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CINCINNATI BASKETBALL 2 NaTioNCINCINNATIaL TiTLEs • 6 FiNaL Fours • 8 ELiTE EighTs • 10 sWEET six TEENBASKETBALLs • 30 NCAA TourNamENTs • 38 CoNFErENCE ChamPioNshiPs gaME 13 2016-17 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 23/23 CINCINNATI (10-2, 0-0 AMERICAN) Day/Date Opponent TV Time/Result AT TEMPLE (9-4, 0-0 AMERICAN) Wed./Nov. 2 Bellarmine (Exh.) Bearcats TV W, 64-55 Wednesday, Dec. 28 • 9 p.m. (ET) • Liacouras Center • Philadelphia, Pa. NAISMITH MEMORIAL HALL OF FAME TIP-OFF Fri./Nov. 11 1-Brown ESPN3 W, 84-55 GAME aT a gLaNCE Mon./Nov. 14 1-Albany ESPNU W, 74-51 SERIES INFO: 27th meeting; Cincinnati leads 17-9 overall; The series is tied 4-4 in Philadelphia Sat./Nov. 19 2-No. 21 Rhode Island ESPN3 L, 71-76 Cincinnati leads 7-2 in Cincinnati and 6-3 at neutral sites Sun./Nov. 20 2-Penn State ESPN2 W, 71-50 LAST MEETING: Temple won 67-65 in overtime on Jan. 16, 2016 at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia StrEAK: Temple - 3 Wed./Nov. 23 Samford ESPN3 W, 70-55 COACHES: Mick Cronin is in his 11th season at Cincinnati (217-131); 14th season overall (286-155) Sat./Nov. 26 Lipscomb FSO/ESPN3 W, 91-68 Fran Dunphy is in his 11th season at Temple (223-124); 28th season overall (533-287) Thurs./Dec. 1 at No. 19 Iowa State ESPN (OT) W, 55-54 AP/USA TODAY RANKINGS (DEC. 26): Cincinnati (23/23); Temple (--/--) Sun./Dec. 4 Bowling Green ESPNU W, 85-56 RADIO: 700 WLW; Dan Hoard provides play-by-play with color analyst Terry Nelson. Sat./Dec. 10 at No. 16 Butler FS1 L, 65-75 TV: ESPNU; Dave Leno provides play-by-play with color analyst Malcolm Huckaby. Tues./Dec. 13 Texas Southern ESPN3 W, 96-58 UC TWITTER PAGES: @GoBearcats and @GoBearcatsMBB Sat./Dec. 17 Fairleigh Dickinson FSO/ESPN3 W, 119-68 Thurs./Dec. 22 Marshall CBSSN (OT) W, 93-91 CINCINNATI PROBABLE STARTERS & RESERVES Wed./Dec. 28 at Temple • ESPNU 9 p.m. Sun./Jan. 1 Tulane • CBSSN 7 p.m. No. NAME PoS. Ht. WT. CL.-ExP. HoMEtowN GP-GS PPG RPG APG MIN Sat./Jan. 7 at Houston • ESPNU 9 p.m. 10 Troy Caupain G 6-4 210 Sr.-3L Midlothian, Va. 12-12 10.3 5.6 4.5 31.4 Thurs./Jan. 12 SMU • ESPN 9 p.m. 25 Kevin Johnson G 6-3 185 Sr.-3L Cincinnati, Ohio 12-12 7.8 2.2 1.4* 28.2 Sun./Jan. 15 at East Carolina • CBSSN 4 p.m. 1 Jacob Evans III G/F 6-6 210 So.-1L Baton Rouge, La. 12-12 15.9 4.3 2.4 31.8 Wed./Jan. 18 Temple • CBSSN 7 p.m. 11 Gary Clark F 6-8 225 Jr.-2L Clayton, N.C. 12-12 10.2 6.9 2.3 26.3 Sat./Jan. 21 at Tulane • CBSSN 4 p.m. 24 Kyle Washington F 6-9 230 Jr.-Tr. Champlin, Minn. 12-11 14.4 7.8 1.4^ 23.9 Thurs./Jan. 26 3-Xavier ESPN2 7 p.m. OFF THE BENCH Sun./Jan. 29 USF • CBSSN 4 p.m. 3 Justin Jenifer G 5-10 175 So.-1L Baltimore, Md. 12-0 5.1 1.4 2.6 17.3 Wed./Feb. 1 at Tulsa • CBSSN 9 p.m. 34 Jarron Cumberland G 6-5 218 Fr.-HS Wilmington, Ohio 12-0 5.8 2.1 1.6 14.5 Sat./Feb. 4 UConn • ESPN/ESPN2 TBA 13 Tre Scott F 6-8 225 R-Fr.-HS Darien, Ga. 12-0 5.0 3.7 1.2 13.8 Wed./Feb. 8 UCF • ESPNU 9 p.m. 0 Quadri Moore F 6-8 230 Jr.-2L Linden, N.J. 9-1 3.2 1.8 0.3* 8.9 Sun./Feb. 12 at SMU • ESPN 4 p.m. 33 Nysier Brooks C 6-11 240 Fr.-HS Philadelphia, Pa. 12-0 3.5 1.4 0.6^ 8.4 Wed./Feb. 15 at USF • ESPNU 7 p.m. 45 Zack Tobler F 6-5 225 Sr.-3L Fort Mitchell, Ky. 6-0 1.5 1.0 0.3* 2.2 Sat./Feb. 18 Tulsa • ESPNU 12 p.m. 14 Jackson Bart F 6-5 210 R-Fr.-Tr. Bartlesville, Okla. 5-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 Thurs./Feb. 23 Memphis • ESPN/ESPN2 7 p.m. 32 John Koz G 6-1 190 Fr.-HS Cleveland, Ohio 4-0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.3 Sun./Feb. 26 at UCF • CBSSN 3 p.m. Starters based on last game; @-Statistics from last season of high school; ^-Blocks; *-Steals Thurs./Mar. 2 Houston • ESPN/ESPN2 7 p.m. CINCINNATI STORYLINES Sun./Mar. 5 at UConn • CBS 12 p.m. » Cincinnati begins American Athletic Conference play and three-pointers made (tied for ninth at 2.0). AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP (HARTFORD, CONN.) Wednesday at Temple. The Bearcats were picked to » Kyle Washington has scored in double figures in Mar. 9-12 4-TBA ESPN Networks TBA win the conference in a poll of the league’s coaches nine of 12 games this season. He enters the week in the preseason, edging out UConn by one vote. It ranked 32nd in the nation with five double-dou- NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP marks the first time UC has been a preseason pick to bles. He is listed among The American’s leaders in Mar. 14-15 First Four Turner TBA win a league since 2002-03 (Conference USA). rebounds (fifth at 7.8), field goal percentage (sixth Mar. 16-19 First & Second Rounds CBS/Turner TBA » Gary Clark was named The American’s Player of at .569), blocks (tied for eighth at 1.4) and scoring Mar. 23-26 Regional Semis/Finals CBS/Turner TBA the Week on Monday after scoring a career-high 26 (12th at 14.4 points). Apr. 1 & 3 Final Four/Championship CBS/Turner TBA points (12 of 15 shooting) to go with 10 rebounds » Troy Caupain ranks 24th in the nation and second in Notes: All times listed are Eastern. Home games are in boldface. against Marshall (12/22). the league with a 3.2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. He (•) - Denotes American Athletic Conference game. » Clark ranks second on the team in scoring over the also ranks among the league leaders in assists (fifth Key: CBSSN - CBS Sports Network; FSO/ESPN3 - Game will be televised regionally by FOX Sports Ohio last six games, averaging 13.0 points while shooting at 4.5) and steals (tied for sixth at 1.6). and is also available on ESPN3 outside the FSO viewing area. FS1 - Fox Sports 1; ESPN/ESPN2 - Game will be televised by either ESPN or ESPN2 with decision made one week prior. 62.3 percent (33 of 53) from the field with a team- » Caupain enters the week ranked 19th in the nation 1-Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Tip-Off (campus sites); 2-Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Tip-Off high 8.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.2 blocks. He has among active players with 411 career assists. He (Mohegan Sun); 3-Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout; 4-American Championship (XL Center); posted three double-doubles during the stretch. needs 15 assists to pass Oscar Robertson (425 as- » Clark ranks 35th in the nation among active players sists from 1958-60) for fifth place in school history. with 619 career rebounds. » Kevin Johnson is averaging 10.5 points, shooting » Jacob Evans has scored in double figures in 11 of 12 45.1 percent (32 of 71) from the field with a team- games of the season. He enters the week ranked high 1.6 steals over the last eight games. He has TI! among the league leaders in scoring (tied for scored in double figures in six of the eight contests WE WEAR CINCINNA seventh at 15.9), free throw percentage (eighth at with a career-high 18 points and four threes against .761), field goal shooting percentage (ninth at .545) Fairleigh Dickinson (12/22). 2016-17 CINCINNATI BASKETBALL 1 TEMPLE • gaME 13 CINCINNATI PB BASKETBALL 2016-17 CINCINNATI NUMERICAL ROSTER PRONUNCIATION NO. NAME POS. Ht. WT. CLASS ExP. HOMEtowN/LAST SCHOOL NYSIER Brooks nah-SEER 0 Quadri Moore F 6-8 230 Jr. 2L Linden, N.J./Linden HS Troy CAUPAIN co-PAIN 1 Jacob Evans III G/F 6-6 210 So. 1L Baton Rouge, La./St. Michael the Archangel HS JARRON Cumberland JAIR-in 3 Justin Jenifer G 5-10 175 So. 1L Baltimore, Md./Milford Mill Academy John KOZ COSE (or rhymes with nose) 10 Troy Caupain G 6-4 210 Sr. 3L Midlothian, Va./Cosby HS QUADRI Moore QUAD-ree 11 Gary Clark F 6-8 225 Jr. 2L Clayton, N.C./Clayton HS 13 Tre Scott F 6-8 225 R-Fr. HS Darien, Ga./McIntosh County Academy 14 Jackson Bart # F 6-5 210 R-Fr. Tr. Bartlesville, Okla./Oral Roberts ROSTER INFORMATION 15 Cane Broome @ G 6-0 160 Jr. Tr. East Hartford, Conn./Sacred Heart BY StATE/COUNTRY 24 Kyle Washington F 6-9 230 Jr. Tr. Champlin, Minn./NC State Connecticut (1) Cane Broome 25 Kevin Johnson G 6-3 185 Sr. 3L Cincinnati, Ohio/Summit Country Day School Georgia (1) Tre Scott 32 John Koz # G 6-1 190 Fr. HS Cleveland, Ohio/Bay HS Kentucky (1) Zack Tobler 33 Nysier Brooks C 6-11 240 Fr. HS Philadelphia, Pa./Advanced Prep International (Texas) Louisiana (1) Jacob Evans 34 Jarron Cumberland G 6-5 218 Fr.