2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Chad Dollar (4th season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Fifth Third Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of September 27, 2024 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team will represent the University of Cincinnati in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats will be led by fourth-year head coach Wes Miller. The team will play their home games at Fifth Third Arena as second-year members of the Big 12 Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Bearcats finished the 2023–24 season 22–15, 7–11 in Big 12 play, to finish in 11th place. They defeated West Virginia, and Kansas in the Big 12 tournament before losing to Baylor in the quarterfinals.[1]
The Bearcats were invited to play in the NIT, where they defeated San Francisco and Bradley before falling to Indiana State in the quarterfinals.[2]
Offseason
[edit]Player departures
[edit]Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
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John Newman III | G/F | 6' 5" | 215 | Graduate student | Greensboro, NC | Completed college eligibility |
Landen Long | G | 5' 11" | 185 | Graduate student | Cincinnati, OH | Completed college eligibility |
Ody Oguama | F | 6' 9" | 230 | Graduate student | Raleigh, NC | Completed college eligibility |
Viktor Lakhin | C | 6' 11" | 240 | Junior | Anapa, Russia | Transferred to Clemson[3][4] |
Jamille Reynolds | F | 6' 11" | 275 | Senior | St. Petersburg, FL | Transferred to South Florida[5] |
Sage Tolentino | C | 7' 1" | 240 | Sophomore | Honolulu, HI | Transferred to UNC Asheville[6][7] |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Old school | Remaining Eligibility |
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Arrinten Page | C | 6' 11" | 245 | Sophomore | Atlanta, GA | USC | Three years[8] |
Connor Hickman | G | 6' 3" | 200 | Senior | Bloomington, IN | Bradley | One year[9] |
Dillon Mitchell | F | 6' 8" | 205 | Junior | Tampa, FL | Texas | Two years[10] |
Class of 2024
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Tyler Betsey SF |
Windsor, CT | St. Thomas More | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 6, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 | ||||||
Tyler McKinley PF |
Cincinnati, OH | Winton Woods High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Nov 8, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster
[edit]Roster below is based on the 2023–24 roster with outgoing players removed and incoming players added. The roster will undergo multiple changes as players leave via the NBA draft or transfers and players are added via the transfer portal and recruiting.
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 18, 2024 7:00 p.m. |
Ohio State CareSource Exhibition Game for Mental Health |
Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024 TBD |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
November 8, 2024 TBD |
Morehead State | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
November 15, 2024 TBD |
Nicholls | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
November 19, 2024 7:00 p.m. |
at Northern Kentucky | Truist Arena Highland Heights, KY | |||||||||
November 23, 2024 TBD, ACCNX/ESPN+ |
at Georgia Tech | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
November 27, 2024 TBD |
Alabama State | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
December 3, 2024 TBD |
at Villanova Big East–Big 12 Battle |
Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
December 8, 2024 TBD |
Howard | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
December 14, 2024 TBD |
Xavier Crosstown Shootout |
Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
December 20, 2024 TBD |
vs. Dayton Hoops Classic |
Heritage Bank Center Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
December 22, 2024 TBD |
Grambling State | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
Big 12 regular season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2024 TBA |
at Kansas State | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 TBD |
Arizona | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
January 7, 2025 TBA |
at Baylor | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 TBD |
Kansas | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
January 15, 2025 TBA |
at Colorado | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 TBD |
Arizona State | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
January 21, 2025 TBD |
Texas Tech | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 TBD |
at BYU | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
January 28, 2025 TBA |
at Utah | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||||
February 2, 2025 TBD |
West Virginia rivalry |
Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
February 5, 2025 TBA |
at UCF | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 TBA |
BYU | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
February 11, 2025 TBA |
Utah | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 TBA |
at Iowa State | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | |||||||||
February 19, 2025 TBA |
at West Virginia rivalry |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 TBD |
TCU | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
February 25, 2025 TBD |
Baylor | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 TBA |
at Houston | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
March 5, 2025 TBD |
Kansas State | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
March 8, 2025 TBA |
at Oklahoma State | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK | |||||||||
Big 12 tournament | |||||||||||
March 11–15, 2025 TBA |
vs. | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Cincinnati's Big 12 Championships Run Ends in Quarterfinals". gobearcats.com. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Bearcats Fall Short in Quarterfinals to Indiana State, 85-81". gobearcats.com. March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Kaiden (April 2, 2024). "Cincinnati center Viktor Lakhin enters NCAA transfer portal". on3.com. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Heltman, Russ. "Former Cincinnati Bearcats Forward Viktor Lakhin Transferring to ACC School". si.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Rapien, James (April 4, 2024). "Cincinnati Bearcats Forward Jamille Reynolds Transferring to American Athletic Conference School". si.com. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ Heltman, Russ. "Cincinnati Forward Entering Transfer Portal". si.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ @@Knickoson42 (April 24, 2024). "Former #Bearcats center Sage Tolentino has committed to UNC Asheville, he announced on Instagram" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Heltman, Russ. "Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Lands Commitment From USC Center". si.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Heltman, Russ. "Bradley Transfer Guard Commits to Cincinnati". si.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Knickoson, Keegan. "Texas F Dillon Mitchell will transfer to UC". 247sports.com. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Wildcats to Host Cincinnati in Big 12-BIG EAST Battle". villanova.com. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ Heltman, Russ. "Report: Cincinnati Finalizing Another Matchup Against Dayton". si.com. Retrieved May 3, 2024.