Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball

Cincinnati Bearcats
Cincinnati Bearcats
	File:Cincinnati Bearcats.svg
University	University of Cincinnati
Head coach	Mick Cronin (5th season)
Conference	Big East Conference
Arena	Fifth Third Arena ; (capacity: 13,176)
Nickname	Bearcats
Colors	Red and Black;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament champions
	1961, 1962
NCAA tournament runner-up
	1963
NCAA tournament Final Four
	1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1992
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1992, 1993, 1996
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1975, 1993, 1996, 2001
NCAA tournament second round
	1958, 1975, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005
NCAA tournament appearances
	1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Conference tournament champions
	1976, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004

The Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. They currently compete in the Big East Conference and are coached by Mick Cronin. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2005. The Bearcats play their home games at Fifth Third Arena. Cincinnati joined the Big East Conference in the 2005-06 season after previously participating in Conference USA.

NCAA Tournament Results

The Bearcats have appeared in 24 NCAA Tournaments, winning the tournament twice in 1961 and 1962. Their combined record is 44-22.

Year	Result
1958	Second Round
1959	Third Place
1960	Third Place
1961	Champion
1962	Champion
1963	Runner Up
1966	First Round
1975	Sweet Sixteen
1976	First Round
1977	First Round
1992	Semifinalist
1993	Elite Eight
1994	First Round
1995	Second Round
1996	Elite Eight
1997	Second Round
1998	Second Round
1999	Second Round
2000	Second Round
2001	Sweet Sixteen
2002	Second Round
2003	First Round
2004	Second Round
2005	Second Round

Bearcats currently in the NBA

Jason Maxiell - Power Forward for the NBA's Detroit Pistons
Kenyon Martin - Power Forward for the NBA's Denver Nuggets
Lance Stephenson - Shooting Guard for the NBA's Indiana Pacers

Awards and honors

Kenyon Martin, Adolph Rupp Trophy, 2000^[1]
Kenyon Martin, Naismith College Player of the Year , 2000 ^[2]
Kenyon Martin, USBWA College Player of the Year , 2000^[3]
Kenyon Martin, John R. Wooden Award , 2000^[4]
Kenyon Martin, Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year, 2000
Kenyon Martin, State Farm Division I Player of the Year Award, 2000
Oscar Robertson, USBWA College Player of the Year, 1959 and 1960 ^[5]

References

External links

[1] ttp://www.ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm

[2] ttp://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx

[3] ttp://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/

[4] ttp://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html

[5] ttp://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/

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v t e Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Venues	Schmidlapp Gymnasium (1901–1954) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1954; 1987–1989) Armory Fieldhouse (1954–1976) Riverfront Coliseum (1976–1987) Fifth Third Arena (1989–2017; 2018–present) BB&T Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Louisville Memphis West Virginia Xavier
Culture & lore	Bearcat "Cheer Cincinnati" 2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl Longest game in Division I history UC Pep Band
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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 1999–2000 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 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Big East Conference men's basketball
Teams	Butler Bulldogs Creighton Bluejays DePaul Blue Demons Georgetown Hoyas Marquette Golden Eagles Providence Friars St. John's Red Storm Seton Hall Pirates UConn Huskies Villanova Wildcats Xavier Musketeers
Championships & awards	Tournament Regular season champions Coach of the Year Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Most Improved Player Freshman of the Year All-Big East
Conference challenges	Big East–Big 12 Battle (2019–present) Gavitt Tipoff Games (2015–2023) SEC–Big East Challenge (2007–2012)
Seasons	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 1999–2000 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 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

NCAA Tournament Results

Bearcats currently in the NBA

Awards and honors

See also

References

External links