El equipo de baloncesto masculino de los Cincinnati Bearcats 2015-16 representó a la Universidad de Cincinnati durante la temporada de baloncesto masculino de la División I de la NCAA 2015-16 . Los Bearcats fueron dirigidos por el entrenador en jefe de décimo año, Mick Cronin , quien regresó a tiempo completo después de una pausa en diciembre de 2014. Los Bearcats jugaron sus partidos en casa en Ed Jucker Court en Fifth Third Arena y fueron miembros de la Conferencia Atlética Estadounidense . Terminaron la temporada con un récord de 22-11, 12-6 en el juego AAC para terminar empatados por el tercer lugar en la conferencia. Los Bearcats perdieron en los cuartos de final del Torneo AAC ante UConnpor segundo año consecutivo. Recibieron una oferta general como sembrado # 9 para el Torneo de la NCAA . Perdieron en la Primera Ronda del Torneo ante San José .
2015-16 baloncesto masculino de los Cincinnati Bearcats | |
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Campeones del Barclays Center Classic | |
Torneo de la NCAA , primera ronda | |
Conferencia | Conferencia Atlética Americana |
Récord de 2015-16 | 22-11 (12-6 The American) |
Entrenador |
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Arena de casa | Quinta tercera arena |
Clasificación de baloncesto masculino de la Conferencia Atlética Estadounidense 2015-16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Equipo | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
templo | 14 | - | 4 | .778 | 21 | - | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 SMU * | 13 | - | 5 | .722 | 25 | - | 5 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 12 | - | 6 | .667 | 22 | - | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 12 | - | 6 | .667 | 22 | - | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 12 | - | 6 | .667 | 20 | - | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 25 | .242 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 22 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The Bearcats finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 23–11, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament to UConn. They received an at-large bid as a #8 seed to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated #9 seeded Purdue in the Second Round before losing to #1 ranked Kentucky in the Third Round.
Offseason
Departing players
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Deshaun Morman | 1 | G | 6'3'" | 190 | RS Freshman | Richmond, Virginia | Transferred to Towson[1] |
Ge’Lawn Guyn | 14 | G | 6'2'" | 185 | Senior | Lexington, Kentucky | Left team; transferred to East Tennessee State[2] |
Jermaine Sanders | 15 | G | 6'5'" | 210 | Senior | Far Rockaway, New York | Graduated |
Jamaree Strickland | 32 | C | 6'10'" | 270 | RS Freshman | Oakland, California | Transferred to Arizona Western College (mid-season)[3] |
Rob Blissitt Jr. | 42 | G | 6'3'" | 175 | Sophomore | Markham, Illinois | Walk-on; did not return |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Kyle Washington | C | 6'9" | 170 | Junior | Champlin, MN | Transferred from NC State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Washington will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[4] |
Recruiting class of 2015
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jacob Evans G | Baton Rouge, LA | St. Michael High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 14, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Justin Jenifer G | Gwynn Oak, MD | Milford Mill Academy | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 9, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Trevon Scott F | Darien, GA | McIntosh County Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 15, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR 247Sports: 53 ESPN: NR | ||||||
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Recruiting class of 2016
US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Nysier Brooks C | Burlington, New Jersey | Life Center Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 30, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Jarron Cumberland SG | Wilmington, Ohio | Wilmington High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jul 1, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 85 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR 247Sports: 62 ESPN: 40 | ||||||
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Roster
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Octavius Ellis | Coreontae DeBerry | |
PF | Gary Clark | Quadri Moore | Zack Tobler |
SF | Shaq Thomas | Jacob Evans | |
SG | Farad Cobb | Kevin Johnson | |
PG | Troy Caupain | Justin Jenifer |
Source[5]
Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 3, 2015* 7:00pm | Grand Valley State | W 93–63 | Fifth Third Arena (4,404) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||||
November 7, 2015* 12:00pm | Bellarmine | W 81–60 | Fifth Third Arena (4,507) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||||
Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 13, 2015* 7:00pm, ESPN3 | Western Carolina | W 97–72 | 1–0 | Fifth Third Arena (7,213) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
November 15, 2015* 2:00pm, FSOH/ESPN3 | Robert Morris | W 106–44 | 2–0 | Fifth Third Arena (6,292) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
November 18, 2015* 7:00pm, ESPN3 | at Bowling Green | W 83–50 | 3–0 | Stroh Center (3,411) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
November 22, 2015* 1:00pm, FSOH/ESPN3 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff Barclays Center Classic | W 99–50 | 4–0 | Fifth Third Arena (6,083) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
November 24, 2015* 7:00pm, FSOH/ESPN3 | No. 24 | Southeastern Louisiana Barclays Center Classic | W 64–49 | 5–0 | Fifth Third Arena (6,824) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
November 27, 2015* 6:30pm, ASN/ESPN3 | No. 24 | vs. Nebraska Barclays Center Classic semifinals | W 65–61 | 6–0 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY | ||||||
November 28, 2015* 2:30pm, ASN/ESPN3 | No. 24 | vs. George Washington Barclays Center Classic Championship | W 61–56 | 7–0 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY | ||||||
December 2, 2015* 7:00pm, CBSSN | No. 17 | Butler | L 76–78 | 7–1 | Fifth Third Arena (11,125) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
December 6, 2015* 5:30pm, ASN/ESPN3 | No. 17 | Morgan State | W 87–66 | 8–1 | Fifth Third Arena (6,126) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
December 12, 2015* 5:30pm, FOX | No. 23 | at No. 12 Xavier Crosstown Shootout | L 55–65 | 8–2 | Cintas Center (10,617) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
December 15, 2015* 7:00pm, ESPNU | No. 23 | Norfolk State | W 75–59 | 9–2 | Fifth Third Arena (6,215) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
December 19, 2015* 4:00pm, CBSSN | No. 23 | at VCU | W 69–63 | 10–2 | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | ||||||
December 22, 2015* 7:00pm, ESPN2 | No. 22 | No. 11 Iowa State | L 79–81 | 10–3 | Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
AAC Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 29, 2015 3:00pm, ESPN2 | No. 22 | Temple | L 70–77 | 10–4 (0–1) | Fifth Third Arena (10,029) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
January 2, 2016 4:00pm, ESPNU | No. 22 | Tulsa | W 76–57 | 11–4 (1–1) | Fifth Third Arena (10,102) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
January 7, 2016 7:00pm, ESPN | at No. 15 SMU | L 57–59 | 11–5 (1–2) | Moody Coliseum (6,971) University Park, TX | |||||||
January 10, 2016 12:00pm, ESPNU | at South Florida | W 54–51 | 12–5 (2–2) | USF Sun Dome (3,062) Tampa, FL | |||||||
January 13, 2016 7:00pm, ESPNU | Houston | W 70–59 | 13–5 (3–2) | Fifth Third Arena (9,345) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
January 16, 2016 12:00pm, ESPNU | at Temple | L 65–67 2OT | 13–6 (3–3) | Liacouras Center (7,481) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
January 21, 2016 7:00pm, ESPN2 | Memphis Rivalry | W 76–72 | 14–6 (4–3) | Fifth Third Arena (10,320) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
January 24, 2016 12:00pm, ESPNU | Tulane | W 97–75 | 15–6 (5–3) | Fifth Third Arena (9,224) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
January 28, 2016 7:00pm, ESPNU | at UConn | W 58–57 | 16–6 (6–3) | XL Center (13,242) Hartford, CT | |||||||
February 4, 2016 8:00pm, CBSSN | South Florida | W 88–57 | 17–6 (7–3) | Fifth Third Arena (9,116) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
February 6, 2016 12:00pm, ESPN2 | at Memphis Rivalry | L 59–63 | 17–7 (7–4) | FedEx Forum (12,920) Memphis, TN | |||||||
February 9, 2016 7:00pm, ESPNews | at UCF | W 69–51 | 18–7 (8–4) | CFE Arena (4,143) Orlando, FL | |||||||
February 13, 2016 4:00pm, ESPNU | East Carolina | W 75–60 | 19–7 (9–4) | Fifth Third Arena (12,513) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
February 18, 2016 9:00pm, CBSSN | at Tulsa | L 68–70 OT | 19–8 (9–5) | Reynolds Center (4,402) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
February 20, 2016 4:00pm, ESPN2 | UConn | W 65–60 | 20–8 (10–5) | Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
February 27, 2016 12:00pm, ESPNU | at East Carolina | W 65–56 | 21–8 (11–5) | Williams Arena (4,841) Greenville, NC | |||||||
March 3, 2016 9:00pm, CBSSN | at Houston | L 56–69 | 21–9 (11–6) | Hofheinz Pavilion (4,171) Houston, TX | |||||||
March 6, 2016 12:00pm, CBS | No. 24 SMU | W 61–54 | 22–9 (12–6) | Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
AAC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 11, 2016 2:00pm, ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (5) UConn Quarterfinals | L 97–104 4OT | 22–10 | Amway Center (7,475) Orlando, FL | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 18, 2016* 9:57pm, truTV | (9 W) | vs. (8 W) Saint Joseph's First Round | L 76–78 | 22–11 | Spokane Arena (11,274) Spokane, WA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Awards and milestones
American Athletic Conference honors
All-AAC Awards
- Defensive Player of the Year: Gary Clark
All-AAC First Team
- Troy Caupain
All-AAC Second Team
- Gary Clark
Player of the Week
- Week 3: Troy Caupain
- Week 17: Troy Caupain
Rookie of the Week
- Week 7: Jacob Evans
- Week 16: Jacob Evans
Source[7]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | RV | RV | 24 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | Not released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches' | RV | RV | 24 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | RV | RV | RV |
References
- ^ Bains, Chris. "Deshaun Morman Officially Transferring From Cincinnati". Cincy on the Prowl. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- ^ Young, Jake. "ETSU lands Cincinnati transfer Guyn". WJHL-News Channel 11. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ Vicar, Nathan. "Redshirt freshmen to transfer from UC's men's basketball program". WXIX Fox 19. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ "ACC Basketball: Former Wolfpack forward Kyle Washington headed to Cincinnati". Fayetteville Observer. BLOX Content Management System. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/2016.html
- ^ "The Official Website of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats – Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
- ^ "American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.