Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
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| University | University of Cincinnati | |||
| All-time record | 1734–995 (.635) | |||
| Conference | American Athletic Conference | |||
| Location | Cincinnati, OH | |||
| Head coach | Mick Cronin (11th year) | |||
| Arena |
Fifth Third Arena (Capacity: 13,176) |
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| Nickname | Bearcats | |||
| Colors | Black and Red |
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| NCAA Tournament champions | ||||
| 1961, 1962, | ||||
| NCAA Tournament runner-up | ||||
| 1963 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Final Four | ||||
| 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1992, | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | ||||
| 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1992, 1993, 1996, | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1975, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2012, | ||||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | ||||
| 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 1976, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2014 | ||||
The Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball program represents the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school's team competes in the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats are coached by Mick Cronin, who has been UC's head coach for over a decade now.
With over 1700 wins, the Bearcats are one of the 20 winningest basketball programs of all-time. The school's merits include two national titles, six Final Fours, and 30 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament appearances. Cincinnati has appeared in the last six NCAA Tournaments, and 20 of the last 25, with an all-time tournament record of 44–29. 30 All-Americans have played for the Bearcats as well.
Cincinnati has been playing its home games since 1989 at Fifth Third Arena, which holds 13,176 fans. Cincinnati joined the Big East Conference in the 2005–06 season after previously participating in Conference USA. After the Big East splintered in 2013, Cincinnati and the football-playing schools re-branded the league as the American Athletic Conference.
Statistics and NCAA rankings (through the end of the 2015–16 season):
Basketball formally debuted as a selected varsity team and played nine games. Cincinnati lost to Yale but defeated a team from the University of Kentucky while compiling a 5–4 record, the remaining games being against non-collegiate teams. Home games were played in a gym in the basement of McMicken Hall. Pillars on the court gave UC a home-court advantage.
Cincinnati opened its new on-campus arena, Armory Fieldhouse, with a 97-65 win over Indiana in 1954. One of the first of Cincinnati's long list of standouts was Jack Twyman, who earned All-America status in 1954–55. He went on to NBA stardom and is in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Oscar Robertson made his debut in 1957, and quickly emerged as one of the top college players in the country. "The Big O" is still widely recognized as one of the greatest to ever play the sport—college or professional. A unanimous three-time All-American, he was college basketball's all-time leading scorer at the close of his career. His 33.8 scoring average today ranks third on the NCAA career charts, and he has the NBA's third-most career assists. The Bearcats celebrated their entry into the Missouri Valley Conference by winning the league title. Cincinnati made its first NCAA tournament appearance, losing to Kansas State in overtime at the Midwest Regional.
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