2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, round of 32 | |
Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Record | 23–11 (13–5 The American) |
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Home arena | Fifth Third Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 SMU † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† The American Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats played home games on Ed Jucker Court at the Fifth Third Arena. The 2014–15 season was the second season the Bearcats participated in the American Athletic Conference, and were coached by Mick Cronin in his ninth season. Mick Cronin discovered he had an arterial dissection and sat out the rest of the season, last coaching December 17 against San Diego State,[1] which would see Assistant Head Coach Larry Davis coach the rest of the season. They finished the season 23–11, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic tournament to UConn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Purdue in the second round before losing in the third round to Kentucky.
Offseason
[edit]Departing players
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Derek Cox | 0 | G | 6'3'" | 186 | RS Senior | Mason, Ohio | Walk-on; graduated |
Jeremiah Davis III | 0 | G | 6'3" | 199 | RS Sophomore | Muncie, Indiana | Transferred to Ball State (mid-season)[2] |
Titus Rubles | 2 | F | 6'7'" | 220 | Senior | Dallas, Texas | Graduated |
Justin Jackson | 5 | F | 6'8'" | 230 | Senior | Cocoa Beach, Florida | Graduated |
Jermaine Lawrence | 11 | F | 6'3" | 199 | Freshman | Springfield Gardens, New York | Transferred to Manhattan[3] |
Sean Kilpatrick | 23 | G | 6'4'" | 210 | RS Senior | Yonkers, New York | Graduated |
David Nyarsuk | 33 | C | 7'1'" | 250 | Senior | Juba, South Sudan | Graduated |
Incoming Transfers
[edit]Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Coreontae DeBerry | C | 6'10" | 270 | Junior | Holland, MI | Junior college transferred from Hutchinson CC[4] |
Octavius Ellis | C | 6'10" | 205 | Junior | Memphis, TN | Junior college transferred from Trinity Valley CC[5] |
Farad Cobb | G | 6'0" | 175 | Junior | West Palm Beach, FL | Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida SC[6] |
Recruiting class of 2014
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Quadri Moore C |
Linden, NJ | Linden High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Sep 17, 2013 | |
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Gary Clark PF |
Clayton, NC | Clayton High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Sep 18, 2013 | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 31 | ||||||
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Recruiting class of 2015
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Jacob Evans G |
Baton Rouge, LA | St. Michael High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 14, 2013 | |
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Justin Jenifer G |
Gwynn Oak, MD | Milford Mill Academy | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 9, 2014 | |
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Tre Scott F |
Darien, GA | McIntosh County Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 15, 2014 | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR 247Sports: 53 ESPN: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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- Nov 21, 2014 - Ge'Lawn Guyn injured his pinky in practice. Guyn would leave the team after the fall semester and graduate in the spring.[7] He maintained one year of eligibility and later transferred to East Tennessee State.
- Dec 13, 2014 - Jamaree Strickland elected to transfer after the fall semester. Strickland had been suspended from the team since November 26.[8] Strickland eventually transferred to Arizona Western College.
- Feb 19, 2015 - Following the Xavier game, Deshaun Morman was indefinitely suspended.[9] Morman would eventually transfer to Towson after the conclusion of the season.
Depth chart
[edit]Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Octavius Ellis | Coreontae DeBerry | |
PF | Gary Clark | Quadri Moore | Zack Tobler |
SF | Shaq Thomas | Jermaine Sanders | |
SG | Kevin Johnson | Farad Cobb | Rob Blissitt Jr. |
PG | Troy Caupain | Ge'Lawn Guyn | Deshaun Morman |
Source[10]
Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 3, 2014* 7:00pm |
Bellarmine | W 86–79 | Fifth Third Arena (4,234) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||||
November 8, 2014* 2:00pm |
Fairmont State | W 71–54 | Fifth Third Arena (4,486) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 14, 2014* 8:00pm, ESPN3 |
Saint Francis (PA) | W 52–37 | 1–0 |
Fifth Third Arena (7,114) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
November 19, 2014* 7:00pm, FSOH |
Morehead State | W 69–61 | 2–0 |
Fifth Third Arena (6,119) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
November 23, 2014* 5:00pm, FSOH |
Eastern Illinois Emerald Coast Classic First Round |
W 54–49 | 3–0 |
Fifth Third Arena (6,823) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
November 25, 2014* 7:00pm, FSOH |
NC Central Emerald Coast Classic Second Round |
W 59–50 | 4–0 |
Fifth Third Arena (7,015) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
November 28, 2014* 6:00pm |
vs. Middle Tennessee Emerald Coast Classic Third Round |
W 69–51 | 5–0 |
The Arena at NWFSC (1,200) Niceville, FL | |||||||
November 29, 2014* 9:00pm, CBSSN |
vs. Ole Miss Emerald Coast Classic Championship |
L 54–66 | 5–1 |
The Arena at NWFSC (1,550) Niceville, FL | |||||||
December 2, 2014* 7:00pm, FSOH |
Stony Brook | W 78–52 | 6–1 |
Fifth Third Arena (6,603) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
December 13, 2014* 9:00pm, BTN |
at Nebraska | L 55–56 2OT | 6–2 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,607) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
December 17, 2014* 9:00pm, ESPN2 |
No. 19 San Diego State | W 71–62 OT | 7–2 |
Fifth Third Arena (9,217) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
December 20, 2014* 12:00pm, ESPNU |
VCU | L 47–68 | 7–3 |
Fifth Third Arena (9,250) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
December 23, 2014* 7:00pm, FSOH |
Wagner | W 72–48 | 8–3 |
Fifth Third Arena (6,023) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
December 30, 2014* 4:00pm, ESPNU |
at NC State | W 76–60 | 9–3 |
PNC Arena (16,980) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
January 3, 2015 11:00am, ESPN2 |
SMU | W 56–50 | 10–3 (1–0) |
Fifth Third Arena (10,013) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
January 6, 2015 7:00pm, ESPNU |
East Carolina | W 69–48 | 11–3 (2–0) |
Fifth Third Arena (7,516) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
January 10, 2015 11:00am, ESPN2 |
at UConn | L 56–62 | 11–4 (2–1) |
XL Center (15,564) Hartford, CT | |||||||
January 15, 2015 7:00pm, ESPN |
at Memphis Rivalry |
L 50–63 | 11–5 (2–2) |
FedEx Forum (14,916) Memphis, TN | |||||||
January 17, 2015 7:30pm, ESPNU |
Temple | W 84–53 | 12–5 (3–2) |
Fifth Third Arena (12,071) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
January 21, 2015 7:00pm, ESPNews |
Houston | W 67–54 | 13–5 (4–2) |
Fifth Third Arena (9,815) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
January 25, 2015 2:00pm, CBSSN |
at UCF | W 56–46 | 14–5 (5–2) |
CFE Arena (3,874) Orlando, FL | |||||||
January 29, 2015 8:00pm, ESPN2 |
UConn | W 70–58 | 15–5 (6–2) |
Fifth Third Arena (11,092) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
February 1, 2015 1:00pm, CBSSN |
at East Carolina | L 46–50 | 15–6 (6–3) |
Williams Arena (4,574) Greenville, NC | |||||||
February 5, 2015 9:00pm, ESPN |
at No. 23 SMU | W 62–54 | 16–6 (7–3) |
Moody Coliseum (7,098) University Park, TX | |||||||
February 7, 2015 8:00pm, CBSSN |
South Florida | W 63–58 | 17–6 (8–3) |
Fifth Third Arena (11,670) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
February 10, 2015 7:30pm, CBSSN |
at Temple | L 59–75 | 17–7 (8–4) |
Liacouras Center (11,670) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
February 14, 2015 2:00pm, ESPNU |
Tulane | L 49–50 | 17–8 (8–5) |
Fifth Third Arena (12,041) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
February 18, 2015* 7:00pm, ESPN2 |
Xavier Crosstown Shootout |
L 57–59 | 17–9 |
Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
February 21, 2015 9:30pm, ESPNU |
at Houston | W 63–53 | 18–9 (9–5) |
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,562) Houston, TX | |||||||
February 25, 2015 7:30pm, CBSSN |
UCF | W 83–60 | 19–9 (10–5) |
Fifth Third Arena (9,825) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
February 28, 2015 2:00pm, ESPNews |
at Tulane | W 63–47 | 20–9 (11–5) |
Devlin Fieldhouse (2,430) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
March 4, 2015 9:00pm, CBSSN |
at Tulsa | W 56–47 | 21–9 (12–5) |
Reynolds Center (5,840) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
March 8, 2015 12:00pm, CBS |
Memphis Rivalry |
W 77–65 | 22–9 (13–5) |
Fifth Third Arena (12,358) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
AAC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 13, 2015 9:00pm, ESPNU |
(3) | vs. (6) UConn Quarterfinals |
L 54–57 | 22–10 |
XL Center (9,514) Hartford, CT | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 19, 2015* 7:10pm, CBS |
(8 MW) | vs. (9 MW) Purdue Second Round |
W 66–65 OT | 23–10 |
KFC Yum! Center (21,639) Louisville, KY | ||||||
March 21, 2015* 2:40pm, CBS |
(8 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Kentucky Third Round |
L 51–64 | 23–11 |
KFC Yum! Center (21,760) Louisville, KY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest Region. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Awards and milestones
[edit]American Athletic Conference honors
[edit]All-AAC Second Team
[edit]- Octavius Ellis
All-AAC Honorable Mention
[edit]- Troy Caupain
All-AAC Rookie Team
[edit]- Gary Clark
Player of the Week
[edit]- Week 17: Farad Cobb
Rookie of the Week
[edit]- Week 4: Gary Clark
Source[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cincinnati's Mick Cronin: 'Believe me, I know how lucky I am.'".
- ^ "Men's Basketball Adds Jeremiah Davis as Transfer". ballstatesports.com. January 3, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ Woo, Jeremy. "Manhattan lands Cincinnati transfer Jermaine Lawrence". SI.com. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
- ^ "Coreontae DeBerry - Men's Basketball".
- ^ "Octavius Ellis - Men's Basketball".
- ^ "Farad Cobb - Men's Basketball".
- ^ Groeschen, Tom (March 3, 2015). "UC's Guyn granted release from basketball team". enquirer.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ Bains, Chris (December 13, 2014). "Cincinnati Bearcats Center Jamaree Strickland Transferring". cincyontheprowl.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ Bains, Chris (March 24, 2015). "Larry Davis On Deshaun Morman's Future, "It's Really Up To Him"". cincyontheprowl.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ "2014-15 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats".
- ^ "University of Cincinnati Official Athletics Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ "A look at UC's 2014-15 non-league schedule". Cincinnati Enquirer. March 19, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ "American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.