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2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record22–11 (12–6 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Davis (10th season)
  • Antwon Jackson (4th season)
  • Darren Savino (6th season)
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
Seasons
2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Temple 14 4   .778 21 12   .636
No. 24 SMU* 13 5   .722 25 5   .833
Houston 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
Cincinnati 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
Tulsa 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
UConn 11 7   .611 25 11   .694
Memphis 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
UCF 6 12   .333 12 18   .400
East Carolina 4 14   .222 12 20   .375
South Florida 4 14   .222 8 25   .242
Tulane 3 15   .167 12 22   .353
* Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban
American Athletic Conference tournament Champions
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats, were led by tenth year head coach Mick Cronin, who returned full-time after taking a hiatus in December 2014. The Bearcats played their home games on Ed Jucker Court at Fifth Third Arena and were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season with a record of 22–11, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in conference. The Bearcats lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to UConn for the second consecutive year. They received an at-large bid as a #9 seed to the NCAA tournament. They lost in the First Round of the Tournament to Saint Joseph's.

Previous season

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The Bearcats finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 23–11, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to UConn. They received an at-large bid as a #8 seed to the NCAA tournament where they defeated #9 seeded Purdue in the Second Round before losing to #1 ranked Kentucky in the Third Round.

Offseason

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Departing players

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Deshaun Morman 1 G 6'3'" 190 RS Freshman Richmond, Virginia Transferred to Towson[1]
Ge’Lawn Guyn 14 G 6'2'" 185 Senior Lexington, Kentucky Left team; transferred to East Tennessee State[2]
Jermaine Sanders 15 G 6'5'" 210 Senior Far Rockaway, New York Graduated
Jamaree Strickland 32 C 6'10'" 270 RS Freshman Oakland, California Transferred to Arizona Western College (mid-season)[3]
Rob Blissitt Jr. 42 G 6'3'" 175 Sophomore Markham, Illinois Walk-on; did not return

Incoming Transfers

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kyle Washington C 6'9" 170 Junior Champlin, MN Transferred from NC State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Washington will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[4]

Recruiting class of 2015

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
Justin Jenifer
G
Gwynn Oak, MD Milford Mill Academy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 9, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
Trevon Scott
F
Darien, GA McIntosh County Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 15, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  247Sports: 53  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 2015 Player Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting class of 2016

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US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nysier Brooks
C
Burlington, New Jersey Life Center Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 30, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 79
Jarron Cumberland
SG
Wilmington, Ohio Wilmington High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 85
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:

Roster

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2015–16 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) So Linden High School Linden, New Jersey
G 1 Jacob Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr St. Michael the Archangel High School Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 2 Octavius Ellis (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Trinity Valley CC Memphis, Tennessee
F 3 Justin Jenifer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Milford Mill Academy Gwynn Oak, Maryland
G 10 Troy Caupain 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cosby High School Midlothian, Virginia
F 11 Gary Clark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Clayton High School Clayton, North Carolina
F 13 Trevon Scott Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr McIntosh County Academy Darien, Georgia
G 21 Farad Cobb (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Northwest Florida SC West Palm Beach, Florida
C 22 Coreontae DeBerry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Hutchinson CC Holland, Michigan
F 24 Shaq Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr NIA Prep Paterson, New Jersey
G 25 Kevin Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Summit Country Day School Cincinnati, Ohio
F 32 Kyle Washington Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr NC State Champlin, Minnesota
F 45 Zack Tobler (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Covington 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

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Octavius Ellis Coreontae DeBerry
PF Gary Clark Quadri Moore Zack Tobler
SF Shaq Thomas Jacob Evans
SG Farad Cobb Kevin Johnson
PG Troy Caupain Justin Jenifer

Source[5]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2015*
7:00pm
Grand Valley State W 93–63 
Fifth Third Arena (4,404)
Cincinnati, OH
November 7, 2015*
12:00pm
Bellarmine W 81–60 
Fifth Third Arena (4,507)
Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015*
7:00pm, ESPN3
Western Carolina W 97–72  1–0
Fifth Third Arena (7,213)
Cincinnati, OH
November 15, 2015*
2:00pm, FSOH/ESPN3
Robert Morris W 106–44  2–0
Fifth Third Arena (6,292)
Cincinnati, OH
November 18, 2015*
7:00pm, ESPN3
at Bowling Green W 83–50  3–0
Stroh Center (3,411)
Bowling Green, OH
November 22, 2015*
1:00pm, FSOH/ESPN3
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Barclays Center Classic
W 99–50  4–0
Fifth Third Arena (6,083)
Cincinnati, OH
November 24, 2015*
7:00pm, FSOH/ESPN3
No. 24 Southeastern Louisiana
Barclays Center Classic
W 64–49  5–0
Fifth Third Arena (6,824)
Cincinnati, OH
November 27, 2015*
6:30pm, ASN/ESPN3
No. 24 vs. Nebraska
Barclays Center Classic semifinals
W 65–61  6–0
Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
November 28, 2015*
2:30pm, ASN/ESPN3
No. 24 vs. George Washington
Barclays Center Classic Championship
W 61–56  7–0
Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
December 2, 2015*
7:00pm, CBSSN
No. 17 Butler L 76–78  7–1
Fifth Third Arena (11,125)
Cincinnati, OH
December 6, 2015*
5:30pm, ASN/ESPN3
No. 17 Morgan State W 87–66  8–1
Fifth Third Arena (6,126)
Cincinnati, OH
December 12, 2015*
5:30pm, FOX
No. 23 at No. 12 Xavier
Crosstown Shootout
L 55–65  8–2
Cintas Center (10,617)
Cincinnati, OH
December 15, 2015*
7:00pm, ESPNU
No. 23 Norfolk State W 75–59  9–2
Fifth Third Arena (6,215)
Cincinnati, OH
December 19, 2015*
4:00pm, CBSSN
No. 23 at VCU W 69–63  10–2
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
December 22, 2015*
7:00pm, ESPN2
No. 22 No. 11 Iowa State L 79–81  10–3
Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
AAC Regular Season
December 29, 2015
3:00pm, ESPN2
No. 22 Temple L 70–77  10–4
(0–1)
Fifth Third Arena (10,029)
Cincinnati, OH
January 2, 2016
4:00pm, ESPNU
No. 22 Tulsa W 76–57  11–4
(1–1)
Fifth Third Arena (10,102)
Cincinnati, OH
January 7, 2016
7:00pm, ESPN
at No. 15 SMU L 57–59  11–5
(1–2)
Moody Coliseum (6,971)
University Park, TX
January 10, 2016
12:00pm, ESPNU
at South Florida W 54–51  12–5
(2–2)
USF Sun Dome (3,062)
Tampa, FL
January 13, 2016
7:00pm, ESPNU
Houston W 70–59  13–5
(3–2)
Fifth Third Arena (9,345)
Cincinnati, OH
January 16, 2016
12:00pm, ESPNU
at Temple L 65–67 2OT 13–6
(3–3)
Liacouras Center (7,481)
Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 2016
7:00pm, ESPN2
Memphis
Rivalry
W 76–72  14–6
(4–3)
Fifth Third Arena (10,320)
Cincinnati, OH
January 24, 2016
12:00pm, ESPNU
Tulane W 97–75  15–6
(5–3)
Fifth Third Arena (9,224)
Cincinnati, OH
January 28, 2016
7:00pm, ESPNU
at UConn W 58–57  16–6
(6–3)
XL Center (13,242)
Hartford, CT
February 4, 2016
8:00pm, CBSSN
South Florida W 88–57  17–6
(7–3)
Fifth Third Arena (9,116)
Cincinnati, OH
February 6, 2016
12:00pm, ESPN2
at Memphis
Rivalry
L 59–63  17–7
(7–4)
FedEx Forum (12,920)
Memphis, TN
February 9, 2016
7:00pm, ESPNews
at UCF W 69–51  18–7
(8–4)
CFE Arena (4,143)
Orlando, FL
February 13, 2016
4:00pm, ESPNU
East Carolina W 75–60  19–7
(9–4)
Fifth Third Arena (12,513)
Cincinnati, OH
February 18, 2016
9:00pm, CBSSN
at Tulsa L 68–70 OT 19–8
(9–5)
Reynolds Center (4,402)
Tulsa, OK
February 20, 2016
4:00pm, ESPN2
UConn W 65–60  20–8
(10–5)
Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
February 27, 2016
12:00pm, ESPNU
at East Carolina W 65–56  21–8
(11–5)
Williams Arena (4,841)
Greenville, NC
March 3, 2016
9:00pm, CBSSN
at Houston L 56–69  21–9
(11–6)
Hofheinz Pavilion (4,171)
Houston, TX
March 6, 2016
12:00pm, CBS
No. 24 SMU W 61–54  22–9
(12–6)
Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
AAC Tournament
March 11, 2016
2:00pm, ESPN2
(4) vs. (5) UConn
Quarterfinals
L 97–104 4OT 22–10
Amway Center (7,475)
Orlando, FL
NCAA Tournament
March 18, 2016*
9:57pm, truTV
(9 W) vs. (8 W) Saint Joseph's
First Round
L 76–78  22–11
Spokane Arena (11,274)
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and milestones

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American Athletic Conference honors

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All-AAC Awards

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All-AAC First Team

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All-AAC Second Team

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Player of the Week

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Rookie of the Week

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Source[7]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRV241723232222RVRVRVRVRVNot released
Coaches'RVRV241722202123RVRVRV

References

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  1. ^ Bains, Chris (April 14, 2015). "Deshaun Morman Officially Transferring From Cincinnati". Cincy on the Prowl. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  2. ^ Young, Jake. "ETSU lands Cincinnati transfer Guyn". WJHL-News Channel 11. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Vicar, Nathan. "Redshirt freshmen to transfer from UC's men's basketball program". WXIX Fox 19. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  4. ^ "ACC Basketball: Former Wolfpack forward Kyle Washington headed to Cincinnati". Fayetteville Observer. BLOX Content Management System. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  5. ^ "2015-16 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats".
  6. ^ "The Official Website of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats – Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  7. ^ "American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.