2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	23–11 (13–5 The American)
Head coach	Mick Cronin (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Larry Davis; Darren Savino; Antwon Jackson;
Home arena	Fifth Third Arena
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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

Departing players

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Derek Cox	0	G	6'3'"	186	RS Senior	Mason, Ohio	Walk on; graduated
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^[2]
Ge’Lawn Guyn	14	G	6'2'"	185	Junior	Lexington, Kentucky	Transferred to East Tennessee State^[3]
Sean Kilpatrick	23	G	6'4'"	210	RS Senior	Yonkers, New York	Graduated
Jamaree Strickland	32	C	6'10'"	270	RS Freshman	Oakland, California	Transferred to Arizona Western College^[4]
David Nyarsuk	33	C	7'1'"	250	Senior	Juba, South Sudan	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Coreontae DeBerry	C	6'10"	270	Junior	Holland, MI	Junior college transferred from Hutchinson CC^[5]
Octavius Ellis	C	6'10"	205	Junior	Memphis, TN	Junior college transferred from Trinity Valley CC^[6]
Farad Cobb	G	6'0"	175	Junior	West Palm Beach, FL	Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida SC^[7]

Recruiting class of 2014

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Quadri Moore C	Linden, NJ	Linden High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 17, 2013
Quadri Moore C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 75
Gary Clark PF	Clayton, NC	Clayton High School	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
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 31
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.

Recruiting class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits
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
Jacob Evans G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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
Justin Jenifer G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80
Tre Scott F	Darien, GA	McIntosh County Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 15, 2014
Tre Scott F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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.

Roster

2014–15 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)	Fr	Linden High School	Linden, New Jersey
G	1	Deshaun Morman (S)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Faith Baptist Christian School	Richmond, Virginia
C	2	Octavius Ellis	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Trinity Valley CC	Memphis, Tennessee
F	3	Shaquille Thomas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	NIA Prep	Paterson, New Jersey
G	10	Troy Caupain	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Cosby High School	Midlothian, Virginia
F	11	Gary Clark	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Clayton High School	Clayton, North Carolina
F	15	Jermaine Sanders (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Rice High School	Far Rockaway, New York
G	21	Farad Cobb	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Northwest Florida SC	West Palm Beach, Florida
C	22	Coreontae DeBerry	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Jr	Hutchinson CC	Holland, Michigan
G	25	Kevin Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Summit Country Day School	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	42	Rob Blissitt Jr. (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Thornwood High School	Markham, Illinois
F	45	Zack Tobler (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Covington Catholic High School	Fort Mitchell, Kentucky

Head coach

Mick Cronin (Cincinnati)

Assistant coach(es)

Larry Davis (Ashbury)
Darren Savino (New Jersey City)
Antwon Jackson (Pikeville)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2015-03-03

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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	W 57–54	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.

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Awards and milestones

American Athletic Conference honors

All-AAC Second Team

Octavius Ellis

All-AAC Honorable Mention

Troy Caupain

All-AAC Rookie Team

Gary Clark

Player of the Week

Week 17: Farad Cobb

Rookie of the Week

Week 4: Gary Clark

Source^[10]

References

^ https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/01/05/cincinnati-mick-cronin-health
^ Woo, Jeremy. "Manhattan lands Cincinnati transfer Jermaine Lawrence". SI.com. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
^ Young, Jake. "ETSU lands Cincinnati transfer Guyn". WJHL-News Channel 11. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
^ Vicar, Nathan. "Redshirt freshmen to transfer from UC's men's basketball program". WXIX Fox 19. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coreontae-deberry/312
^ https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/octavius-ellis/306
^ https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/farad-cobb/311
^ http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/cinn-m-baskbl-sched.html
^ "A look at UC's 2014-15 non-league schedule". Cincinnati Enquirer. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
^ "American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.

[1] ttps://www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/01/05/cincinnati-mick-cronin-health

[2] Woo, Jeremy. "Manhattan lands Cincinnati transfer Jermaine Lawrence". SI.com. Retrieved 13 June 2014.

[3] Young, Jake. "ETSU lands Cincinnati transfer Guyn". WJHL-News Channel 11. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

[4] Vicar, Nathan. "Redshirt freshmen to transfer from UC's men's basketball program". WXIX Fox 19. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[5] ttps://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coreontae-deberry/312

[6] ttps://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/octavius-ellis/306

[7] ttps://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/farad-cobb/311

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

[9] "A look at UC's 2014-15 non-league schedule". Cincinnati Enquirer. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.

[AAC-Report-10] "American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.

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