2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
AAC regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 15
Record27–7 (15–3 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Davis (8th season)
  • Antwon Jackson (2nd season)
  • Darren Savino (4th season)
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
Seasons
2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Louisville* † 15 3   .833 31 6   .838
No. 15 Cincinnati 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
No. 18 UConn 12 6   .667 32 8   .800
SMU 12 6   .667 27 10   .730
Memphis 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
Houston 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Rutgers 5 13   .278 12 21   .364
UCF 4 14   .222 13 18   .419
Temple 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
South Florida 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
The American Tournament winner
As of March 15th, 2014
*Louisville: 29 reg. season games, 3 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(31-6)(15-3)
Rankings from AP poll

The 2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, The Bearcats competed in the American Athletic Conference, one of two offshoots of the original Big East Conference, and were coached by Mick Cronin in his eighth season. The team played its home games on Ed Jucker Court at the Fifth Third Arena. They finished the season 27–7, 15–3 in AAC play to share the regular season conference title with Louisville. They advanced to the semifinals of the AAC tournament where they lost to UConn. They received an at-large bid NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Harvard.

Offseason

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Departing players

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Cashmere Wright 1 G 6'2'" 178 Senior Savannah, Georgia Graduated
Alex Eppensteiner 10 G 6'4'" 190 Senior Cincinnati, Ohio Walk on; graduated
Cheikh Mbodj 13 C 6'10'" 236 Senior Dakar, Senegal Graduated
Kelvin Gaines 24 F 6'10" 227 RS Sophomore Ocala, Florida Transferred to North Texas[1]
JaQuon Parker 44 G 6'3'" 198 Senior Suffolk, Virginia Graduated

Recruiting class of 2013

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Troy Caupain
SG
Midlothian, Virginia Cosby High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 8, 2012 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 77
Kevin Johnson
SG
Cincinnati, Ohio Summit Country Day School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 11, 2012 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 78
Jamaree Strickland
C
Oakland, California Queen City Prep (NC) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Nov 16, 2012 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN grade: 67
Deshaun Moorman
SG
Brandon, Florida Faith Baptist School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 16, 2012 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 72
Jermaine Lawrence
PF
Sparta, New Jersey Pope John XXIII Regional High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Feb 3, 2013 
Star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 26  ESPN: 24
  • 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 2013 Player Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting class of 2014

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College recruiting information (2014)
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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    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:

Recruiting class of 2015

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College recruiting information (2015)
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 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  247Sports: NR  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:

Roster

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2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jeremiah Davis III (T) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) RS So Huntington Prep Muncie, Indiana
F 0 Derrick Cox (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Mason High School Mason, Ohio
G 1 Deshaun Morman Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Faith Baptist Christian School Richmond, Virginia
F 2 Titus Rubles (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Blinn College Dallas, Texas
F 3 Shaquille Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So NIA Prep Paterson, New Jersey
F 5 Justin Jackson (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Arlington Country Day School Cocoa Beach, Florida
G 10 Troy Caupain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Cosby High School Midlothian, Virginia
F 11 Jermaine Lawrence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Pope John XXIII High School Paterson, New Jersey
G 14 Ge'Lawn Guyn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr South Kent Prep Georgetown, Kentucky
F 15 Jermaine Sanders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Rice High School Far Rockaway, New York
G/F 23 Sean Kilpatrick (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Notre Dame Prep White Plains, New York
G 25 Kevin Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Summit Country Day School Cincinnati, Ohio
C 32 Jamaree Strickland Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Queen City Prep Oakland, California
C 33 David Nyarsuk 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Mountain State University Juba, South Sudan
F 45 Zack Tobler (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Covington Catholic High School Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (T) Transferred
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 15 May 2020

  • Dec 13, 2013 - Jeremiah Davis III elected to transfer to Ball State after the fall semester.[2] After Davis's departure, Derrick Cox joined the team as a walk-on.[3]

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Justin Jackson David Nyarsuk
PF Titus Rubles Jermaine Lawrence Zack Tobler
SF Shaq Thomas Jermaine Sanders
SG Sean Kilpatrick Kevin Johnson Derrick Cox
PG Ge'Lawn Guyn Troy Caupain Jeremiah Davis III

Source[4]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2013*
2:00pm
Carleton W 77–63 
Fifth Third Arena (5,124)
Cincinnati, OH
November 2, 2013*
2:00pm
Bellarmine W 84–72 
Fifth Third Arena (5,578)
Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2013*
8:00pm, ESPN3
NC Central
Global Sports Shootout
W 74–61  1–0
Fifth Third Arena (6,532)
Cincinnati, OH
November 12, 2013*
5:00pm, ESPN
NC State
ESPN Tip-Off Marathon
W 68–57  2–0
Fifth Third Arena (7,028)
Cincinnati, OH
November 16, 2013*
2:00pm, FSOH
Appalachian State
Global Sports Shootout
W 77–49  3–0
Fifth Third Arena (6,194)
Cincinnati, OH
November 20, 2013*
7:00pm, ESPN3
Campbell
Global Sports Shootout
W 81–62  4–0
Fifth Third Arena (6,011)
Cincinnati, OH
November 26, 2013*
7:00pm, FSOH
UMass Lowell W 79–49  5–0
Fifth Third Arena (5,477)
Cincinnati, OH
November 29, 2013*
4:00pm, FSOH
Kennesaw State W 95–67  6–0
Fifth Third Arena (6,627)
Cincinnati, OH
December 3, 2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate W 86–50  7–0
Fifth Third Arena (5,113)
Cincinnati, OH
December 7, 2013*
4:05pm, CBSSN
at New Mexico L 54–63  7–1
The Pit (15,144)
Albuquerque, NM
December 14, 2013*
8:00pm, FS1
vs. Xavier
Crosstown Classic
L 47–64  7–2
U.S. Bank Arena (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
December 17, 2013*
7:00pm, ESPN
vs. Pittsburgh
Jimmy V Classic
W 44–43  8–2
Madison Square Garden (8,062)
New York, NY
December 21, 2013*
2:00pm, FSOH
Middle Tennessee W 69–48  9–2
Fifth Third Arena (5,424)
Cincinnati, OH
December 23, 2013*
7:00pm, ESPN3
Chicago State W 102–62  10–2
Fifth Third Arena (5,564)
Cincinnati, OH
December 28, 2013*
4:00pm, ESPN2
Nebraska W 74–59  11–2
Fifth Third Arena (8,254)
Cincinnati, OH
American Athletic Conference regular season
January 1, 2014
6:00pm, ESPNU
SMU W 65–57  12–2
(1–0)
Fifth Third Arena (7,239)
Cincinnati, OH
January 4, 2014
12:00pm, ESPN2
at No. 18 Memphis
Rivalry
W 69–53  13–2
(2–0)
FedEx Forum (17,191)
Memphis, TN
January 7, 2014
9:00pm, CBSSN
at Houston W 61–60  14–2
(3–0)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,804)
Houston, TX
January 11, 2014
6:00pm, CBSSN
Rutgers W 71–51  15–2
(4–0)
Fifth Third Arena (10,872)
Cincinnati, OH
January 14, 2014
9:00pm, CBSSN
No. 19 Temple W 69–58  16–2
(5–0)
Fifth Third Arena (9,864)
Cincinnati, OH
January 18, 2014
5:00pm, ESPNU
No. 19 at South Florida W 61–54  17–2
(6–0)
USF Sun Dome (5,322)
Tampa, FL
January 23, 2014
9:00pm, CBSSN
No. 15 UCF W 69–51  18–2
(7–0)
Fifth Third Arena (10,242)
Cincinnati, OH
January 26, 2014
4:00pm, CBSSN
No. 15 at Temple W 80–76  19–2
(8–0)
Liacouras Center (6,753)
Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2014
7:00pm, ESPN
No. 13 at No. 12 Louisville
Rivalry
W 69–66  20–2
(9–0)
KFC Yum! Center (22,644)
Louisville, KY
February 2, 2014
12:00pm, CBSSN
No. 13 South Florida W 50–45  21–2
(10–0)
Fifth Third Arena (10,367)
Cincinnati, OH
February 6, 2014
7:00pm, ESPN
No. 7 No. 22 UConn W 63–58  22–2
(11–0)
Fifth Third Arena (12,432)
Cincinnati, OH
February 8, 2014
7:30pm, ESPNU
No. 7 at SMU L 55–76  22–3
(11–1)
Moody Coliseum (7,278)
University Park, TX
February 15, 2014
3:00pm, ESPNU
No. 10 Houston W 73–62  23–3
(12–1)
Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
February 19, 2014
7:00pm, ESPNU
No. 7 at UCF W 77–49  24–3
(13–1)
CFE Arena (5,637)
Orlando, FL
February 22, 2014
12:00pm, CBS
No. 7 No. 11 Louisville
Rivalry
L 57–58  24–4
(13–2)
Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
March 1, 2014
12:00pm, ESPN
No. 11 at UConn L 45–51  24–5
(13–3)
XL Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
March 6, 2014
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 15 No. 20 Memphis
Rivalry
W 97–84  25–5
(14–3)
Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
March 8, 2014
12:00pm, ESPNews
No. 15 at Rutgers W 70–66  26–5
(15–3)
The RAC (6,650)
Pisacataway, NJ
American Athletic Conference tournament
March 13, 2014
7:00pm, ESPNU
(1) No. 13 vs. (9) UCF
Quarterfinals
W 61–58  27–5
FedEx Forum (13,081)
Memphis, TN
March 14, 2014
9:00pm, ESPN2
(1) No. 13 vs. (4) No. 21 UConn
Semifinals
L 56–58  27–6
FedEx Forum (11,888)
Memphis, TN
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2014
2:10pm, TNT
(5 S) No. 15 vs. (12 S) Harvard
Second Round
L 57–61  27–7
Spokane Arena (10,862)
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region S=South.

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Awards and milestones

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  • Consensus Second Team: Sean Kilpatrick

American Athletic Conference honors

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All-AAC Awards

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  • Defensive Player of the Year: Justin Jackson
  • Coach of the Year: Mick Cronin
  • Sportsmanship Award: Sean Kilpatrick

All-AAC First Team

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  • Sean Kilpatrick

All-AAC Second Team

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  • Justin Jackson

Player of the Week

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  • Week 7: Justin Jackson
  • Week 8: Justin Jackson
  • Week 9: Justin Jackson
  • Week 13: Sean Kilpatrick
  • Week 14: Sean Kilpatrick
  • Week 18: Sean Kilpatrick

Source[6]

Rankings

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Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 WK 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Wk 20 Final
AP RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR RV 19 15 13 7 10 7 11 15 13 15 N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV 23 16 15 7 11 9 12 15 13 14 22

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References

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  1. ^ North Texas hoops signs former Cincinnati center Kelvin Gaines, FoxSportsSouthwest.com, retrieved 19 June 2013
  2. ^ "Jeremiah Davis III to Leave UC". gobearcats.com. December 12, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Derek Cox - Men's Basketball".
  4. ^ "2013-14 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats".
  5. ^ "University of Cincinnati Official Athletics Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  6. ^ "American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  7. ^ "2021-22 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Preseason". Archived from the original on March 6, 2010.
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