2008–09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008-09 Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati University Bearcats textlogo.svg 300px Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 18–14 8–10 Mick Cronin 3rd Larry Davis 3rd Chris Goggin 3rd Tony Stubblefield 3rd Fifth Third Arena The 2008–09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2008–09 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 are members of the Big East Conference. The Bearcats finished the season 18–14, 8–10 in Big East play and were upset in the first round of the 2009 Big East men's basketball tournament by the 16th seed DePaul. Offseason Departing players Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Marvin Gentry 1 G 75 6'3" 180 4 SeniorFort Worth, Texas Graduated Marcus Sikes 10 F 82 6'8" 230 4 SeniorRichmond, Virginia Graduated Jamual Warren 32 G 74 6'2" 195 4 SeniorSpringfield, Massachusetts Graduated Adam Hrycaniuk 34 C 83 6'10" 230 4 Senior Mysliborz, Poland Graduated John Williamson 45 F 79 6'6" 225 4 SeniorColumbus, Ohio Graduated Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Steven Toyloy F 75 6'3" 255 3 Junior West Palm Beach, FL Junior college transferred from Miami Dade Collegehttps://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/steve-toyloy/394 Steve Toyloy - Men's Basketball Recruiting class of 2008 no 2008 Yancy Gates PF Cincinnati, Ohio Withrow High School 6 8 250 15 Apr 2007 5 4 96 Cashmere Wright PG Savannah, Georgia Urban Christian Academy 6 0 170 16 Aug 2007 4 4 93 Dion Dixon SG Chicago, Illinois Crane High School 6 3 180 2 Mar 2008 3 3 NR 2008 Cincinnati 2008 Basketball Commitments 2008 Cincinnati Basketball Commits 2008 Cincinnati Basketball Commits Cincinnati 2008 Basketball Commits 2132 38 15 May 2020 yes Recruiting class of 2009 no yes 2009 Sean Kilpatrick SG White Plains, New York Notre Dame Prep 6 4 210 3 3 3 87 JaQuon Parker PG Suffolk, Virginia King's Fork High School 6 4 200 2 Jun 2009 3 3 3 89 Lance Stephenson G Brooklyn, New York Abraham Lincoln High School 6 6 195 30 Jun 2009 5 5 5 97 2009 Cincinnati 2009 Basketball Commitments 2009 Cincinnati Basketball Commits Cincinnati 2009 Player Commits Cincinnati 2009 Basketball Commits 2132 45 15 May 2020 yes Roster 2008 Cincinnati Bearcats y yes Cashmere Wright y 1 G 6 0 175 FR Savannah, Georgia Urban Christian Academy yes Eddie Tyree 2 G 5 10 180 JR Columbus, Ohio Thomas More W Dion Dixon y 3 G 6 3 195 FR Chicago, Illinois Crane High School Deonta Vaughn y 5 G 6 1 190 JR Indianapolis, Indiana Harmony Community School C Larry Davis 11 G 6 3 185 SO Houston, Texas Alief Hastings High School Darnell Wilks 15 F 6 7 205 SO Nashville, Tennessee Pioneer Christian Academy Branden Miller 20 G 6 4 210 SR Cincinnati, Ohio Indian Hill High School W Mike Williams 21 F 6 7 240 SR yes Camden, Alabama Texas Rashad Bishop 22 F 6 6 220 SO Paterson, New Jersey Kennedy High School Alvin Mitchell 23 F 6 5 215 so Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Cardinal Gibbons High School Anthony McClain 30 C 7 0 290 SO Trenton, New Jersey National Christian Academy Kenny Belton 32 F 6 8 255 SO Salem, Virginia Dudley High School y Yancy Gates y 34 F 6 9 260 FR Cincinnati, Ohio Withrow High School Steve Toyloy 42 C 6 8 255 JR West Palm Beach, Florida Miami Dade College Mick Cronin (Cincinnati) Chris Goggin (Cincinnati) Larry Davis (Asbury) Tony Stubblefield (Omaha) https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2008-09 15 May 2020 Depth chart Cincinnati Bearcats 1 Cincinnati 2 Cincinnati Bearcats 1 Yancy Gates Mike Williams Rashad Bishop Larry Davis Deonta Vaughn Steve Toyloy Alvin Mitchell Darnell Wilks Branden Miller Dion Dixon Anthony McClain Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/2009.html 2008-09 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|Exhibition November 1, 2008 1:00pm w yes Carleton Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 64–54 November 11, 2008 7:30pm w yes 2008 men Northern Kentucky Norse Northern Kentucky Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 73–61 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|Non-Conference Regular Season November 16, 2008 6:00pm w yes 2008 men South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 69–62 1–0 6,199 November 18, 2008 7:30pm w yes 2008 men Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 82–51 2–0 6,180 November 22, 2008 12:00pm w yes 2008 men Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Global Sports Classic 74–46 3–0 November 24, 2008 7:30pm w yes 2008 men Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Global Sports Classic 82–56 4–0 November 28, 2008 10:30pm l yes yes Florida State Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV Global Sports Classic 47–58 OT 4–1 November 29, 2008 8:00pm w yes yes 2008 men UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV Global Sports Classic 67–65 5–1 December 6, 2008 12:00pm w yes 2008 men UAB Blazers UAB Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 87–80 6–1 December 13, 2008 7:00pm l yes Xavier 10 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Crosstown Shootout 66–76 6–2 December 15, 2008 7:20pm w yes 2008 men Charleston Southern Buccaneers Charleston Southern Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 74–55 7–2 December 18, 2008 6:30pm w yes yes Mississippi State U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH SEC–Big East Challenge ESPN 75–63 8–2 December 20, 2008 6:30pm w yes 2008 men Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 85–77 OT 9–2 December 22, 2008 7:30pm w y 2008 men Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Arkansas–Pine Bluff Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 79–49 10–2 December 29, 2008 9:00pm l yes yes Memphis FedEx Forum Memphis, TN Rivalry 45–60 10–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|Big East Regular Season January 4, 2009 2:00pm l yes Marquette Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI 50–84 10–4 0–1 January 7, 2009 7:00pm l Providence Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 79–87 10–5 0–2 January 10, 2009 4:30pm l Connecticut 5 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 72–81 10–6 0–3 January 14, 2009 7:30pm w Rutgers Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 71–59 11–6 1–3 January 17, 2009 2:00pm w yes 2008 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL 59–55 12–6 2–3 January 19, 2009 8:00pm l yes Providence Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, RI 63–72 12–7 2–4 January 22, 2009 9:00pm w yes St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, NY 71–60 13–7 3–4 January 28, 2009 7:30pm w Georgetown 25 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 65–57 14–7 4–4 February 1, 2009 12:00pm l yes Villanova 21 The Pavilion Villanova, PA 50–71 14–8 4–5 February 4, 2009 7:30pm w Notre Dame US Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH 93–83 15–8 5–5 February 7, 2009 12:00pm w yes Georgetown Verizon Center Washington, D.C. 64–62 16–8 6–5 February 11, 2009 7:30pm w St. John's Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 71–61 17–8 7–5 February 14, 2009 4:00pm l yes Pittsburgh 4 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 69–85 17–9 7–6 February 21, 2009 2:00pm l Louisville 7 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Rivalry 63–72 17–10 7–7 February 26, 2009 7:00pm w West Virginia Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 65–61 18–10 8–7 March 1, 2009 2:00pm l yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 63–87 18–11 8–8 March 3, 2009 7:00pm l yes South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL 59–70 18–12 8–9 March 7, 2009 12:00pm l 2008 men Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 63–67 OT 18–13 8–10 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|Big East tournament March 10, 2009 12:00pm l yes 9 DePaul 16 Madison Square Garden New York, NY First Round 57–67 18–14 Source https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gobearcats.com/documents/2008/11/4/110408-MBKBGuide-01.pdf 2008-09 Schedule 2019-07-09 live https://web.archive.org/web/20201017103239/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gobearcats.com/documents/2008/11/4/110408-MBKBGuide-01.pdf 2020-10-17 Awards and milestones Big East Conference honors All-Big East Third Team Deonta Vaughn Big East All-Rookie Team Yancy Gates Sourcehttps://gobearcats.com/news/2009/4/7/UC_Men_s_Basketball_Closes_Year_with_Awards_Banquet.aspx?path=mbball UC Men's Basketball Closes Year with Awards Banquet University of Cincinnati Athletics en 2019-07-10 Rankings 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 19 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Coaches Poll 0 19 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR References 2 Cincinnati Category:Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball seasons Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball