2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 15

2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Louisville* †	15	–	3	.833	31	–	6	.838
No. 15 Cincinnati	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
No. 18 UConn	12	–	6	.667	32	–	8	.800
SMU	12	–	6	.667	27	–	10	.730
Memphis	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
Houston	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Rutgers	5	–	13	.278	12	–	21	.364
UCF	4	–	14	.222	13	–	18	.419
Temple	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290
South Florida	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375

† 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

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

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jeremiah Davis III	0	G	6'3"	199	RS Sophomore	Muncie, Indiana	Left Team on December 12, 2013,^[1]
Cashmere Wright	1	G	6'2'"	178	Senior	Savannah, Georgia	Graduated
Alex Eppensteiner	10	G	6'4'"	190	Senior	Cincinnati, Ohio	Graduated
Cheikh Mbodj	13	C	6'10'"	236	Senior	Dakar, Senegal	Graduated
Kelvin Gaines	24	F	6'10"	227	RS Sophomore	Ocala, Florida	Transferred to North Texas^[2]
JaQuon Parker	44	G	6'3'"	198	Senior	Suffolk, Virginia	Graduated

Recruiting

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

US college sports recruiting information for 2014 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Coreontae DeBerry C	Holland, Michigan	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, New Jersey	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, North Carolina	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, Tennessee	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, Florida	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.

Roster

2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Derrick Cox (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Mason, Ohio
G	1	Deshaun Morman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Richmond, Virginia
F	2	Titus Rubles	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Dallas, Texas
F	3	Shaquille Thomas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Paterson, New Jersey
F	5	Justin Jackson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Cocoa Beach, Florida
G	10	Troy Caupain	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Midlothian, Virginia
F	11	Jermaine Lawrence	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Paterson, New Jersey
G	14	Ge'Lawn Guyn	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Georgetown, Kentucky
F	15	Jermaine Sanders	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Far Rockaway, New York
G/F	23	Sean Kilpatrick	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	White Plains, New York
G	25	Kevin Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Cincinnati, Ohio
C	32	Jamaree Strickland (I)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Fr	Oakland, California
C	33	David Nyarsuk	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Juba, South Sudan
F	45	Zack Tobler (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	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: 2013-12-13

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/26/2013* 2:00 pm		Carleton	W 77–63	–	Fifth Third Arena (5,124) Cincinnati
11/02/2013* 2:00 pm		Bellarmine	W 84–72	–	Fifth Third Arena (5,578) Cincinnati
Regular season
11/08/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		NC Central Global Sports Shootout	W 74–61	1–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,532) Cincinnati
11/12/2013* 5:00 pm, ESPN		NC State ESPN Tip-Off Marathon	W 68–57	2–0	Fifth Third Arena (7,028) Cincinnati
11/16/2013* 2:00 pm, FSOH		Appalachian State Global Sports Shootout	W 77–49	3–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,194) Cincinnati
11/20/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Campbell Global Sports Shootout	W 81–62	4–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,011) Cincinnati
11/26/2013* 7:00 pm, FSOH		UMass-Lowell	W 79–49	5–0	Fifth Third Arena (5,477) Cincinnati
11/29/2013* 4:00 pm, FSOH		Kennesaw State	W 95–67	6–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,627) Cincinnati
12/03/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		USC Upstate	W 86–50	7–0	Fifth Third Arena (5,113) Cincinnati
12/07/2013* 4:05 pm, CBSSN		at New Mexico	L 54–63	7–1	The Pit (15,144) Albuquerque, New Mexico
12/14/2013* 8:00 pm, FS1		vs. Xavier Skyline Chili Crosstown Classic	L 47–64	7–2	U.S. Bank Arena (10,250) Cincinnati
12/17/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN		vs. Pittsburgh Jimmy V Classic	W 44–43	8–2	Madison Square Garden (8,062) New York City
12/21/2013* 2:00 pm, FSOH		Middle Tennessee	W 69–48	9–2	Fifth Third Arena (5,424) Cincinnati
12/23/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Chicago State	W 102–62	10–2	Fifth Third Arena (5,564) Cincinnati
12/28/2013* 4:00 pm, ESPN2		Nebraska	W 74–59	11–2	Fifth Third Arena (8,254) Cincinnati
01/01/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU		SMU	W 65–57	12–2 (1–0)	Fifth Third Arena (7,239) Cincinnati
01/04/2014 12:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 18 Memphis	W 69–53	13–2 (2–0)	FedEx Forum (17,191) Memphis, Tennessee
01/07/2014 9:00 pm, CBSSN		at Houston	W 61–60	14–2 (3–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,804) Houston, Texas
01/11/2014 6:00 pm, CBSSN		Rutgers	W 71–51	15–2 (4–0)	Fifth Third Arena (10,872) Cincinnati
01/14/2014 9:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 19	Temple	W 69–58	16–2 (5–0)	Fifth Third Arena (9,864) Cincinnati
01/18/2014 5:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 19	at South Florida	W 61–54	17–2 (6–0)	USF Sun Dome (5,322) Tampa, Florida
01/23/2014 9:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 15	UCF	W 69–51	18–2 (7–0)	Fifth Third Arena (10,242) Cincinnati
01/26/2014 4:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 15	at Temple	W 80–76	19–2 (8–0)	Liacouras Center (6,753) Philadelphia
01/30/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 13	at No. 12 Louisville	W 69–66	20–2 (9–0)	KFC Yum! Center (22,644) Louisville, Kentucky
02/02/2014 12:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 13	South Florida	W 50–45	21–2 (10–0)	Fifth Third Arena (10,367) Cincinnati
02/06/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 7	No. 22 Connecticut	W 63–58	22–2 (11–0)	Fifth Third Arena (12,432) Cincinnati
02/08/2014 7:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 7	at SMU	L 55–76	22–3 (11–1)	Moody Coliseum (7,278) Dallas
02/15/2014 3:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 10	Houston	W 73–62	23–3 (12–1)	Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati
02/19/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 7	at UCF	W 77–49	24–3 (13–1)	CFE Arena (5,637) Orlando, Florida
02/22/2014 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 7	No. 11 Louisville	L 57–58	24–4 (13–2)	Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati
03/01/2014 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 11	at Connecticut	L 45–51	24–5 (13–3)	XL Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
03/06/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 15	No. 20 Memphis	W 97–84	25–5 (14–3)	Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati
03/08/2014 12:00 pm, ESPNews	No. 15	at Rutgers	W 70–66	26–5 (15–3)	The RAC (6,650) Pisacataway, New Jersey
American Athletic Conference Tournament
03/13/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 13	vs. UCF Quarterfinals	W 61–58	27–5	FedEx Forum (13,081) Memphis, Tennessee
03/14/2014 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 13	vs. No. 21 Connecticut Semifinals	L 56–58	27–6	FedEx Forum (11,888) Memphis, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2014 2:10 pm, TNT	No. 15 (5 S)	vs. (12 S) Harvard Second round	L 57–61	27–7	Spokane Veterans Memorial 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 E=East.

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Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	WK 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final
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

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References

^ Koch, Bill. "Davis leaving UC basketball program". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
^ North Texas hoops signs former Cincinnati center Kelvin Gaines, FoxSportsSouthwest.com, retrieved 19 June 2013
^ http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/cinn-m-baskbl-sched.html
^ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings

External links

[1] Koch, Bill. "Davis leaving UC basketball program". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 12, 2013.

[2] North Texas hoops signs former Cincinnati center Kelvin Gaines, FoxSportsSouthwest.com, retrieved 19 June 2013

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

[4] ttp://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings

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