2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2017–18
Team:Cincinnati Bearcats
Conference:American Athletic Conference
Short Conf:AAC
Coachrank:12
Aprank:6
Record:31–5
Conf Record:16–2
Hc Year:12th
Ac1 Year:12th
Asst Coach2:Antwon Jackson
Ac2 Year:6th
Asst Coach3:Darren Savino
Ac3 Year:8th
Champion:AAC regular season and tournament champions
Cayman Islands Classic champions
Bowl Result:Second Round

The 2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games at the BB&T Arena on the campus of Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Kentucky due to renovations at their home arena, Fifth Third Arena.[1] The Bearcats were led by 12th-year head coach Mick Cronin and are members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 31–5, 16–2 in AAC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated SMU, Memphis, and Houston to win the AAC tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 2 seed in the South region, they defeated Georgia State in the First Round before being upset by Nevada in the Second Round. In their loss to Nevada, they were up 22 before losing 75-73, tying the second largest comeback in NCAA Tournament history.

Previous season

The Bearcats finished the 2016–17 season 30–6, 16–2 to finish in second place in AAC play. They beat Tulsa[2] and UConn[3] in the AAC tournament before losing to SMU in the championship game.[4] The Bearcats received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the South region. In the NCAA Tournament, they defeated No. 11 Kansas State in the First Round 75–61[5] before losing to No. 3 UCLA 79–67 in the Second Round.[6]

Offseason

Departing players

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
10 G 210 Graduated
25 G 185 Graduated
45 F 225 Walk-on; graduated
0 F 230 Transferred to Northwestern Oklahoma State[7] [8]

Recruiting class of 2017

Cincinnati will also add Preferred Walk-on Sam Martin a 5'10" PG from Summit Country Day School in Cincinnati, Ohio.[9]

Preseason

At the conference's annual media day, the Bearcats were narrowly picked to win the AAC receiving seven of the 12 first-place votes.[10] Gary Clark, Jacob Evans, and Kyle Washington were named to the preseason All-AAC second team.

Roster

Depth chart

Source[11]

Schedule and results

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Awards and milestones

All-American

American Athletic Conference honors

All-AAC Awards

Gary Clark

All-AAC First Team

All-AAC Honorable Mention

Player of the Week

Weekly Honor Roll

Rankings

See main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UC picks temporary basketball home for Fifth Third Arena renovation. www.bizjournals.com. Steve. Watkins. 2017-04-26.
  2. News: No. 15 Cincinnati eases past Tulsa in AAC quarterfinals. Spokesman.com. 2017-08-02. en.
  3. News: Bearcats defeat Connecticut to advance to AAC Championship Game. Down The Drive. 2017-08-02.
  4. News: Cincinnati loses to SMU in the AAC title game, 71–56 and land sixth seed in the South Region. InsideTheBearcats.com. 2017-08-02.
  5. Web site: Kansas State vs. Cincinnati – Game Recap – March 17, 2017 – ESPN. ESPN.com. 2017-08-02.
  6. Web site: UCLA beats Cincinnati 79–67 to earn Sweet 16 trip. MARSHALL. JOHN. March 19, 2017. August 2, 2017.
  7. Web site: Groeschen. Tom. UC basketball player Moore to transfer. Cincinnati.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. 1 Sep 2017.
  8. Moore . Quadri . theofficial_q . 950750918072467456 . 9 Jan 2018 . Thankful to be attending Northwestern Oklahoma State University and to be given a second chance to hoop again. https://twitter.com/theofficial_q/status/950750918072467456 . 5 May 2020.
  9. Web site: Groeschen. Tom. UC basketball adds former Summit CD star. Cincinnati.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. 30 April 2017.
  10. Web site: Cincinnati Selected as 2017–18 American Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite. 2017-10-24.
  11. Web site: 2017-18 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats.
  12. Web site: Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball 2017–18 Schedule – Bearcats Home and Away – ESPN. ESPN.com. 2017-11-02.
  13. Web site: University of Cincinnati Official Athletic Site. www.gobearcats.com. en. 2017-11-02.
  14. Web site: Clark, White Jr. Earn Weekly Honors. en. 2018-01-30.
  15. Web site: Cincinnati's Evans, SMU's Chargois Earn Weekly Honors. en. 2018-01-30.
  16. Web site: Cincinnati's Evans, UCF's DeJesus Collect Weekly Honors. en. 2018-01-30.
  17. Web site: SMU's Milton Cincinnati's Clark, ECU's Williams Earn Weekly Accolades. en. 2018-01-30.
  18. Web site: Cincinnati's Clark, Houston's White Jr. Earn Weekly Honors. en. 2018-01-30.

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