2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Cincinnati University Bearcats textlogo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference American Athletic Conference
2014–15 record 23–11 (13–5 The American)
Head coach Mick Cronin (9th year)
Assistant coach Larry Davis
Assistant coach Darren Savino
Assistant coach Antwon Jackson
Home arena Fifth Third Arena
Seasons
« 2013–14 2015–16 »
2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#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
Connecticut 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. 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 Connecticut. 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.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Derek Cox 0 G 6'3'" 186 RS Senior Mason, Ohio Graduated
Titus Rubles 2 F 6'7'" 220 Senior Dallas, Texas Graduated
Justin Jackson 5 F 6'8'" 230 RS Senior Cocoa Beach, Florida Graduated
Jermaine Lawrence 11 F 6'3" 199 Freshman Springfield Gardens, New York Lawrence announced he was transferring in May 2014 because his father is ill[1] On May 22, Lawrence chose Manhattan[2]
Sean Kilpatrick 23 G 6'4'" 210 RS Senior Yonkers, New York Graduated
David Nyarsuk 33 C 7'1'" 250 RS Senior Juba Graduated

2014–15 Newcomers

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Coreontae DeBerry
C
Holland, MI Hutchinson CC 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Aug 6, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: n/a
Quadri Moore
PF
Linden, NJ Linden 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Sep 17, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 75
Gary Clark
PF
Clayton, NC Clayton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Sep 18, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
Octavius Ellis
PF
Memphis, TN Trinity Valley CC 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 8, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Farad Cobb
PG
West Palm Beach, FL Northwest Florida State 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 9, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 88
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.

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2015–16 signees

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Justin Jenifer
G
Gwynn Oak, MD 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, GA 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, LA 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:
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Roster

2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Quadri Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Linden, New Jersey
G 1 Deshaun Morman (S) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Richmond, Virginia
F 2 Octavious Ellis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
F 3 Shaquille Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Paterson, New Jersey
G 10 Troy Caupain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Midlothian, Virginia
F 11 Gary Clark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Clayton, North Carolina
F 15 Jermaine Sanders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Far Rockaway, New York
G 21 Farad Cobb 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr West Palm Beach, Florida
C 22 Coreontae DeBerry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Holland, Michigan
G 25 Kevin Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Cincinnati, Ohio
G 42 Rob Blissitt Jr. (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Markham, Illinois
F 45 Zack Tobler (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Larry Davis (Asbury College)
  • Darren Savino (Jersey City College)
  • Antwon Jackson (University of Pikeville)
  • JaQuon Parker (Cincinnati)

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

Roster
Last update: 2015-03-03

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/03/2014*
7:00 PM
Bellarmine W 86–79 
Fifth Third Arena (4,234)
Cincinnati, OH
11/08/2014*
2:00 PM
Fairmont State W 71–54 
Fifth Third Arena (4,486)
Cincinnati, OH
Regular season
11/14/2014*
8:00 PM, ESPN3
Saint Francis (PA) W 52–37  1–0
Fifth Third Arena (7,114)
Cincinnati, OH
11/19/2014*
7:00 PM, FSOH
Morehead State W 69–61  2–0
Fifth Third Arena (6,119)
Cincinnati, OH
11/23/2014*
5:00 PM, FSOH
Eastern Illinois
Emerald Coast Classic First Round
W 54–49  3–0
Fifth Third Arena (6,823)
Cincinnati, OH
11/25/2014*
7:00 PM, FSOH
NC Central
Emerald Coast Classic Second Round
W 59–50  4–0
Fifth Third Arena (7,015)
Cincinnati, OH
11/28/2014*
6:00 PM
vs. Middle Tennessee
Emerald Coast Classic Third Round
W 69–51  5–0
The Arena at NWFSC (1,200)
Niceville, FL
11/29/2014*
9:00 PM, CBSSN
vs. Ole Miss
Emerald Coast Classic Championship Round
L 54–66  5–1
The Arena at NWFSC (1,550)
Niceville, FL
12/02/2014*
7:00 PM, FSOH
Stony Brook W 78–52  6–1
Fifth Third Arena (6,603)
Cincinnati, OH
12/13/2014*
9:00 PM, BTN
at Nebraska L 55–56 2OT 6–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,607)
Lincoln, NE
12/17/2014*
9:00 PM, ESPN2
#19 San Diego State W 71–62 1OT 7–2
Fifth Third Arena (9,217)
Cincinnati, OH
12/20/2014*
NOON, ESPNU
VCU L 47–68  7–3
Fifth Third Arena (9,250)
Cincinnati, OH
12/23/2014*
7:00 PM, FSOH
Wagner W 72–48  8–3
Fifth Third Arena (6,023)
Cincinnati, OH
12/30/2014*
4:00 PM, ESPNU
at NC State W 76–60  9–3
PNC Arena (16,980)
Raleigh, NC
01/03/2015
11:00 AM, ESPN2
SMU W 56–50  10–3 (1–0)
Fifth Third Arena (10,013)
Cincinnati, OH
01/06/2015
7:00 PM, ESPNU
East Carolina W 69–48  11–3 (2–0)
Fifth Third Arena (7,516)
Cincinnati, OH
01/10/2015
11:00 AM, ESPN2
at Connecticut L 56–62  11–4 (2–1)
XL Center (15,564)
Hartford, CT
01/15/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN
at Memphis L 50–63  11–5 (2–2)
FedEx Forum (14,916)
Memphis, TN
01/17/2015
7:30 PM, ESPNU
Temple W 84–53  12–5 (3–2)
Fifth Third Arena (12,071)
Cincinnati, OH
01/21/2015
7:00 PM, ESPNews
Houston W 67–54  13–5 (4–2)
Fifth Third Arena (9,815)
Cincinnati, OH
01/25/2015
2:00 PM, CBSSN
at UCF W 56–46  14–5 (5–2)
CFE Arena (3,874)
Orlando, FL
01/29/2015
8:00 PM, ESPN2
Connecticut W 70–58  15–5 (6–2)
Fifth Third Arena (11,092)
Cincinnati, OH
02/01/2015
1:00 PM, CBSSN
at East Carolina L 46–50  15–6 (6–3)
Williams Arena (4,574)
Greenville, NC
02/05/2015
9:00 PM, ESPN
at #23 SMU W 62–54  16–6 (8–3)
Moody Coliseum (7,098)
Dallas, TX
02/07/2015
8:00 PM, CBSSN
South Florida W 63–58  17–6 (8–3)
Fifth Third Arena (11,670)
Cincinnati, OH
02/10/2015
7:30 PM, CBSSN
at Temple L 59–75  17–7 (8–4)
Liacouras Center (11,670)
Philadelphia, PA
02/14/2015
2:00 PM, ESPNU
Tulane L 49–50  17–8 (8–5)
Fifth Third Arena (12,041)
Cincinnati, OH
02/18/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN2
Xavier
Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout
L 57–59  17–9
Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
02/21/2015
9:30 PM, ESPNU
at Houston W 63–53  18–9 (9–5)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,562)
Houston, TX
02/25/2015
7:30 PM, CBSSN
UCF W 83–60  19–9 (10–5)
Fifth Third Arena (9,825)
Cincinnati, OH
02/28/2015
2:00 PM, ESPNews
at Tulane W 63–47  20–9 (11–5)
Devlin Fieldhouse (2,430)
New Orleans, LA
03/04/2015
9:00 PM, CBSSN
at Tulsa W 56-47  21–9 (12–5)
Reynolds Center (5,840)
Tulsa, OK
03/08/2015
NOON, CBS
Memphis W 77–65  22–9 (13–5)
Fifth Third Arena (12,358)
Cincinnati, OH
American Athletic Conference Tournament
03/13/2015
9:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. Connecticut
Quarterfinals
L 57–54  22–10
XL Center (9,514)
Hartford, CT
NCAA Tournament
03/19/2015*
7:10 PM, CBS
(8 MW) vs. (9 MW) Purdue
Second round
W 66–65 OT 23–10
KFC Yum! Center (21,639)
Louisville, KY
03/21/2015*
2:40 PM, CBS
(8 MW) vs. (1 MW) #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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