm, FSOH    		 Appalachian State
    Global Sports Shootout    		 W 77–49  3–0
    		 Fifth Third Arena (6,194)
    Cincinnati, OH
    November 20, 2013*
    7:00pm, ESPN3    		 Campbell
    Global Sports Shootout    		 W 81–62  4–0
    		 Fifth Third Arena (6,011)
    Cincinnati, OH
    November 26, 2013*
    7:00pm, FSOH    		 UMass Lowell W 79–49  5–0
    		 Fifth Third Arena (5,477)
    Cincinnati, OH
    November 29, 2013*
    4:00pm, FSOH    		 Kennesaw State W 95–67  6–0
    		 Fifth Third Arena (6,627)
    Cincinnati, OH
    December 3, 2013*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 USC Upstate W 86–50  7–0
    		 Fifth Third Arena (5,113)
    Cincinnati, OH
    December 7, 2013*
    4:05pm, CBSSN    		 at New Mexico L 54–63  7–1
    		 The Pit (15,144)
    Albuquerque, NM
    December 14, 2013*
    8:00pm, FS1    		 vs. Xavier
    Crosstown Classic    		 L 47–64  7–2
    		 U.S. Bank Arena (10,250)
    Cincinnati, OH
    December 17, 2013*
    7:00pm, ESPN    		 vs. Pittsburgh
    Jimmy V Classic    		 W 44–43  8–2
    		 Madison Square Garden (8,062)
    New York, NY
    December 21, 2013*
    2:00pm, FSOH    		 Middle Tennessee W 69–48  9–2
    		 Fifth Third Arena (5,424)
    Cincinnati, OH
    December 23, 2013*
    7:00pm, ESPN3    		 Chicago State W 102–62  10–2
    		 Fifth Third Arena (5,564)
    Cincinnati, OH
    December 28, 2013*
    4:00pm, ESPN2    		 Nebraska W 74–59  11–2
    		 Fifth Third Arena (8,254)
    Cincinnati, OH
    American Athletic Conference Regular Season
    January 1, 2014
    6:00pm, ESPNU    		 SMU W 65–57  12–2
    (1–0)    		 Fifth Third Arena (7,239)
    Cincinnati, OH
    January 4, 2014
    12:00pm, ESPN2    		 at No. 18 Memphis
    Rivalry    		 W 69–53  13–2
    (2–0)    		 FedEx Forum (17,191)
    Memphis, TN
    January 7, 2014
    9:00pm, CBSSN    		 at Houston W 61–60  14–2
    (3–0)    		 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,804)
    Houston, TX
    January 11, 2014
    6:00pm, CBSSN    		 Rutgers W 71–51  15–2
    (4–0)    		 Fifth Third Arena (10,872)
    Cincinnati, OH
    January 14, 2014
    9:00pm, CBSSN    		 No. 19 Temple W 69–58  16–2
    (5–0)    		 Fifth Third Arena (9,864)
    Cincinnati, OH
    January 18, 2014
    5:00pm, ESPNU    		 No. 19 at South Florida W 61–54  17–2
    (6–0)    		 USF Sun Dome (5,322)
    Tampa, FL
    January 23, 2014
    9:00pm, CBSSN    		 No. 15 UCF W 69–51  18–2
    (7–0)    		 Fifth Third Arena (10,242)
    Cincinnati, OH
    January 26, 2014
    4:00pm, CBSSN    		 No. 15 at Temple W 80–76  19–2
    (8–0)    		 Liacouras Center (6,753)
    Philadelphia, PA
    January 30, 2014
    7:00pm, ESPN    		 No. 13 at No. 12 Louisville
    Rivalry    		 W 69–66  20–2
    (9–0)    		 KFC Yum! Center (22,644)
    Louisville, KY
    February 2, 2014
    12:00pm, CBSSN    		 No. 13 South Florida W 50–45  21–2
    (10–0)    		 Fifth Third Arena (10,367)
    Cincinnati, OH
    February 6, 2014
    7:00pm, ESPN    		 No. 7 No. 22 UConn W 63–58  22–2
    (11–0)    		 Fifth Third Arena (12,432)
    Cincinnati, OH
    February 8, 2014
    7:30pm, ESPNU    		 No. 7 at SMU L 55–76  22–3
    (11–1)    		 Moody Coliseum (7,278)
    University Park, TX
    February 15, 2014
    3:00pm, ESPNU    		 No. 10 Houston W 73–62  23–3
    (12–1)    		 Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
    Cincinnati, OH
    February 19, 2014
    7:00pm, ESPNU    		 No. 7 at UCF W 77–49  24–3
    (13–1)    		 CFE Arena (5,637)
    Orlando, FL
    February 22, 2014
    12:00pm, CBS    		 No. 7 No. 11 Louisville
    Rivalry    		 L 57–58  24–4
    (13–2)    		 Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
    Cincinnati, OH
    March 1, 2014
    12:00pm, ESPN    		 No. 11 at UConn L 45–51  24–5
    (13–3)    		 XL Center (16,294)
    Hartford, CT
    March 6, 2014
    7:00 pm, ESPN    		 No. 15 No. 20 Memphis
    Rivalry    		 W 97–84  25–5
    (14–3)    		 Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
    Cincinnati, OH
    March 8, 2014
    12:00pm, ESPNews    		 No. 15 at Rutgers W 70–66  26–5
    (15–3)    		 The RAC (6,650)
    Pisacataway, NJ
    American Athletic Conference Tournament
    March 13, 2014
    7:00pm, ESPNU    		 (1) No. 13 vs. (9) UCF
    Quarterfinals    		 W 61–58  27–5
    		 FedEx Forum (13,081)
    Memphis, TN
    March 14, 2014
    9:00pm, ESPN2    		 (1) No. 13 vs. (4) No. 21 UConn
    Semifinals    		 L 56–58  27–6
    		 FedEx Forum (11,888)
    Memphis, TN
    NCAA Tournament
    March 20, 2014
    2:10pm, TNT    		 (5 S) No. 15 vs. (12 S) Harvard
    Second Round    		 L 57–61  27–7
    		 Spokane 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 S=South.

    [3]

    Awards and milestones

    All-American
    • Consensus Second Team: Sean Kilpatrick

    American Athletic Conference honors

    All-AAC Awards
    • Defensive Player of the Year: Justin Jackson
    • Coach of the Year: Mick Cronin
    • Sportsmanship Award: Sean Kilpatrick

    All-AAC First Team
    • Sean Kilpatrick

    All-AAC Second Team
    • Justin Jackson

    Player of the Week
    • Week 7: Justin Jackson
    • Week 8: Justin Jackson
    • Week 9: Justin Jackson
    • Week 13: Sean Kilpatrick
    • Week 14: Sean Kilpatrick
    • Week 18: Sean Kilpatrick

    Source[4]

    Rankings
    Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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

    [5]

    References
    1. Men's Basketball Adds Jeremiah Davis as Transfer, BallStateSports.com, retrieved 3 January 2014
    2. North Texas hoops signs former Cincinnati center Kelvin Gaines, FoxSportsSouthwest.com, retrieved 19 June 2013
    3. http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/cinn-m-baskbl-sched.html
    4. "American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
    5. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings
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