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 October 9, 2024 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team will represent the University of Cincinnati during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats will be led by fourth-year head coach Wes Miller. The Bearcats play home games at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio as second-year members of the Big 12 Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Bearcats finished the season 22–15 and 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in 11th place in the conference standings, thus earning the 11th seed in the 2024 Big 12 Tournament. 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]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 | Graduated; 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] |
Recruiting class
[edit]2024 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Tyler Betsey SF |
Windsor, CT | St. Thomas More School | 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 | ||||||
Halvine Dzellat PF/C |
Loir-et-Cher, France | ADA Blois Basket 41 | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sep 11, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
November 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Morehead State | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
November 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Nicholls | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
November 19, 2024 7:00 p.m. |
at Northern Kentucky | Truist Arena Highland Heights, KY | |||||||||
November 23, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ |
at Georgia Tech | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
November 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Alabama State | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
December 3, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
at Villanova Big East–Big 12 Battle |
Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
December 8, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Howard | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
December 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Xavier Crosstown Shootout |
Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
December 20, 2024 TBD |
vs. Dayton Hoops Classic presented by CareSource |
Heritage Bank Center Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
December 22, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Grambling State | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
Big 12 regular season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Kansas State | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
Arizona | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
January 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Baylor | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Kansas | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
January 15, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Colorado | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Arizona State | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU |
Texas Tech | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 10:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at BYU | Marriott Center [[|Provo, Utah|Provo, UT]] | |||||||||
January 28, 2025 10:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Utah | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||||
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
West Virginia rivalry |
Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at UCF | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
BYU | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
February 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Utah | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
at Iowa State | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | |||||||||
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at West Virginia rivalry |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
TCU | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Baylor | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 4:30 p.m., CBS |
at Houston | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Kansas State | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
March 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
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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Coaches |
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.