2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati University Bearcats textlogo.svg American Athletic Conference The American 22–11 12–6 Mick Cronin 10th Larry Davis 10th Antwon Jackson 4th Darren Savino 6th Fifth Third Arena Barclays Center Classic champions NCAA tournament First Round The 2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats, were led by tenth year head coach Mick Cronin, who returned full-time after taking a hiatus in December 2014. The Bearcats played their home games on Ed Jucker Court at Fifth Third Arena and were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season with a record of 22–11, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in conference. The Bearcats lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to UConn for the second consecutive year. They received an at-large bid as a #9 seed to the NCAA tournament. They lost in the First Round of the Tournament to Saint Joseph's. 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 Deshaun Morman 1 1 G 75 6'3'" 190 1.5 RS Freshman Richmond, Virginia Transferred to TowsonBains Chris Deshaun Morman Officially Transferring From Cincinnati 14 April 2015 http://cincyontheprowl.com/2015/04/14/deshaun-morman-officially-transferring-from-cincinnati/ Cincy on the Prowl May 13, 2015 Ge’Lawn Guyn 1 14 G 74 6'2'" 185 4 Senior Lexington, Kentucky Left team; transferred to East Tennessee StateYoung Jake ETSU lands Cincinnati transfer Guyn http://wjhl.com/2015/06/21/reports-etsu-lands-cincinnati-transfer-guyn/ WJHL-News Channel 11 June 21, 2015 Jermaine Sanders 1 15 G 77 6'5'" 210 4 Senior Far Rockaway, New York Graduated Jamaree Strickland 1 32 C 82 6'10'" 270 1.5 RS Freshman Oakland, California Transferred to Arizona Western College (mid-season)Vicar Nathan Redshirt freshmen to transfer from UC's men's basketball program http://www.fox19.com/story/27618288/redshirt-freshmen-strickland-to-transfer-from-ucs-mens-basketball-program WXIX Fox 19 December 12, 2014 Rob Blissitt Jr. 1 42 G 75 6'3'" 175 2 Sophomore Markham, Illinois Walk-on; did not return Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Kyle Washington C ## 6'9" 170 3 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.ACC Basketball: Former Wolfpack forward Kyle Washington headed to Cincinnati http://www.fayobserver.com/blogs/sports/acc-basketball-former-wolfpack-forward-kyle-washington-headed-to-cincinnati/article_d746dd28-1ffd-11e5-ac90-973399b180dc.html Fayetteville Observer BLOX Content Management System 1 July 2015 Recruiting class of 2015 no no 2015 Jacob Evans G Baton Rouge, LA St. Michael High School 6 5 190 14 Oct 2013 4 4 3 80 Justin Jenifer G Gwynn Oak, MD Milford Mill Academy 5 9 185 9 Jun 2014 3 3 4 80 Trevon Scott F Darien, GA McIntosh County Academy 6 7 200 15 Sep 2014 3 n/a 3 78 2015 Cincinnati 2015 Basketball Commitments Cincinnati 2015 Basketball Commits Cincinnati 2015 Player Commits 2132 NR NR NR 53 yes Recruiting class of 2016 no yes 2016 Nysier Brooks C Burlington, New Jersey Life Center Academy 6 9 200 6/30/2015 3 3 79 Jarron Cumberland SG Wilmington, Ohio Wilmington High School 6 4 215 7/1/2015 4 4 85 2016 Cincinnati 2016 Basketball Commitments 2016 Cincinnati Basketball Commits ESPN 2132 NR NR 40 62 yes Roster 2015 Cincinnati Bearcats y yes Quadri Moore 0 F 6 8 230 SO Linden, New Jersey Linden High School Jacob Evans y 1 G 6 6 210 FR Baton Rouge, Louisiana St. Michael the Archangel High School Octavius Ellis y 2 F 6 10 235 SR Memphis, Tennessee Trinity Valley CC C Justin Jenifer 3 F 5 10 175 FR Gwynn Oak, Maryland Milford Mill Academy Troy Caupain y 10 G 6 4 205 JR Midlothian, Virginia Cosby High School Gary Clark basketball y 11 F 6 7 235 SO Clayton, North Carolina Clayton High School Trevon Scott y 13 F 6 7 220 FR yes Darien, Georgia McIntosh County Academy Farad Cobb 21 G 6 1 165 SR West Palm Beach, Florida Northwest Florida SC C Coreontae DeBerry y 22 C 6 10 270 SR Holland, Michigan Hutchinson CC Shaq Thomas y 24 F 6 7 210 SR y Paterson, New Jersey NIA Prep Kevin Johnson 25 G 6 3 185 JR Cincinnati, Ohio Summit Country Day School Kyle Washington 32 F 6 9 225 JR yes Champlin, Minnesota NC State Zack Tobler 45 F 6 5 230 JR Fort Mitchell, Kentucky Covington Catholic High School W Mick Cronin (Cincinnati) Larry Davis (Asbury) Darren Savino (NJCU) Antwon Jackson (Pikeville) https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2015-16 15 May 2020 Depth chart Cincinnati Bearcats 1 Cincinnati 2 Cincinnati Bearcats 1 Octavius Ellis Gary Clark Shaq Thomas Farad Cobb Troy Caupain Coreontae DeBerry Quadri Moore Jacob Evans Kevin Johnson Justin Jenifer Zack Tobler Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/2016.html 2015-16 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats| Exhibition |- November 3, 2015 7:00pm yes 2015 men Grand Valley State Lakers Grand Valley State Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 93–63 4,404 November 7, 2015 12:00pm yes 2015 men Bellarmine Knights Bellarmine Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 81–60 4,507 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats| Non-conference regular season |- November 13, 2015 7:00pm yes Western Carolina Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 97–72 1–0 7,213 November 15, 2015 2:00pm yes Robert Morris Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH FSOH/ESPN3 106–44 2–0 6,292 November 18, 2015 7:00pm yes yes Bowling Green Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 83–50 3–0 3,411 November 22, 2015 1:00pm yes Arkansas–Pine Bluff Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Barclays Center Classic FSOH/ESPN3 99–50 4–0 6,083 November 24, 2015 7:00pm yes 24 Southeastern Louisiana Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Barclays Center Classic FSOH/ESPN3 64–49 5–0 6,824 November 27, 2015 6:30pm yes yes 24 Nebraska Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center Classic semifinals ASN/ESPN3 65–61 6–0   November 28, 2015 2:30pm yes yes 24 George Washington Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center Classic Championship ASN/ESPN3 61–56 7–0   December 2, 2015 7:00pm yes 17 Butler Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH CBSSN 76–78 7–1 11,125 December 6, 2015 5:30pm yes 17 Morgan State Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ASN/ESPN3 87–66 8–1 6,126 December 12, 2015 5:30pm yes yes 23 Xavier 12 Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH Crosstown Shootout FOX 55–65 8–2 10,617 December 15, 2015 7:00pm yes 23 Norfolk State Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPNU 75–59 9–2 6,215 December 19, 2015 4:00pm yes yes 23 VCU Siegel Center Richmond, VA CBSSN 69–63 10–2 7,637 December 22, 2015 7:00pm yes 22 Iowa State 11 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPN2 79–81 10–3 13,176 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats| AAC Regular Season December 29, 2015 3:00pm 22 Temple Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPN2 70–77 10–4 0–1 10,029 January 2, 2016 4:00pm 22 Tulsa Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPNU 76–57 11–4 1–1 10,102 January 7, 2016 7:00pm yes SMU 15 Moody Coliseum University Park, TX ESPN 57–59 11–5 1–2 6,971 January 10, 2016 12:00pm yes South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL ESPNU 54–51 12–5 2–2 3,062 January 13, 2016 7:00pm Houston Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPNU 70–59 13–5 3–2 9,345 January 16, 2016 12:00pm yes Temple Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA ESPNU 65–67 2OT 13–6 3–3 7,481 January 21, 2016 7:00pm Memphis Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Rivalry ESPN2 76–72 14–6 4–3 10,320 January 24, 2016 12:00pm Tulane Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPNU 97–75 15–6 5–3 9,224 January 28, 2016 7:00pm yes UConn XL Center Hartford, CT ESPNU 58–57 16–6 6–3 13,242 February 4, 2016 8:00pm South Florida Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH CBSSN 88–57 17–6 7–3 9,116 February 6, 2016 12:00pm yes Memphis FedEx Forum Memphis, TN Rivalry ESPN2 59–63 17–7 7–4 12,920 February 9, 2016 7:00pm yes UCF CFE Arena Orlando, FL ESPNews 69–51 18–7 8–4 4,143 February 13, 2016 4:00pm East Carolina Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPNU 75–60 19–7 9–4 12,513 February 18, 2016 9:00pm yes Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK CBSSN 68–70 OT 19–8 9–5 4,402 February 20, 2016 4:00pm UConn Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPN2 65–60 20–8 10–5 13,176 February 27, 2016 12:00pm yes East Carolina Williams Arena Greenville, NC ESPNU 65–56 21–8 11–5 4,841 March 3, 2016 9:00pm yes Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX CBSSN 56–69 21–9 11–6 4,171 March 6, 2016 12:00pm SMU 24 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH CBS 61–54 22–9 12–6 13,176 |- !colspan=12 style="Cincinnati Bearcats"| AAC Tournament March 11, 2016 2:00pm yes 4 UConn 5 Amway Center Orlando, FL Quarterfinals 7,475 ESPN2 97–104 4OT 22–10 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats| NCAA Tournament March 18, 2016 9:57pm yes 9 W Saint Joseph's 8 W Spokane Arena Spokane, WA First Round 11,274 truTV 76–78 22–11 yes AP Poll Eastern Time W West Region http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/cinn-m-baskbl-sched.html The Official Website of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats – Men's Basketball 2015-07-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20101231204253/http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/cinn-m-baskbl-sched.html 2010-12-31 dead 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 Sourcehttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/theamerican.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/11/6/201819_Amemerican_MBB_Media_Guide.pdf American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Guide American Athletic Conference December 21, 2018 Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 19 RV RV 24 17 23 23 22 22 RV RV RV RV RV Coaches' 0 20 RV RV 24 17 22 20 21 23 RV RV RV References Category:Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball seasons Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Bearcats