2011–12 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2011–12 Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati University Bearcats textlogo.svg 300px Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 18 26–11 12–6 Mick Cronin 6th Larry Davis 6th George Jackson 3rd Darren Savino 2nd Fifth Third Arena NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2011–12 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Fifth Third Arena, which has a capacity of 13,176. They were members of the Big East Conference. Offseason Departing players Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Eddie Tyree 1 2 G 70 5'10" 180 4 Senior Columbus, Ohio Walk-on; graduated Larry Davis 1 11 G 75 6'3" 185 4 Senior Houston, Texas Graduated Darnell Wilks 1 15 F 79 6'7" 205 4 Senior Nashville, Tennessee Graduated Rashad Bishop 1 22 F 78 6'6" 220 4 Senior Paterson, New Jersey Graduated Anthony McBride 1 25 G 74 6'2" 180 1.5 RS Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio Walk-on; did not return Anthony McClain 1 30 F 84 7'0" 290 4 Senior Trenton, New Jersey Graduated Ibrahima Thomas 32 F 83 6'11" 235 4 Senior Dakar, Senegal Graduated Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Cheikh Mbodj F 82 6'10" 227 3 Junior Dakar, Senegal Junior college transferred from Grayson Collegehttps://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/cheikh-mbodj/348 Cheikh Mbodj - Men's Basketball Recruiting class of 2011 no no 2012 Ge'Lawn Guyn SG Lexington, KY South Kent Prep 6 3 180 1 Jul 2010 3 3 3 91 Shaq Thomas SF Paterson, NJ NIA Prep 6 7 180 10 Sep 2010 4 4 4 92 Jermaine Sanders SF New York, NY Rice High School 6 4 205 27 Sep 2010 4 4 4 91 Jeremiah Davis III SG Muncie, IN Huntington Prep 6 2 200 13 Nov 2010 3 3 3 90 Octavius Ellis PF Memphis, TN Whitehaven High School 6 8 185 3 3 3 89 2011 Cincinnati 2011 Basketball Commitments Cincinnati 2011 Basketball Commits Cincinnati 2011 Player Commits 2132 26 15 May 2020 yes Roster 2011 Cincinnati Bearcats y yes Jeremiah Davis III 0 G 6 3 200 FR Muncie, Indiana Huntington Prep Cashmere Wright y 1 G 6 0 175 JR yes Savannah, Georgia Urban Christian Academy Octavius Ellis y 2 F 6 9 210 FR Memphis, Tennessee Whitehaven High School Dion Dixon y 3 G 6 3 195 SR Chicago, Illinois Crane High School C Justin Jackson y basketball, born 1990 5 F 6 8 210 SO Cocoa Beach, Florida Arlington Country Day School Alex Eppensteiner 10 G 6 3 210 JR Cincinnati, Ohio Elder High School W Shaquille Thomas y 11 F 6 7 180 FR yes Paterson, New Jersey NIA Prep Cheikh Mbodj y 13 C 6 10 245 JR Dakar, Senegal Grayson College Ge'Lawn Guyn 14 G 6 1 175 FR Georgetown, Kentucky South Kent Prep Jermaine Sanders 15 F 6 5 225 FR Far Rockaway, New York Rice High School Sean Kilpatrick y 23 G/F 6 4 215 SO Yes White Plains, New York Notre Dame Prep Kelvin Gaines 24 F 6 10 225 FR Yes Ocala, Florida Arlington Country Day School Yancy Gates y 34 F 6 9 260 SR Cincinnati, Ohio Withrow High School C JaQuon Parker 44 F 6 3 210 JR Suffolk, Virginia King's Fork High School Mick Cronin (Cincinnati) Larry Davis (Asbury) George Jackson (Wittenberg) Darren Savino (NJCU) https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2011-12 2 Sep 2020 Depth chart Cincinnati Bearcats 1 Cincinnati 2 Cincinnati Bearcats 1 Yancy Gates JaQuon Parker Sean Kilpatrick Dion Dixon Cashmere Wright Cheikh Mbodj Justin Jackson Jermaine Sanders Jeremiah Davis III Ge'Lawn Guyn Octavius Ellis Kelvin Gaines Alex Eppensteiner Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/2012.html 2011-12 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|Exhibition November 1, 2011 7:00pm yes 21 2011 men McGill Redmen McGill Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 75–41 – 3,484 |- November 8, 2011 7:00pm yes 21 2011 men Northern Kentucky Norse Northern Kentucky Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 66–54 – 5,329 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|Non-conference regular season November 13, 2011 7:00pm yes 21 2011 men Alabama State Hornets Alabama State Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH FS Ohio 65–40 1–0 4,264 November 15, 2011 7:00pm yes 20 2011 men Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH FS Ohio 79–63 2–0 4,152 November 19, 2011 4:00 pm yes 20 2011 men Presbyterian Blue Hose Presbyterian Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 54–56 2–1 4,960 November 21, 2011 7:00pm yes 2011 men Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH FS Ohio 71–43 3–1 4,505 November 25, 2011 7:00pm yes Marshall Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 69–73 OT 3–2 7,201 November 29, 2011 7:00pm yes 2011 men Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH FS Ohio 56–47 4–2 6,457 December 2, 2011 7:00pm yes yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SEC–Big East Challenge ESPNU 57–51 5–2 6,796 December 10, 2011 12:30pm yes yes Xavier 8 Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH Crosstown Shootout ESPN2 53–76 5–3 10,250 December 14, 2011 7:00pm yes yes Wright State Nutter Center Dayton, OH ESPN2 78–58 6–3 5,097 December 17, 2011 2:00pm yes 2011 men Radford Highlanders Radford Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 101–70 7–3 4,771 December 21, 2011 7:00pm yes 2011 men Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions Arkansas-Pine Bluff Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH FS Ohio 101–53 8–3 4,874 December 23, 2011 7:00pm yes 2011 men Chicago State Cougars Chicago State Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH FS Ohio 95–60 9–3 5,321 December 29, 2011 9:00pm yes yes Oklahoma US Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPNU 56–55 10–3 4,439 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|Big East Regular Season January 1, 2012 7:00pm yes Pittsburgh 22 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA FS Ohio/BIG EAST Network 66–63 11–3 1–0 12,508 January 4, 2012 7:00pm Notre Dame Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH FS Ohio/BIG EAST Network 71–55 12–3 2–0 10,142 January 7, 2012 2:00pm St. John's Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH FS Ohio/BIG EAST Network 55–57 12–4 2–1 8,820 January 9, 2012 9:00pm yes Georgetown 11 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. ESPNU 68–64 13–4 3–1 7,877 January 14, 2012 12:00pm Villanova Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH CinCW/BIG EAST Network 82–78 14–4 4–1 10,205 January 18, 2012 7:00pm yes Connecticut 11 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT ESPN2 70–67 15–4 5–1 10,167 January 21, 2012 3:00pm yes West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPNU 74–77 15–5 5–2 14,070 January 23, 2012 7:00pm Syracuse 3 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH BIG MONDAY ESPN 53–60 15–6 5–3 13,176 January 28, 2012 6:00pm yes 2011 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers The RAC Piscataway, NJ FS Ohio/BIG EAST Network 54–61 15–7 5–4 7,693 February 4, 2012 7:00pm DePaul Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH FS Ohio/BIG EAST Network 74–66 16–7 6–4 10,450 February 8, 2012 7:00pm yes St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, NY ESPNU 76–54 17–7 7–4 7,618 February 11, 2012 3:00pm yes Marquette 18 Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI ESPNU 78–95 17–8 7–5 18,815 February 15, 2012 9:00pm Providence Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPNU 81–66 18–8 8–5 7,822 February 18, 2012 4:00pm Seton Hall Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH FS Ohio/BIG EAST Network 72–67 19–8 9–5 13,003 February 23, 2012 9:00pm Louisville 17 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Rivalry ESPN 60–56 20–8 10–5 13,176 February 26, 2012 12:00pm yes South Florida Tampa Bay Times Forum Tampa, FL CinCW/BIG EAST Network 45–46 20–9 10–6 6,784 February 29, 2012 7:00pm Marquette 8 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPN2 72–61 21–9 11–6 11,316 March 3, 2012 2:00pm yes Villanova The Pavilion Villanova, PA ESPN 72–68 22–9 12–6 6,500 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|Big East tournament March 8, 2012 2:00pm yes 4 Georgetown 13 5 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Quarterfinals ESPN 72–70 2OT 20,057 23–9 March 9, 2012 7:00pm yes 4 Syracuse 2 1 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Semifinals ESPN 71–68 20,057 24–9 March 10, 2012 9:00pm yes 4 Louisville 7 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Championship/Rivalry ESPN 44–50 20,057 24–10 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|NCAA tournament March 16, 2012 12:15pm yes yes E 6 Texas E 11 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Second Round CBS 65–59   25–10 March 18, 2012 9:40pm yes yes E 6 Florida State 10 E 3 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Third Round TBS 62–56 11,033 26–10 March 22, 2012 9:45 p.m. yes yes E 6 Ohio State 7 E 2 TD Garden Boston, MA Sweet Sixteen CBS 66–81 18,796 26–11 AP Poll Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.Schedule https://web.archive.org/web/20101231204253/http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/cinn-m-baskbl-sched.html 2010-12-31 GoBearcats.com. Retrieved on October 10, 2011. Rankings 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 21 20 NR Coaches 0 19 22 20 т NR 18 Awards and milestones Big East Conference honors All-Big East Second Team Sean Kilpatrickhttps://issuu.com/pflenke/docs/bembb2018-19_all Big East Conference Basketball Media Guide Big East Conference December 21, 2018 Player of the Week Week 7: Sean Kilpatrickhttps://issuu.com/pflenke/docs/2017-18_mbb_record_book Big East Conference Basketball Media Guide Big East Conference December 21, 2018 Week 9: Dion Dixon See also 2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season 2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl Notes 2 Category:Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball seasons Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Cincin Cincin