2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference American Athletic Conference
2015–16 record 22–11 (12–6 The American)
Head coach Mick Cronin (10th year)
Assistant coach Larry Davis
Assistant coach Darren Savino
Assistant coach Antwon Jackson
Home arena Fifth Third Arena
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
#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
Connecticut 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 represents the University of Cincinnati during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats, are led by tenth year year head coach Mick Cronin, who will return full time after taking a hiatus in December 2014. The Bearcats play home games on Ed Jucker Court at Fifth Third Arena

Previous season

Cincinnati 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 Connecticut. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Purdue in the second round before losing to Kentucky in the third round.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Morman, DeshaunDeshaun Morman 1 G 6'3'" 190 RS Freshman Richmond, Virginia transferred to Towson[1]
Guyn, Ge’LawnGe’Lawn Guyn 14 G 6'2'" 185 Senior Lexington, Kentucky Released[2]transferred to East Tennessee State[3]
Sanders, JermaineJermaine Sanders 15 G 6'5'" 210 Senior Far Rockaway, New York Graduated
Strickland, JamareeJamaree Strickland 32 C 6'10'" 270 RS Freshman Oakland, California Transferred to Arizona Western College[4]

2015-16 Newcomers

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Justin Jenifer
G
Gwynn Oak, Maryland Milford Mill Academy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 9, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
Tre Scott
F
Darien, Georgia McIntosh County Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 15, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: n/a
Jacob Evans
G
Baton Rouge, Louisiana St. Michael High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 14, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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 also added Kyle Washington a 6'9 Center transfer from NC State. Washington will have two years of eligibility remaining after sitting out the 2015-16 Season.[5]

2016–17 Commitments and Signees

Name Home town 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 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 79
Jarron Cumberland
SG
Wilmington, Ohio Wilmington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 1, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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

2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Moore, QuadriQuadri Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Linden, New Jersey
G 1 Evans III, JacobJacob Evans III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 2 Ellis, OctaviousOctavious Ellis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee
F 3 Jenifer, JustinJustin Jenifer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Gwynn Oak, Maryland
G 10 Caupain, TroyTroy Caupain 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Midlothian, Virginia
F 11 Clark, GaryGary Clark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Clayton, North Carolina
F 13 Scott, TreTre Scott  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Darien, Georgia
G 21 Cobb, FaradFarad Cobb 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr West Palm Beach, Florida
C 22 DeBerry, CoreontaeCoreontae DeBerry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Holland, Michigan
F 24 Thomas, ShaqShaq Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Paterson, New Jersey
G 25 Johnson, KevinKevin Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 32 Washington, KyleKyle Washington  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Champlin, Minnesota
F 45 Tobler, ZackZack Tobler (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Larry Davis (Asbury College)
  • Darren Savino (Jersey City College)
  • Antwon Jackson (University of Pikeville)

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

Roster
Last update: 2015-09-14

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/03/2015*
7:00 PM
Grand Valley State W 93–63 
Fifth Third Arena (4,404)
Cincinnati, OH

11/07/2015*
12:00 PM
Bellarmine W 81–60 
Fifth Third Arena (4,507)
Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Western Carolina W 97–72  1–0
Fifth Third Arena (7,213)
Cincinnati, OH

11/15/2015*
2:00 PM, FSOH/ESPN3
Robert Morris W 106–44  2–0
Fifth Third Arena (6,292)
Cincinnati, OH

11/18/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Bowling Green W 83–50  3–0
Stroh Center (3,411)
Bowling Green, OH

11/22/2015*
1:00 PM, FSOH/ESPN3
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Barclays Center Classic
W 99–50  4–0
Fifth Third Arena (6,083)
Cincinnati, OH

11/24/2015*
7:00 PM, FSOH/ESPN3
#24 Southeastern Louisiana
Barclays Center Classic
W 64–49  5–0
Fifth Third Arena (6,824)
Cincinnati, OH

11/27/2015*
6:30 PM, ASN/ESPN3
#24 vs. Nebraska
Barclays Center Classic semifinals
W 65–61  6–0
Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY

11/28/2015*
2:30 PM, ASN/ESPN3
#24 vs. George Washington
Barclays Center Classic Championship
W 61–56  7–0
Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY

12/02/2015*
7:00 PM, CBSSN
#17 Butler L 76–78  7–1
Fifth Third Arena (11,125)
Cincinnati, OH

12/06/2015*
5:30 PM, ASN/ESPN3
#17 Morgan State W 87–66  8–1
Fifth Third Arena (6,126)
Cincinnati, OH

12/12/2015*
5:30 PM, FOX
#23 at #12 Xavier
Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout
L 55–65  8–2
Cintas Center (10,617)
Cincinnati, OH

12/15/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPNU
#23 Norfolk State W 75–59  9–2
Fifth Third Arena (6,215)
Cincinnati, OH

12/19/2015*
4:00 PM, CBSSN
#23 at VCU W 69–63  10–2
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA

12/22/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN2
#22 #11 Iowa State L 79–81  10–3
Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
American Athletic Conference regular season

12/29/2015
3:00 PM, ESPN2
#22 Temple L 70–77  10–4
(0–1)
Fifth Third Arena (10,029)
Cincinnati, OH

01/02/2016
4:00 PM, ESPNU
#22 Tulsa W 76–57  11–4
(1–1)
Fifth Third Arena (10,102)
Cincinnati, OH

01/07/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN
at #15 SMU L 57–59  11–5
(1–2)
Moody Coliseum (6,971)
Dallas, TX

01/10/2016
12:00 PM, ESPNU
at South Florida W 54–51  12–5
(2–2)
USF Sun Dome (3,062)
Tampa, FL

01/13/2016
7:00 PM, ESPNU
Houston W 70–59  13–5
(3–2)
Fifth Third Arena (9,345)
Cincinnati, OH

01/16/2016
12:00 PM, ESPNU
at Temple L 65–67 2OT 13–6
(3–3)
Liacouras Center (7,481)
Philadelphia, PA

01/21/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN2
Memphis W 76–72  14–6
(4–3)
Fifth Third Arena (10,320)
Cincinnati, OH

01/24/2016
12:00 PM, ESPNU
Tulane W 97–75  15–6
(5–3)
Fifth Third Arena (9,224)
Cincinnati, OH

01/28/2016
7:00 PM, ESPNU
at Connecticut W 58–57  16–6
(6–3)
XL Center (13,242)
Hartford, CT

02/04/2016
8:00 PM, CBSSN
South Florida W 88–57  17–6
(7–3)
Fifth Third Arena (9,116)
Cincinnati, OH

02/06/2016
12:00 PM, ESPN2
at Memphis L 59–63  17–7
(7–4)
FedEx Forum (12,920)
Memphis, TN

02/09/2016
7:00 PM, ESPNews
at UCF W 69–51  18–7
(8–4)
CFE Arena (4,143)
Orlando, FL

02/13/2016
4:00 PM, ESPNU
East Carolina W 75–60  19–7
(9–4)
Fifth Third Arena (12,513)
Cincinnati, OH

02/18/2016
9:00 PM, CBSSN
at Tulsa L 68–70 OT 19–8
(9–5)
Reynolds Center (4,402)
Tulsa, OK

02/20/2016
4:00 PM, ESPN2
Connecticut W 65–60  20–8
(10–5)
Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH

02/27/2016
12:00 PM, ESPNU
at East Carolina W 65–56  21–8
(11–5)
Williams Arena (4,841)
Greenville, NC

03/03/2016
9:00 PM, CBSSN
at Houston L 56–69  21–9
(11–6)
Hofheinz Pavilion (4,171)
Houston, TX

03/06/2016
12:00 PM, CBS
#24 SMU W 61–54  22–9
(12–6)
Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
American Athletic Conference Tournament

03/11/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN2
(4) vs. (5) Connecticut
Quarterfinals
L 97–104 4OT 22–10
Amway Center (7,475)
Orlando, FL
NCAA Tournament

03/18/2016*
9:57 PM, TruTV
(9 W) vs. (8 W) Saint Joseph's
First Round
L 76-78  22-11
Spokane Arena 
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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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
AP RV RV 24 17 23 23 22 22 RV RV RV RV RV Not released 
Coaches' RV RV 24 17 22 20 21 23 RV RV RV

References

  1. Bains, Chris. "Deshaun Morman Officially Transferring From Cincinnati". Cincy on the Prowl. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  2. Groeschen, Tom. "UC's Guyn granted release from basketball team". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  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. "ACC Basketball: Former Wolfpack forward Kyle Washington headed to Cincinnati". Fayetteville Observer. BLOX Content Management System. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  6. The Official Website of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats – Men's Basketball
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