Sport: | Basketball |
Year: | 2023–24 |
Prev Year: | 2022–23 |
Next Year: | 2024–25 |
Team: | Cincinnati Bearcats |
Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
Short Conf: | Big 12 |
Record: | 22–15 |
Conf Record: | 7–11 |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Assoc Coach: | Chad Dollar |
Ahc Year: | 3rd |
Asst Coach1: | Andre Morgan |
Ac1 Year: | 3rd |
Asst Coach3: | Drew Adams |
Ac3 Year: | 1st |
Ac4 Year: | 1st |
Asst Coach5: | Jake Thelen |
Ac5 Year: | 1st |
Tourney Result: | Quarterfinals |
The 2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats were led by third-year head coach Wes Miller. The team played their home games at Fifth Third Arena as first-year members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 22–15, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for 11th place. As the No 12 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated West Virginia and Kansas before losing to Baylor in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament. As a No. 2 seed, they defeated San Francisco and Bradley before losing to Indiana State in the quarterfinals.
The season was the first for the Bearcats in the Big 12 as they had left the American Athletic Conference to join the Big 12 in July 2023.[1]
The Bearcats finished the 2022–23 season 23–13, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Temple before losing to Houston in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament.[2] The Bearcats received an at-large bid to the NIT, where they defeated Virginia Tech and Hofstra before falling to Utah Valley in the quarterfinals.[3]
Kalu Ezikpe | 240 | Completed college eligibility | |||||
208 | Play professionally[4] | ||||||
Mika Adams-Woods | 180 | Transferred to St. Bonaventure[5] | |||||
200 | Detroit, MI | Completed college eligibility | |||||
187 | Lafayette, IN | Completed college eligibility | |||||
Jeremiah Davenport | 215 | Transferred to Arkansas[6] | |||||
Jarrett Hensley | 220 | Transferred to Southern Illinois[7] |
DaVeon Thomas | G | 190 | Two years[8] | ||||
Jamille Reynolds | F | 285 | Two years[9] | ||||
G | 185 | Two years[10] | |||||
Simas Lukošius | G | 225 | Two years[11] | ||||
Aziz Bandaogo | F | 230 | Two years[12] | ||||
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