2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati University Bearcats textlogo.svg American Athletic Conference The American 23–11 13–5 Mick Cronin 9th Larry Davis 9th Antwon Jackson 3rd Darren Savino 5th Fifth Third Arena NCAA tournament round of 32 The 2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats played home games on Ed Jucker Court at the Fifth Third Arena. The 2014–15 season was the second season the Bearcats participated in the American Athletic Conference, and were coached by Mick Cronin in his ninth season. Mick Cronin discovered he had an arterial dissection and sat out the rest of the season, last coaching December 17 against San Diego State,https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/01/05/cincinnati-mick-cronin-health Cincinnati's Mick Cronin: 'Believe me, I know how lucky I am.' which would see Assistant Head Coach Larry Davis coach the rest of the season. They finished the season 23–11, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic tournament to UConn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Purdue in the second round before losing in the third round to Kentucky. Offseason Departing players Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Derek Cox 1 0 G 75 6'3'" 186 5 RS Senior Mason, Ohio Walk-on; graduated Jeremiah Davis III 1 0 G 75 6'3" 199 2.5 RS Sophomore Muncie, Indiana Transferred to Ball State (mid-season)https://ballstatesports.com/news/2014/1/3/209358126.aspx Men's Basketball Adds Jeremiah Davis as Transfer 3 Jan 2014 ballstatesports.com 29 Aug 2020 Titus Rubles 1 2 F 79 6'7'" 220 4 Senior Dallas, Texas Graduated Justin Jackson basketball, born 1990 5 F 80 6'8'" 230 4 Senior Cocoa Beach, Florida Graduated Jermaine Lawrence 1 11 F 75 6'3" 199 1 Freshman Springfield Gardens, New York Transferred to ManhattanWoo Jeremy Manhattan lands Cincinnati transfer Jermaine Lawrence http://college-basketball.si.com/2014/05/22/manhattan-lands-cincinnati-transfer-jermaine-lawrence/ SI.com 13 June 2014 Sean Kilpatrick 23 G 76 6'4'" 210 5 RS Senior Yonkers, New York Graduated David Nyarsuk 1 33 C 82 7'1'" 250 4 Senior Juba, South Sudan Graduated Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Coreontae DeBerry C 82 6'10" 270 3 Junior Holland, MI Junior college transferred from Hutchinson CChttps://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coreontae-deberry/312 Coreontae DeBerry - Men's Basketball Octavius Ellis C 82 6'10" 205 3 Junior Memphis, TN Junior college transferred from Trinity Valley CChttps://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/octavius-ellis/306 Octavius Ellis - Men's Basketball Farad Cobb G 72 6'0" 175 3 Junior West Palm Beach, FL Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida SChttps://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/farad-cobb/311 Farad Cobb - Men's Basketball Recruiting class of 2014 no no 2014 Quadri Moore C Linden, NJ Linden High School 6 8 230 17 Sep 2013 3 3 3 75 Gary Clark PF Clayton, NC Clayton High School 6 7 230 18 Sep 2013 3 4 4 80 2014 Cincinnati 2014 Basketball Commitments Cincinnati 2014 Basketball Commits Cincinnati 2014 Player Commits 2132 31 yes Recruiting class of 2015 no yes 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 Tre 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 Roster 2014 Cincinnati Bearcats y yes Quadri Moore 0 F 6 8 230 FR Linden, New Jersey Linden High School Deshaun Morman 1 G 6 3 190 FR y Richmond, Virginia Faith Baptist Christian School S Octavius Ellis y 2 C 6 10 230 JR Memphis, Tennessee Trinity Valley CC Shaquille Thomas y 3 F 6 7 205 JR y Paterson, New Jersey NIA Prep Troy Caupain y 10 G 6 3 200 SO Midlothian, Virginia Cosby High School Gary Clark basketball y 11 F 6 7 230 FR Clayton, North Carolina Clayton High School Ge'Lawn Guyn 14 G 6 2 185 SR Georgetown, Kentucky South Kent Prep y LT Jermaine Sanders 15 F 6 5 210 SR Far Rockaway, New York Rice High School C Farad Cobb 21 G 6 1 165 JR West Palm Beach, Florida Northwest Florida SC Coreontae DeBerry y 22 C 6 10 270 JR Holland, Michigan Hutchinson CC Kevin Johnson 25 G 6 2 175 SO Cincinnati, Ohio Summit Country Day School Jamaree Strickland 32 C 6 10 270 FR yes Oakland, California Queen City Prep T Rob Blissitt Jr. 42 G 6 3 175 SO Markham, Illinois Thornwood High School W Zack Tobler 45 F 6 5 215 SO Fort Mitchell, Kentucky Covington Catholic High School W Mick Cronin (Cincinnati) Larry Davis (Asbury) Darren Savino (NJCU) Antwon Jackson (Pikeville) (T) Transferred (LT) Left team https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2014-15 2015-03-03 Nov 21, 2014 - Ge'Lawn Guyn injured his pinky in practice. Guyn would leave the team after the fall semester and graduate in the spring.https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/university-of-cincinnati/2015/03/03/ucs-guyn-granted-release-from-basketball-team/24306847/ UC's Guyn granted release from basketball team Groeschen Tom 3 March 2015 enquirer.com Cincinnati Enquirer 29 Aug 2020 He maintained one year of eligibility and later transferred to East Tennessee State. Dec 13, 2014 - Jamaree Strickland elected to transfer after the fall semester. Strickland had been suspended from the team since November 26.https://cincyontheprowl.com/2014/12/13/cincinnati-bearcats-center-jamaree-strickland-transferring/ Cincinnati Bearcats Center Jamaree Strickland Transferring Bains Chris 13 Dec 2014 cincyontheprowl.com 2 Sep 2020 Strickland eventually transferred to Arizona Western College. Feb 19, 2015 - Following the Xavier game, Deshaun Morman was indefinitely suspended.https://cincyontheprowl.com/2015/03/24/larry-davis-on-deshaun-mormans-future-its-really-up-to-him/ Larry Davis On Deshaun Morman's Future, "It's Really Up To Him" Bains Chris 24 Mar 2015 cincyontheprowl.com 2 Sep 2020 Morman would eventually transfer to Towson after the conclusion of the season. Depth chart Cincinnati Bearcats 1 Cincinnati 2 Cincinnati Bearcats 1 Octavius Ellis Gary Clark Shaq Thomas Kevin Johnson Troy Caupain Coreontae DeBerry Quadri Moore Jermaine Sanders Farad Cobb Ge'Lawn Guyn Zack Tobler Rob Blissitt Jr. Deshaun Morman Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/2015.html 2014-15 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|Exhibition November 3, 2014 7:00pm yes 2014 men Bellarmine Knights Bellarmine Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 86–79 4,234 November 8, 2014 2:00pm yes 2014 men Fairmont State Fighting Falcons Fairmont State Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 71–54 4,486 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|Regular Season November 14, 2014 8:00pm yes Saint Francis (PA) Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 52–37 7,114 1–0 November 19, 2014 7:00pm yes Morehead State Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH FSOH 69–61 6,119 2–0 November 23, 2014 5:00pm yes Eastern Illinois Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Emerald Coast Classic First Round FSOH 54–49 6,823 3–0 November 25, 2014 7:00pm yes NC Central Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Emerald Coast Classic Second Round FSOH 59–50 7,015 4–0 November 28, 2014 6:00pm yes yes Middle Tennessee The Arena at NWFSC Niceville, FL Emerald Coast Classic Third Round 69–51 1,200 5–0 November 29, 2014 9:00pm yes yes Ole Miss The Arena at NWFSC Niceville, FL Emerald Coast Classic Championship CBSSN 54–66 1,550 5–1 December 2, 2014 7:00pm yes Stony Brook Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH FSOH 78–52 6–1 6,603 December 13, 2014 9:00pm yes yes Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE BTN 55–56 2OT 15,607 6–2 December 17, 2014 9:00pm yes San Diego State 19 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPN2 71–62 OT 9,217 7–2 December 20, 2014 12:00pm yes VCU Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPNU 47–68 9,250 7–3 December 23, 2014 7:00pm yes Wagner Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH FSOH 72–48 6,023 8–3 December 30, 2014 4:00pm yes yes NC State PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ESPNU 76–60 16,980 9–3 January 3, 2015 11:00am SMU Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPN2 56–50 10–3 1–0 10,013 January 6, 2015 7:00pm East Carolina Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPNU 69–48 11–3 2–0 7,516 January 10, 2015 11:00am y UConn ESPN2 XL Center Hartford, CT 56–62 11–4 2–1 15,564 January 15, 2015 7:00pm y Memphis FedEx Forum Memphis, TN Rivalry ESPN 50–63 11–5 2–2 14,916 January 17, 2015 7:30pm Temple Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPNU 84–53 12–5 3–2 12,071 January 21, 2015 7:00pm Houston Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPNews 67–54 13–5 4–2 9,815 January 25, 2015 2:00pm yes UCF CFE Arena Orlando, FL CBSSN 56–46 14–5 5–2 3,874 January 29, 2015 8:00pm UConn Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPN2 70–58 15–5 6–2 11,092 February 1, 2015 1:00pm y East Carolina Williams Arena Greenville, NC CBSSN 46–50 15–6 6–3 4,574 February 5, 2015 9:00pm y SMU 23 Moody Coliseum University Park, TX ESPN 62–54 16–6 7–3 7,098 February 7, 2015 8:00pm South Florida Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH CBSSN 63–58 17–6 8–3 11,670 February 10, 2015 7:30pm y Temple Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA CBSSN 59–75 17–7 8–4 11,670 February 14, 2015 2:00pm Tulane Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPNU 49–50 17–8 8–5 12,041 February 18, 2015 7:00pm yes Xavier Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Crosstown Shootout ESPN2 57–59 17–9 13,176 February 21, 2015 9:30pm y Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX ESPNU 63–53 18–9 9–5 3,562 February 25, 2015 7:30pm UCF Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH CBSSN 83–60 19–9 10–5 9,825 February 28, 2015 2:00pm y Tulane Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA ESPNews 63–47 20–9 11–5 2,430 March 4, 2015 9:00pm y Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK CBSSN 56–47 21–9 12–5 5,840 March 8, 2015 12:00pm Memphis Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Rivalry CBS 77–65 22–9 13–5 12,358 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|AAC Tournament March 13, 2015 9:00pm yes 3 UConn 6 XL Center Hartford, CT Quarterfinals ESPNU 54–57 22–10 9,514 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats| NCAA Tournament March 19, 2015 7:10pm yes yes 8 MW Purdue 9 MW KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY Second Round CBS 66–65 OT 23–10 21,639 March 21, 2015 2:40pm yes yes 8 MW Kentucky 1 1 MW KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY Third Round CBS 51–64 23–11 21,760 |- AP Poll Eastern Time MW Midwest Region http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/cinn-m-baskbl-sched.html University of Cincinnati Official Athletics Site - Men's Basketball 2014-05-15 2010-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20101231204253/http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/cinn-m-baskbl-sched.html dead A look at UC's 2014-15 non-league schedule http://www.cincinnati.com/story/ucathleticsblog/2014/03/19/much-of-ucs-2014-15-schedule-already-set/6621983/ 19 May 2014 Cincinnati Enquirer 19 March 2014 Awards and milestones American Athletic Conference honors All-AAC Second Team Octavius Ellis All-AAC Honorable Mention Troy Caupain All-AAC Rookie Team Gary Clark Player of the Week Week 17: Farad Cobb Rookie of the Week Week 4: Gary Clark 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 References 2 Category:Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball seasons Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball