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Anthony McClain ...... 66-67 McClain ...... 68-6 Anthony Miller Branden Alvin Mitchell ...... 70 Mitchell ...... 72-73 Alvin Vaughn ...... 74 Deonta Wilks ...... 76- Mike Athletics Administration ...... 96-97 ...... 94 President Nancy Zimpher, Dr. Administration ...... 95 of Athletics Director Thomas, Mike Senior Coaches Head Dion Dixon ...... Dixon Dion ...... 91Coach eld - Assistant Stubblefi Tony Staff Operations of Basketball - Director ...... 92 Chris Shumate Support ...... 9 Staff Athletics ...... UCATS ...... 102-103 2007-08 Season Review Review ...... 104-114 Season Review ...... 115-1 Game-by-Game Statistics Final Yancy Gates ...... Gates ...... Yancy Toyloy ...... Steve Tyree ...... 7 Eddie Wright Cashmere ...... 83-84 Seniors ...... 80-82 Game-by-Game Individual Statistics 2007-08 Coaches and Staff ...... 86-88 - Head Coach ...... 89 Head Coach Larry - Associate Davis Coach ...... 90 Chris Goggin - Assistant

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BIG EAST Conference 2008-09 Quick Facts ...... 122-123 Location ...... Cincinnati, OH 45221 Key Phone Numbers 2007-08 BIG EAST All-Conference Honors ...... 123 Founded ...... 1819 Athletics Department ...... (513) 556-4603 2007-08 BIG EAST Season-in-Review, Statistics ...... 124-126 Enrollment ...... 36,518 Mike Harris ...... (513) 240-8884 Year-by-Year Standings ...... 127-128 Affi liation ...... NCAA Division I John Berry ...... (513) 556-0618 Press Row ...... (513) 556-3800 BIG EAST Composite Schedule ...... 129-130 Conference ...... BIG EAST Nickname ...... Bearcats 2008-09 Information History and Records Colors ...... Red & Black 2007-08 Record ...... 13-19 Single-Game Team Records ...... 132-133 Home Court ...... BIG EAST Record ...... 8-10 (10th) Single-Season Team Records ...... 134 Capacity ...... 13,176 Starters returning/lost ...... 2/3

Opponent Records ...... 135 President ...... Dr. Nancy L. Zimpher Letterwinners returning/lost...... 8/5 OUTLOOK SEASON Single-Game Individual Records...... 136 Alma Mater, Year ...... State, 1968 Percent of scoring returning ...... 513 Individual Season Records ...... 137 Athletic Director ...... Mike Thomas Percent of rebounding returning ...... 282 Alma Mater, Year ...... Colorado State, 1983 Coach Information Indvidual Career Records ...... 138 Faculty Representative ...... Dr. Fritz Russ 1,000 Club ...... 139 Head Coach ...... Mick Cronin (Cincinnati ‘97) Record at UC ...... 24-38 (2 years) Annual Leaders ...... 140-143 History BIOGRAPHIES All-Time Lettermen ...... 144-146 First year of basketball ...... 1901-02 Career Record ...... 93-62 (5 years) Retired Numbers ...... 147 All-time record ...... 1,544-906 (.630) Basketball Offi ce Phone ...... (513) 556-5847 Best time to reach coach ...... Weekday mornings All-Conference Selections ...... 148 NCAA appearances/last ...... 24/2005 Associate Head Coach .... (Asbury ‘78) Coaching Records ...... 149 All-time record ...... 40-21 (.656) Postseason NIT appearances/last ...... 9/2006 Assistant Coach ...... Chris Goggin (Toledo ‘98) Bearcats All-Americans...... 150-151 All-time record ...... 7-9 Assistant Coach ...... Tony Stubblefi eld Bearcats Pros ...... 152-153 (Nebraska-Omaha ‘95)

Last postseason opponent ...... Bradley STAFF & COACHES Year-by-Year Results ...... 154-165 ( Invitational, 2008) Director of Operations ...... Chris Shumate (Murray State ‘04) Result ...... Bradley 70, UC 67 (1st Round) Athletics Trainer ..David Fluker (Wilmington ‘86) Sports Communications Strength Coach ...... Dave Andrews (Ohio State) Assistant AD/Media Relations .... Michael Harris Administrative Assistant .... Winona Shaw-Gunn [email protected] Media Information

Assistant SID (Secondary MBKB) ...... John Berry All game notes and statistics are posted in PDF ADMINISTRATION Associate SID ...... Lara Thornton format on the offi cial University of Cincinnati Associate SID ...... Ryan Koslen Athletics website www.GoBEARCATS.com. Assistant SID ...... Jeremy Martin Credentialed media members also can be placed Offi ce ...... (513) 556-5191 on an e-mail listserv by contacting UC men’s Fax ...... (513) 556-0619 basketball contact Michael Harris. Web Site ...... GoBEARCATS.com

On the Covers REVIEWSEASON Mailing Address ...... Richard E. Lindner Front: Branden Miller, Deonta Vaughn, Mike Suite 860, 2751 O’Varsity Way Williams. University of Cincinnati Back: UC’s sophomore class: Rashad Bishop, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0021 Anthony McClain, Kenny Belton, Alvin Mitchell, Darnell Wilks, Larry Davis. EAST BIG

EDITORIAL Cincinnati Sports Communications Department The 2008-09 Cincinnati Men’s Basketball Media Guide was published by the Cincinnati Sports EDITOR Communications offi ce with the intent to serve Michael Harris all media and followers of Bearcats basketball. Additional copies may be purchased for $10. Mail ASSISTANT EDITORS orders should include $3 for postage and handling. Lara Thornton, Ryan Koslen, Jeremy Martin, John Berry, Maggie McKinley, Sue Harris Cincinnati’s Sports Communications staff would Overtime Games ...... 166 DESIGN like to extend its thanks to all BIG EAST and Lara Thornton opponent sports information offi ces, and all Season Summary ...... 167 members of past sports information staff s that Bearcats in the Polls ...... 168-170 PRINTING have assisted in compiling information that is 08-09 OPPONENTS08-09 RECORDS & HISTORY Bearcats in the NCAA Tourney ...... 171 Post Printing intergral to the production of this guide. Bearcats in Postseason ...... 172 Minster, Ohio Arena Records...... 173-174 Any corrections or additions are welcome and All-Time Series Records ...... 175 PHOTOGRAPHY should be directed to Michael Harris at All-Time Series Scores ...... 176-190 Brett Hansbauer, Wayne Litmer, John Grieshop [email protected].

2008-09 Opponents CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGES 2008-09 Opponents ...... 192-200 Andrew Higley, Lisa Ventre, UC Photographic

Services, Mayhew and Pepper Photography, INFORMATION MEDIA Media Information Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Bengals, Cincinnati 3 Media Information ...... 202-203 Zoo and Botanical Garden, PR offi ces of each NBA Opponent SID Directory ...... 204 team, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. Radio and Television ...... 205 Cincinnati Sports Media...... 206 Department Directory ...... 207

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recruitingsection_pages.indd 5 10/22/2008 11:03:37 AM 10/22/2008 11:03:40 AM10/22/2008 11:03:40 AM 2008-09 University of Cincinnati Men’s Basketball Men’s University2008-09 of Cincinnati — Jay Bilas, ESPN ESPN — Jay Bilas, — Jay Bilas, e University of Cincinnati has a rich coaching legacy, and Mick legacy, rich coaching has a of Cincinnati e University he University of Cincinnati has a rich coaching legacy, and Mick legacy, a rich coaching has of Cincinnati he University h history. proud is the next in that chapter Cronin appear- four postseason tournament UC to piloted Smith George and 154 victories during his eight titles, conference three ances, seasons as head coach. NCAA champion- back-to-back to the Bearcats directed Jucker Ed in for highest winning percentage ships and established the record coach rst head who became the fi Jucker, play. Tournament NCAA con- game in three championship Tournament the NCAA reach to a school-best .801 winning percentage compiled seasons, secutive at UC. ve seasons during his fi coaches ve winningest active head one of the fi was postseason reached Cincinnati with the Bearcats. during his tenure in each of his 16 seasons as head coach. play is a home-grown and head coach Cronin Smith and Jucker, Like under Huggins and career He launched his coaching UC graduate. Louisville. Rick at to Pitino head coach honed it as an associate Murray at debut as head coach upbringing helped Cronin That in 2003-04 with a 28-win season, the sixth-highest win total State coach. head rst-year in NCAA history a fi by the retool to continued UC, Cronin at just his second Last year, strides as it quadrupled cant signifi make his team saw and Bearcats in the the postseason, playing and made it to its BIG EAST win total Invitational. Basketball College inaugural T “If you like to work hard, get get get hard, hard, work work to to like like “If“If you you love love and win, you’ll and win, you’ll better, better, Cronin.” Mick Mick Cronin.” playing for playing for LEGACY coaching

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George Smith (pictured with Ralph directed UC to NCAA Bob Huggins compiled a .759 winning Davis and Oscar Robertson) directed Championships in his fi rst two seasons percentage and directed UC to 16 the Bearcats to back-to-back Final as Bearcats head coach. His .917 straight postseason tournaments.

Four appearances. Smith coached UC winning percentage in tournament ADMINISTRATION to fi ve postseason tourney berths. play remains an NCAA record. SEASON REVIEWSEASON BIG EAST BIG 08-09 OPPONENTS08-09 RECORDS & HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA

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The Sporting News named Mick Cronin “The Top Recruiting Assistant in the Nation” during his tenures at Louisville and Cincinnati. His talents as a recruiter continue to make a diff erence for the Bearcats as this year’s incoming class was ranked the 18th-best in the nation by Rivals.com.

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recruitingsection_pages.indd 11 10/22/2008 11:03:54 AM 10/22/2008 11:03:56 AM10/22/2008 11:03:56 AM 2008-09 University of Cincinnati Men’s Basketball Men’s University2008-09 of Cincinnati he Mick Cronin style of basketball is fun for the players and entertaining is fun for the players style of basketball he Mick Cronin for the fans. Cronin-coached teams force the action on both ends of the court. On off ense, ense, the action of the court. on both ends On force off teams Cronin-coached most of the successful used by system the NBA Spread, the he employs ve players of the fi the individual talents which maximizes teams, professional from every gets as much of a thrill sh style, player In the unselfi oor. on the fl a basket. scoring do from passing for an as they man-to-man an aggressive favors the other end of the court, Cronin At it may high gear, kick their defense into teams Cronin When play. defensive The five. of oor instead the fl on six players they have that opponents seem to three-quarters deploy to likes coach and full-court aimed not just pressure in the transition points producing but toward play, opponents’ disrupting at game. on every run will look to possession in their up- under Cronin, Bearcats, The meet. track a 40-minute which turns the game into attack, tempo must be done in the a lot of work this style implement of play, to In order quickness focuses on improving program UC conditioning The room. weight and stamina. strength and increasing concepts and sharpening the team on teaching practice time is spent While perfect workouts individual each player’s style of play, used in the Cronin system. this coaching witnessed through are improvements Dramatic skills. T BASKETBALL cronin

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recruitingsection_pages.indd 15 10/22/2008 11:04:04 AM 10/22/2008 11:04:07 AM10/22/2008 11:04:07 AM Also, Connecticut’s Rebecca Rebecca Connecticut’s Also, The Magazine Academic All- Magazine Academic The league’s eight fi rst-team ESPN rst-team fi eight league’s picks. America team Lobo, one of the most heralded one of the most heralded Lobo, women’s basketball players in the players basketball women’s history of the sport, named to was passing leader, was one of the was passing leader, the CoSIDA Academic All-America All-America Academic the CoSIDA Hall of Fame in 2008. Lobo, a two- Lobo, in 2008. Hall of Fame time BIG EAST Player of the Year, Year, the of time BIG EAST Player led the Huskies to the 1995 NCAA led the Huskies to his career as the BIG EAST’s career career EAST’s as the BIG his career national championship. national 2008-09 University of Cincinnati Men’s Basketball Men’s University2008-09 of Cincinnati quarterback Brian Brohm, who fi nished quarterback who fi Brian Brohm, www.BigEast.org (401) 751-8540 • Fax Providence, R.I. 02903 Providence, (401) 272-9108 • Switchboard (401) 453-0660 • Communications 222 Richmond Street, Suite 110 Suite 222 Richmond Street, The BIG EAST Conference The The BIG EAST has always been able to boast that some of its best students best students some of its boast that been able to has always BIG EAST The The BIG EAST has enjoyed tremendous basketball success, especially success, basketball tremendous BIG EAST has enjoyed The for the conference strategy has been a signature movement Proactive to and rowing lacrosse In the spring of 2001, the BIG EAST added women’s a meeting 31, 1979, following on May BIG EAST became a reality The are also some of its best athletes. More than 370 student-athletes have have 370 student-athletes than More some of its best athletes. also are Louisville in football, Last year honors. earned academic all-America in this decade. In 2003-04, Connecticut became the fi rst school in NCAA became the fi In 2003-04, Connecticut in this decade. NCAA titles in the same season. In and women’s history win the men’s to in NCAA historyto win conference rst ’02-03, the BIG EAST became the fi men and when the Syracuse titles in the same year and women’s the men’s championships. national their respective captured women the Connecticut of the last 10 NCAA three won BIG EAST squads have basketball, In men’s ve of the last nine fi taken have teams BIG EAST women’s championships. NCAA titles. challenges into turns BIG EAST continually The in 1979. born was that opportunities stronger. become to was held in golf championship women’s rst fi The list of sports. its growing lacrosse women’s rst the spring of 2003. In 2007, the league conducted its fi In 2009-10, the BIG EAST will begin sponsorship championship tournament. its 24th sport. lacrosse, of men’s and Georgetown John’s, St. College, Providence from directors of athletics completed and College Connecticut Hall, Seton Universities. Syracuse alliance. the original seven-school CONFERENCE Since opening its doors in 1979, the league has won 25 national 25 national opening its doors in 1979, the league has won Since BIG EAST institutions reside in nine of the nation’s top 34 largest media 34 largest top in nine of the nation’s BIG EAST institutions reside The BIG EAST became the nation’s largest Division I-A group in 2005- group Division I-A largest BIG EAST became the nation’s The The BIG EAST continued to produce student-athletes who were at the at who were student-athletes produce to BIG EAST continued The The quality of BIG EAST football has never been more balanced. Six of the balanced. been more quality of BIG EAST football has never The In men’s basketball, the BIG EAST tied its own record set in 2006 by earning set in 2006 by record the BIG EAST tied its own basketball, In men’s Individually in men’s Individually in men’s BIG EAST teams earned their share of earned their share BIG EAST teams The goals of the BIG EAST have never changed. The league aims and The changed. never have goals of the BIG EAST The The 2008-09 academic year will be the 30th for The BIG EAST Conference. BIG EAST Conference. The 30th for will be the academic year 2008-09 The big east big championships in six diff erent sports and 125 student-athletes have won sports have erent and 125 student-athletes championships in six diff titles. individual national markets, including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., D.C., Washington, Philadelphia, Chicago, York, including New markets, its newest With and Cincinnati. Milwaukee Hartford, Pittsburgh, Tampa, almost one fourth contain of all television BIG EAST markets members, households in the U.S. 06 when fi ve new members began competing. The new schools were: were: The new schools competing. ve new members began 06 when fi of Louisville, University University, DePaul of Cincinnati, University of South and the University University Florida. Marquette forefront of athletic and academic achievement. Nineteen BIG EAST players BIG EAST players Nineteen academic achievement. and of athletic forefront All-America Magazine Academic The ESPN their respective chosen to were selections. rst-team fi including eight Teams, league’s eight squads were nationally ranked in 2007. For the third straight straight the third in 2007. For ranked nationally squads were eight league’s its in the Bowl Championship Series won the BIG EAST representative year, game. BCS bowl eight NCAA Championship bids. BIG EAST women’s teams have received received have teams BIG EAST women’s NCAA eight Championship bids. 16 men’s combined The years. in each of the past two NCAA eight invitations rst. berths an NCAA fi was in 2008 and women’s sports, Villanova’s sports, Villanova’s champion in the 5,000 meters. track the NCAABobby Curtis outdoor was the highest Trophy, the M.A.C. Hermann won White O’Brian Connecticut’s BIG EAST male and female ago, years Two individual honor in soccer. winners. Trophy Hermann were student-athletes recognition at the highest levels in 2007- the highest levels at recognition to advanced teams women’s 08. Four Fours: NCAA Final their respective and eld hockey fi Connecticut Dame Notre basketball, women’s lacrosse. and Syracuse soccer expects to compete at the highest level and does so with and does the highest level at expects compete to student-athletes The and sportsmanship. integrity the maintain to continue of the member schools of success. tradition proud league’s While the league has gone through membership changes since its birth,changes since membership league has gone through the While will mark the conference’s year academic This been stronger. it has never conference. Division I-A largest fourth as the nation’s year

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BIG EAST Conference Staff Commissioner ...... Michael A.Tranghese Senior Associate Commissioner ...... John Marinatto Associate Commissioner ...... Nick Carparelli, Jr. Associate Commissioner ...... Joe D’Antonio, Jr., Esq. Associate Commissioner ...... Donna DeMarco Associate Commissioner ...... Dan Gavitt

Associate Commissioner ...... Tom Odjakjian OUTLOOK SEASON Associate Commissioner ...... John Paquette Associate Commissioner for Olympic Sports ...... James Siedliski Assistant Commissioner for Compliance ...... Jennifer Condaras Assistant Commissioner/Women’s Bkbl Offi ciating ...Barbara Jacobs BIOGRAPHIES Director of Business Aff airs ...... Susan Eaton While the membership has both increased and changed, the focus of the BIG EAST has not Director of Communications ...... Chuck Sullivan Director of Communications ...... Rachel Margolis wavered. The conference refl ects a tradition of broad based programs, led by administrators Director of Marketing and Web Development ...... Ben Fairclough and coaches who place a constant emphasis on academic integrity. Its student-athletes own Director of Sport Administration ...... Mia Brickhouse COACHES & STAFF & COACHES signifi cantly high graduation rates and their record of scholastic achievement notably shows a Director of Sport Administration ...... Robert Weygand, Jr. balance between intercollegiate athletics and academics. Director of Men’s Basketball Operations ...... Shawn Murphy Any successful organization needs outstanding leadership. Michael Tranghese, the league’s fi rst Assistant Director of Communications ...... Michael Coyne full-time employee, and for 11 years the associate to Dave Gavitt, became Commissioner in 1990. Assistant Director of Compliance ...... TBA In his fi rst year, he administered the formation of The BIG EAST Football Conference. Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Offi ciating ...... Art Hyland For 2009-10, the BIG EAST will undergo one signifi cant change. Tranghese has announced that Coordinator of Football Offi ciating ...... Terry McAulay ADMINISTRATION he will step down from his position on June 30, 2009. Assistant to the Commissioner ...... Lisa Zanecchia The league has long been considered a leader in innovative concepts in promotion and publicity, Administrative Assistant for Sport Administration .....Lois DeBlois particularly regarding television. Those eff orts have resulted in unparalleled visibility for BIG EAST Administrative Assistant for Compliance ...... Wanda Factor Administrative Assistant...... Linda Yates

student-athletes. The conference has enjoyed long-standing relationships with CBS, ESPN, Inc., REVIEWSEASON Assistant to the Senior Associate Commissioner .... Sarah Emmett and ABC. Receptionist ...... Kathy Kirkpatrick While BIG EAST basketball games are regular sellouts at campus and major public arenas, Communications Assistant...... Farrah Segaloftr BIG EAST BIG including the annual men’s BIG EAST Championship in Madison Square Garden, attendance Communications Assistant...... Dan White fi gures also are signifi cant in soccer, women’s basketball, and baseball games. Football Administration Assistant ...... Owen Salvestrini More than 550 BIG EAST student-athletes have earned all-America recognition and dozens have won individual NCAA national championships. The BIG EAST has been well represented in U.S. or foreign national and Olympic teams. Several athletes earned gold medals in each of the last six summer Olympiads. The BIG EAST has its headquarters in Providence where the conference administers to more than 5,500 athletes. 08-09 OPPONENTS08-09 RECORDS & HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA

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2007-08 fi rst-team all-BIG EAST selection, Deonta Vaughn

For information on BIG EAST Conference Basketball, please contact: Chuck Sullivan, Director of Communications ([email protected]), John Paquette, Assoc. Commissioner ([email protected])

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TELEVISION The media exposure aff orded University of Cincinnati basketball makes the Bearcats one of the most recognizable teams in the country. UC has averaged 21 regional or national television exposures annually over the last nine seasons. In 2007-08, the Bearcats appeared on the ESPN networks 17 times. OUTLOOK SEASON The combination of the regional and national telecasts, and the games televised locally by Fox Sports Net Ohio (FSN Ohio), means that essentially all Cincinnati men’s basketball games are on TV. BIOGRAPHIES The BIG EAST produces a weekly television show, Inside the BIG EAST, which is distributed regionally. The Bearcats also enjoy local and regional exposure via Bearcats Sports Weekly with Mick Cronin Show, the weekly half-hour show featuring the Bearcats’ head coach.

FSN OHIO STAFF & COACHES FSN Ohio and the University of Cincinnati reached a multi-year agreement this past summer that will make FSN Ohio the exclusive regional cable home of UC football and men’s and women’s basketball. UC programming in 2008-09 will include a minimum of 12 men’s basketball games; two women’s basketball games; preseason and postseason specials for football

and basketball; season-long football and basketball coaches’ shows; plus ADMINISTRATION an extensive schedule of BIG EAST football and basketball games. RADIO Bearcats games can be heard in 38 states via the 50,000-watt signal of WLW-AM 700. The ClearChannel station broadcasts every UC basketball game and hosts a weekly telephone call-in show featuring head coach REVIEWSEASON Mick Cronin. Additionally, all of the broadcasts are available worldwide on WLW’s XM Satellite Radio channel 173. BIG EAST BIG 08-09 OPPONENTS08-09 RECORDS & HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA

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a 1962: NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Front—Larry Shingleton, Tony Yates, Larry Elsasser, Tom Thacker, Tom Sizer, Jim REVIEWSEASON Calhoun. Back—Assistant coach , Bill Abernethy, Fred Dierking, George Wilson, Ron Reis, Paul Hogue, Dale Heidotting, , head coach Ed Jucker. BIG EAST BIG

1963: SECOND PLACE ` Front—Larry Shingleton, Larry Elsasser, Tony Yates, Tom Thacker, Fritz Meyer, Ken Cunningham. Back—Assistant coach Tay Baker, Bill Abernethy, Dale Heidotting, Ron Krick, George Wilson, Gene Smith, Ron Bonham, head coach Ed Jucker. 08-09 OPPONENTS08-09 RECORDS & HISTORY

_ 1992: NATIONAL SEMIFINALIST Front—, B.J. Ward, Allen Jackson, Jeff Scott, Mike Reicheneker, head coach Bob Huggins, Herb Jones, Anthony Buford, Curtis Bostic, , Tarrence Gibson. INFORMATION MEDIA Back—Trainer Tom Lemley, managers Dave Luther and Mike 21 Krispli, assistant coaches Steve Moeller and Larry Harrison, Shane Komives, John Jacobs, , Terry Nelson, assistant coaches John Loyer and Chuck Machock, managers Jeff Horner and Aaron Savage.

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In addition to the several Bearcats currently playing in the NBA, Cincinnati players have enjoyed success in the professional ranks around the world. Below is a list of those who played during the past three seasons.

Last UC Yr. Country Ron Allen 2006 Taron Barker 2003 Serbia SEASON OUTLOOK SEASON Tony Bobbitt 2004 Germany Bobby Brannen 1998 Australia Jamaal Davis 2002 Colombia Terrence Davis 1997 Hungary Ryan Fletcher 2000 France

Rod Flowers 2003 Switzerland BIOGRAPHIES Eric Hicks 2006 Netherlands Adam Hrycaniuk 2008 Poland Herb Jones 1992 Portugal Donald Little 2002 Spain 2002 Israel Art Long 1996 Phillipines Immanuel McElroy 2002 Germany STAFF & COACHES Cedric McGowan 2007 Holland 2000 Kenny Satterfi eld 2001 NBDL Marcus Sikes 2008 Brazil Jason Leonard Stokes 2003 NBDL

Jermaine Tate 2000 Chile ADMINISTRATION Maxiell John Williamson 2008 France Nick Van Exel Ruben Patterson SEASON REVIEWSEASON BIG EAST BIG 08-09 OPPONENTS08-09 RECORDS & HISTORY

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Jason Kenyon Maxiell Martin

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adidas – The Best in Equipment The Bearcats basketball team will be well-dressed and well- equipped through UC’s long-term agreement with adidas. BIOGRAPHIES UC basketball is exclusively outfi tted in adidas footwear, uniforms, training apparel, and accessories. Cincinnati is part of a select group of universities that have similar agreements with adidas, including Notre Dame, UCLA, Tennessee, Indiana, Nebraska, Michigan, and Wisconsin among others. adidas also COACHES & STAFF & COACHES has marketing agreements with the NFL, MLS and an 11-year exclusive all-league partnership with the NBA. ADMINISTRATION SEASON REVIEWSEASON BIG EAST BIG 08-09 OPPONENTS08-09 RECORDS & HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA

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and competition home, the Keating Aquatics Center, in the nearby new student recreation center. UC’s track and soccer complex was totally renovated and permanent seating for 1,400 was added, along with a press box, and reopened as Ben and Dee Gettler Stadium.

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Angelo Colosimo, M.D. W. Kenneth Stephens, M.D. Keith Kenter, M.D. Jim Ellis, O.D. Jerome McMahon, D.D.S. Team Orthopedic Surgeon Team Physician Team Orthopedic Surgeon Team Optometrist Team Dentist

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SERVICES PROVIDED FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES Academic Advising: The UC Academic Services staff provides information regarding policies, procedures, course selection, selection of major and minor areas of study as well as NCAA and university guidelines for adequate academic progress. Priority Registration: Student-athletes meet with an advisor in their college in order to obtain a check sheet and a graduation plan. OUTLOOK SEASON The student-athlete then meets with an athletic academic advisor during priority registration in order to register for the quarter. Priority registration allows student-athletes to register for classes around practice and competition schedules. BIOGRAPHIES Counseling: Individual work is done with student-athletes with specifi c concerns such as decision-making, adjustment to college, communications, relationships, test-anxiety and necessary study skills. Appropriate referrals are made to other campus resources.

Monitoring Academic Progress: Progress reports are used to STAFF & COACHES gather classroom performance information from professors. This information is shared with the student-athlete and his/her coach so everyone can keep abreast of the current academic progress. Tutorials: Services are provided for one-on-one and small group tutoring. Student-athletes may submit requests for a tutor ADMINISTRATION assignment in most courses. Career Development and Placement: The interests and strengths of each student-athlete are continually measured to

prepare the student-athlete for a career beyond college. In addition REVIEWSEASON to aiding career exploration and placement, this program provides assistance in securing summer employment opportunities and

internships opportunities and post-graduate scholarships. EAST BIG

NANCY HAMANT ACADEMIC CENTER OPPONENTS08-09 RECORDS & HISTORY The opening of the Richard E. Lindner Center pays huge dividends for student- athletes in terms of academics as the building houses the spacious Nancy Hamant Academic Center on the entire fi fth fl oor. The center, named in honor of the longtime faculty athletics representative, the

Hamant Academic Center gives student-athletes a variety of ways to fulfi ll their INFORMATION MEDIA study needs. The large study room is furnished to accommodate a variety of study 39 habits and features 71 computer stations, a 50-person study room, fi ve group meeting rooms and over 14 individual tutor rooms.

recruitingsection_pages.indd 39 10/22/2008 11:04:50 AM of 10/22/2008 11:04:52 AM10/22/2008 11:04:52 AM s to know that that know s to 2008-09 University of Cincinnati Men’s Basketball Men’s University2008-09 of Cincinnati UC student-athletes, coaches, and staff will respect and honor the privilege of competing as Cincinnati Bearcats. respect Bearcats. competing as Cincinnati will the privilege of and honor and staff coaches, UC student-athletes, TOGETHER: All participants recognize that UC’s goals cannot be achieved without goals cannot be achieved UC’s that All participants recognize point average of 3.07 while the overall GPA of the UC student body was 2.969. was body of the UC student GPA of 3.07 while the overall average point community. engaging the UC family and the Cincinnati rate of 62 percent. In the most recent compilation of the grade-point averages, UC student-athletes posted an accumulated grade grade an accumulated posted UC student-athletes of the grade-point averages, compilation In the most recent of 62 percent. rate 59 percent rate, which exceeds the 49 percent rate of school’s general student body and is on par with the national student-athlete student-athlete body and is on par with the national student general of school’s rate the 49 percent which exceeds rate, 59 percent and over a fi ve-year period outperform the general student body in grade-point average. UC student-athletes are graduating at a at graduating are UC student-athletes ve-year period outperform average. body in grade-point student the general a fi and over UC student-athletes will set the pace academically by continuing to lead the general student body in graduation rates rates body in graduation student lead the general to continuing academically by will set the pace ACADEMICS: UC student-athletes EAST championship in 2006 as the men’s soccer team captured the regular-season title. the regular-season captured team soccer EAST championship in 2006 as the men’s UC will win a BIG EAST championship in every sport within the next fi ve years. The Bearcats picked up their fi rst BIG up their picked The Bearcats years. ve CHAMPIONSHIPS: UC will win a BIG EAST championship in every sport within the next fi BIG EAST Championships in every sport within the next fi ve years, continued leadership by UC student-athletes in academics, and and in academics, by UC student-athletes leadership continued years, ve everyBIG EAST Championships in sport within the next fi Director by unveiled an action athletics of Cincinnati plan for University the main goals of CATAPULT, are community engagement Athletics Mike Thomas. Thomas. Mike Athletics The plan focuses on at UC. tenure his into was launched six months program 18-sport intercollegiate ve-year vision for UC’s fi Thomas’ with integration and a comprehensive academic achievement, high-level championships, winning BIG EAST team main initiatives: three Community. Cincinnati the Greater , alumni, and fan staff along with our coaches, and future, present past, “It is critically important our student-athletes, for we are 100 percent committed to being a championship program within the BIG EAST,” said Thomas. “Setting specifi c goals will keep all of keep c goals will “Setting specifi Thomas. said within the BIG EAST,” program being a championship to committed 100 percent are we our department is truly symbolic of what poised is CATAPULT, title of the program, The go. need to we focused on where our stakeholders top.” to the way and go all the rest of the BIG EAST, the over to leap which is years, ve the next fi do over to are: of CATAPULT basic components The CATAPULT uc’s

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Ethan Allen Baseball, Basketball, 1929 1976 Jim Holstein Basketball, Football, Baseball, 1952 1980 John Pease Football, 1926 1980 OUTLOOK SEASON William Anderson Football, Basketball, Tennis, 1949 1986 John Howard Basketball, 1968 2004 John Peckskamp Tennis, 1974 1993 Basketball, 1970 1996 Miller Huggins Baseball, 1902 1977 Dan Rains Football, 1977 1997 L. K. “Teddy” Baehr Football, 1916 1980 Bob Hynes Football, Baseball, 1925 2001 Alkie Richards Football, Basketball, Baseball, 1949 1985 Tay Baker Basketball, 1950, Coach 1996 Sonja Jackson Volleyball, 1987 2002 Ralph Richter Basketball, 1950 1989 Clark Ballard Basketball, Football, 1936 1988 Barb Jaksa Basketball, 1983 1992 Bob Ritter Swimming & Diving, 1981 1996 Danny Barrett Football, 1983 2001 Albert Johnson Football, 1971 2004 Basketball, 1969 1997 Mike Barrett Football, 1927 1988 Jeff Johnson Track & Field, 1984 1997 Joy Roberts Bachman Basketball, 1983 1993 Lloyd Batts Basketball, 1974 1993 Track & Field, 1987 1999 Oscar Robertson Basketball, 1960 1976 BIOGRAPHIES John Bedway Football, 1942 1995 Rodney Van Johnson Track & Field, 1985 2000 Gene Rossi Football, 1957 1984 Bob Bell Football, 1971 1990 Ed Jucker Basketball,Baseball, 1940, Coach 1978 Al Rubenstein Basketball, 1950 1995 Tom Blake Football, 1949 1998 Charles Keating Swimming, 1948 1979 Paulette Angilecchia Soccer, 1996 2007 Ron Bonham Basketball, 1964 1986 William Keating, Sr. Swimming, 1950 1981 Becky Reuhl Amann Swimming, 2000 2005 Carl Bouldin Basketball, Baseball, 1960 1982 William Keating, Jr. Swimming, 1976 1992 Gene Ruehlmann Football, 1948 1995 Ray Bradley Booster, 1927 1982 Jim Kelly Football, 1951, Coach, Admin 1978 Glenn Sample Football, Baseball, 1953, Coach 1982 Carol Brestel Tennis, 1941 1980 Scottie Kolp Trainer 2003 Hal Schneider Football, Basketball, Baseball, 1946 1995

Richard Bryant Football, Basketball, Track, 1928 1984 Ron Kostelnik Football, 1961 1985 Jim Schnur Track & Field, 1978 1991 STAFF & COACHES Ralph Bursiek Football, Track, 1931 1978 Howie Kurnick Football, 1979 1996 Bill Schwarberg Football, Baseball, 1936 Coach, Admin 1985 Ken Byers Football, 1962 1983 Roy Lagaly Swimming & Diving, 1948 1983 Bill Shalosky Football, Track, 1953 1984 Dave Canary Football, 1959 2005 Bill Lammert Basketball, 1955 1988 Frank Shaut Wrestling, 1964 1988 Arch Carson Football, 1887, Admin 2000 Al Lanier Track & Field, 1973 1988 Nick Shundich Football, 1952 1988 Charlie Casuto Coach, 1970 1997 Jack Lee Football, 1961 1985 Nick Skorich Football, 1943 1977 Admin/Coach 1977 Jim Leo Football, 1960 1992 George Smith Football, 1935, Coach, Athletics Director 1978 Steve Collier Basketball, 1978 2000 Joe Linneman Football, Basketball, Baseball, 1923 1990 Helen Norman Smith Admin 1979 Cheryl Cook Basketball, 1985 1995 Michelle MacPherson Hojnacki Will Stargel Football, Basketball, 1953 1979 Greg Cook Football, 1968 1986 Swimming & Diving, 1989 2000 Roger Stephens Football, 1948 1986 ADMINISTRATION Eddie Coons Baseball, Basketball, Football, Track, 1923 1976 Bud Maynard Admin 1998 Ike Stewart Football, Swimming, Basketball, Caroline Cooper Swimming, 1988 1999 Roger McClendon Basketball, 1988 1998 Gym, Tennis, Baseball, 1914 1982 Ted Corbitt Track and Field, 1942 1981 Danny McCoin Football, 1988 2003 Roy Stickney Swimming & Diving, 1951 1998 Steve Cowan Football, 1972 2001 Deb McKinney Soccer, 1982 2001 Bob Stratton Football, 1952 1989 Basketball, 1979 1990 Don McMillan Football, 1950 1995 Bill Talbert Tennis, 1939 1979 Dick Dallmer Basketball, 1950 1984 Bob Meier Football, Track & Field, 1943 1992 Reggie Taylor Football, 1987 1997 Chase Davies Booster, 1921 1980 Phil Meyers Football, 1922 1977 Tom Thacker Basketball, 1963 1981 Ralph Davis Basketball, 1960 1981 Frank Middendorf Football, 1952 1992 Tony Trabert Tennis, Basketball, 1952 1977 REVIEWSEASON Derrek Dickey Basketball, 1973 1988 Charles Mileham Athletics Director 1978 Angie Trostel Swimming, 1999 2006 Basketball, 1958 1986 Joe Miller Football, Basketball, 1956 1991 Jack Twyman Basketball, 1955 1976 Larry Elsasser Baseball, Basketball, 1965 1989 Robert Miller Basketball, 1978 1999 Bev Ventura Basketball, 1978 1997 Pat Evans Swimming & Diving, 1989 1999 Joe Morrison Football, 1959 1978 Jill Webster McCambridge Swimming & Diving, 1981 1991 Erma Farrell Field Hockey, Swimming, Baseball, Dottie Mueller Braun Basketball, Swimming, Olga Weil Basketball, Field Hockey, Rifl e, EAST BIG Basketball, 1929 1983 Rifl e, Archery, Volleyball, Bowling, 1950 1981 Swimming, Track, Tennis, 1925 1982 Keely Feeman Basketball, 1986 1996 Pat Shibinski Basketball, Field Hockey, Bill Westerfeld Basketball, 1949 1990 Mike Gates Football, 1983 2000 Softball, Volleyball, 1953 1989 Phil Wheeler Basketball,1956 1989 Coach 1981 Al Nelson Football, 1965 1987 Mike Whiting Soccer, 1981 1990 Hap Glasser Basketball, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball, 1943 1990 Elbie Nickel Football, Basketball, Baseball,1947 1982 Bob Wiesenhahn Basketball, 1961 1987 Athletics Director 2005 Vicki Nieman Englehart Soccer, 1985 1998 Coach 2006 Richard Goist Football, 1955 1986 Monica Nolan Tennis, Field Hockey, 1938 1979 George Wilson Basketball, 1964 1983 Cliff Goldmeyer Football, 1933 1987 Ray Nolting Football, Basketball, Track, 1936 1976 Billy Wolff Baseball, 1966 1987 Alex Gordon Football, 1987 1998 Linda Norwell Basketball, 1977 1987 Tony Yates Basketball, 1963, Coach 1985 Fred Heinhold Football, 1921 1985 Jim O’Brien Football, 1970 1983 Kari Yli-Renko Football, Track & Field, 1981 1993 Gary Heinrich Swimming & Diving, 1963 1989 Bev Obringer Basketball, 1989 1999 Gary Yoder Basketball, 1977 1999 Geoff Hensley Golf, 1971 1991 Tom O’Malley Football, 1949 2006 Kevin Youkilis Baseball, 2001 2007 Robert Heuck Football, 1913 1981 Brig Owens Football, 1965 1979 08-09 OPPONENTS08-09 RECORDS & HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA

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Famous UC Alumni and Faculty Cleveland Abbe Founder of the U.S. National Weather Service Kathleen Battle Operatic Diva Thomas Berger Author (“Little Big Man,” “Neighbors”) Eula Bingham Environmental Scientist, head of OSHA Actor Barbara Daniels Soprano Charles Dawes U.S. Vice President, Nobel Peace Prize

Suzanne Farrell Ballet Director OUTLOOK SEASON Heather Renee French Miss America, 2000 Marilyn Gaston U.S. Assistant Surgeon General Michael Graves Architect Kirsten Haglund Miss America, 2008 BIOGRAPHIES Mark Oswald Baritone University of Cincinnati National Rankings Michelle Pawk Broadway Star National Science Foundation Criminal Justice: 3rd Faith Prince Tony Award Winner Research and Development Rank: 45th Pediatrics: 4th Lee Roy Reams Broadway Star Otolaryngology: 18th Albert Sabin Developer of Polio Vaccine Association of University Technology AIDS Center: 26th

Joseph B. Strauss Designer of Golden Gate Bridge Managers Neurology: 28th STAFF & COACHES William Howard Taft President, Supreme Court Chief Justice Income on Patents and Licenses: 28th in Geriatrics: 29th Doris Twitchell Founder of Children’s Int. Summer Village U.S., 1st in Ohio Pulmonary Disease: 32nd Jonathan Valin Author (“The Lime Pit,” “Final Notice”) U.S. News and World Report Cancer Center: 33rd Tom Wesselman Artist College of Law: 52nd Rheumatology: 35th Sports Greats Cooperative Education: 4th Endocrinology: 39th Speech and Language Pathology: 39th ADMINISTRATION Ted Corbitt Olympic Marathoner College of Pharmacy: 32nd College of Medicine: 40th Cardiology: 43rd Miller Huggins Yankees Manager, Baseball Hall of Fame Audiology: 44th Los Angeles Dodgers, Baseball Hall of Fame College of Nursing: 48th David Payne Track and Field Olympic Silver Medalist Opera/Voice: 3rd Design Intelligence Oscar Robertson Basketball Hall of Fame Musical Conducting: 5th For nine straight years, professionals

Music: 6th REVIEWSEASON Becky Ruehl Olympic Diver across the nation have ranked UC’s interior Music Composition: 9th design program as the nation’s best. UC’s Jack Twyman Basketball Hall of Fame Orchestra/Symphony: 9th Mary Wineberg Track and Field Olympic Gold Medalist undergraduate architecture program is Drama: 37th ranked No. 2 in the United States Creative Writing: 46th EAST BIG Paleontology: 7th Environmental Engineering: 20th Aerospace Engineering: 31st Industrial Engineering: 37th Civil Engineering: 48th William Howard Taft Charles Dawes Albert Sabin 08-09 OPPONENTS08-09 RECORDS & HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA

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City Population: 332,252 Metropolitan Area Population: 2.1 million U.S. CMSA Rank: 24th Television Market: 32nd • Over 100 museums and galleries are located Fortune 500 Company Headquarters: 10 in the Greater Cincinnati area. Corporate Headquarters: More than 1,000 • Cincinnati’s over 20,000 acres of city and • Cincinnati is ranked in the Top 10 by Fortune county parks give it one of the largest park Magazines as a great place to live and work systems (per capita) of major U.S. cities. OUTLOOK SEASON due to its variety of cultural, recreational, entertainment and sports activities, its excellent • Cincinnati’s list of festivals and events include and aff ordable housing and its low crime rate. Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati (the world’s second- largest next to the original in Munich), the • Esquire Magazine ranked Cincinnati No. 7 on internationally famous Tall Stacks reunion of BIOGRAPHIES its list of “Cities that Rock.” historic riverboats, the Cincinnati Flower Show, Riverfest, Kidsfest, A Taste of Cincinnati, and the • Cincinnati’s Fine Arts Fund, the oldest in the Black Family Reunion. nation, ranks among the top three in the U.S. for total dollars raised by a united arts campaign. • The Cincinnati Public Library along with the Hamilton County Library combine for the third STAFF & COACHES largest total circulation on the U.S. ADMINISTRATION SEASON REVIEWSEASON BIG EAST BIG 08-09 OPPONENTS08-09 RECORDS & HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA

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was college basketball’s all-time leading scorer at the close of his career. His 33.8 BIOGRAPHIES scoring average today ranks third on the NCAA career charts, and he has the NBA’s fourth-most career assists. The Hall of Famer led the U.S. Olympic team to the 1960 Gold Medal. STAFF & COACHES Sparked by the exploits of Robertson, who became the fi rst player to lead the nation in scoring in three consecutive seasons, Cincinnati advanced to the

Final Four in 1958-59 and 1959-60, settling for third ADMINISTRATION place both years. With a rookie head coach and without Robertson, the Bearcats won their fi rst national title in 1960- 61. Then to prove that its 1961 championship was no fl uke, UC repeated as champion in 1961-62. REVIEWSEASON Cincinnati made a then-unprecedented fi fth- straight trip to the Final Four in 1962-63, and Continued... EAST BIG

» 1946-47 » Fiery John Wiethe was hired as UC’s 17th head coach. Cincinnati, without a conference since the disbanding of the Buckeye Athletic Association in the mid-1930’s, OPPONENTS08-09 RECORDS & HISTORY joined the Mid-American Conference and claimed the league’s cage crown in that initial season. The Bearcats played half of their home games in a basketball arena constructed at Music Hall. Dick Dallmer became Cincinnati’s fi rst all-American. » 1948-49 » The Bearcats won their third straight Mid-American Conference title. A 23-8 season was capped by a championship in the fi str Cincinnati Invitational, played in the city’s newest sports arena, . Bill Westerfeld became UC’s fi rst 1,000-point scorer, capping his career with 1,092 points. » 1949-50 » Cincinnati posted a 20-6 ledger en route to a fourth straight MAC crown and another Cincinnati Invitational trophy. Dick Dallmer and Jim Holstein each topped the 1,000-point plateau in career scoring, Dallmer closed his career as the school’s all-time scoring leader with 1,098 points. Cincinnati Gardens became the Bearcats’ playing home. » 1950-51 » Sophomore Larry Imburgia scored a school-record 40 points in his fi rst game as a Bearcat. After claiming its fi fth straight Mid-American Conference title, Cincinnati

made its fi rst venture into postseason play with selection to the National Invitation Tournament. UC lost in double overtime ot St. Bonaventure in the tourney opener. INFORMATION MEDIA » 1952-53 » George Smith succeeded John Wiethe, who was 106-47 in six seasons, as head coach. Cincinnati departed the Mid-American Conference and began national 47 scheduling, appearing in the prestigious Holiday Festival in New York. Jack Twyman made his debut as a Bearcat. » 1954-55 » Cincinnati opened its new on-campus arena, , with a 97-65 win over Indiana in the mid-December dedication game. Jack Twyman scored a UC season record 712 points, highlighted by a 49-point outing vs. Western Kentucky. He closed his career owning all of the Bearcat scoring records, including the career mark with 1,598 points, earning second-team all-America honors. Frank Nimmo took the spotlight in the Bearcats’ venture in the NIT, earning a berth on the all-tournament team. Cincinnati closed the season with a 21-8 record.

recruitingsection_pages.indd 47 10/22/2008 11:05:04 AM 10/22/2008 11:05:07 AM10/22/2008 11:05:07 AM 2008-09 University of Cincinnati Men’s Basketball Men’s University2008-09 of Cincinnati a new head coach, Ed Jucker, in command, in command, Jucker, Ed a new head coach, narrowly missed capturing a third-straight national crown when Loyola (Ill.) (Ill.) when Loyola crown national a third-straight missed capturing narrowly in 60-58, by a basket, the Bearcats cit and defeated defi a 15-point overcame overtime. a and posted a 37-game win streak recorded UC ve seasons, During those fi by topped only is a feat Four appearances Final ve straight fi The 161-16 ledger. UCLA. (1961), Wiesenhahn Dierking (1960), Bob (1958), Ralph Davis Connie Ron (1963), Yates Tony (1963), Thacker Tom Hogue (1961, 1962), Paul all-American accorded (1963) were Wilson Bonham (1963, 1964), and George 1964 Olympic gold medal team. U.S. on the playing Wilson with recognition a during which UC compiled in the 1970’s, continued success Bearcats The winning by Conference the Metro inaugurated (.667). Cincinnati 170-85 record postseason championships and made four tournament rst two fi the league’s » Buoyed by the off ense of Oscar Robertson—the junior repeated as national scoring scoring as national ense of Oscar Robertson—therepeated junior the off by » Buoyed Texas North in an early-February vs. 62 points game » Oscar Robertson a school-record scored » Oscar Robertson made his debut, and quickly emerged as one of the top college players in players college as one of the top » Oscar Robertson and quickly emerged made his debut, » Largely an unknown team, without Robertson, an unknown team, » Largely and with 1957-58 1957-58 with a leading scorer was the nation’s games and erent diff in three 50 points over He scored the country. by Conference Valley their entry the Missouri into celebrated Bearcats The 984 points. school season-record in to Kansas State losing appearance, tournament rst NCAA made its fi Cincinnati winning the league title. Regional. the Midwest overtime at 1958-59 UC breezed crown. Valley Missouri straight champ—Cincinnati a 26-4 ledger and a second compiled to lost The Bearcats Four, Final in the NCAA rst appearance its fi make Regional to the Midwest through game for a third- in the consolation Louisville with a win over but rebounded champion California, eventual nish. fi place 1959-60 Robertson claimed national scorer. all-time leading career became the NCAA’s and in the process State Valley Missouri straight its third won while Cincinnati year straight for the third honors of the year player title hopes as again turned back UC’s California Four. the Final trip to made their second Bearcats The title. capping a career athletic director, to become coach as head down Smith stepped George nished third. UC fi years. in eight a 154-56 record in which he posted 1960-61 a then- garnering a league title, their next 22 contests, then won Bearcats The a 5-3 start. stumbled to Cincinnati rst-ever championship In the fi championship. and a national Four, the Final trip to straight third unprecedented in overtime, 70-65. Ohio State UC defeated the same state, from teams of two game matchup

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appearances. Jim Ard (1970), Lloyd Batts (1973), Steve Collier (1976), Gary Yoder (1977), Bob Miller (1978), and Pat Cummings (1979) earned all-America recognition. Cummings closed his illustrious career as UC’s No. 2 leading scorer of all-time. The 1980’s saw Roger McClendon, capitalizing on the new 3-point fi eld goal rule, take over as the No. 2

career scorer. OUTLOOK SEASON While UC made only one postseason appearance, groundwork was laid which would make Cincinnati a dominant team in the 1990’s. BIOGRAPHIES COACHES & STAFF & COACHES ADMINISTRATION SEASON REVIEWSEASON BIG EAST BIG

» 1961-62 » Cincinnati fashioned a 28-2 record, but the Bearcats had to defeat Bradley in a league playoff game to defend their national title. UC won the Midwest Regional to earn its fourth straight trip to the Final Four. After edging UCLA, 72-70, in the semifi nals, Cincinnati became a repeat champion with a 71-59 win over Ohio State. Paul Hogue was the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. » 1962-63 » UC breezed to its fi fth straight Missouri Valley Conference crown and, after winning the OPPONENTS08-09 RECORDS & HISTORY Midwest Regional, a fi fth straight trip to the Final Four. An 80-46 win over Oregon in the semifi nals put the Bearcats in position to win a then-unprecedented third straight national title. Cincinnati held a 15-point lead over Loyola (Ill.) in the second half of the championship game, only to have the Ramblers come back to win, 60-58, in overtime. Cincinnati led the nation in defense. » 1963-64 » One of the longest home winning streaks in college basketball history was snapped when Kansas defeated Cincinnati in Armory Fieldhouse in early December. During the streak, UC won 72 straight games in Armory Fieldhouse plus 18 in Cincinnati Gardens for a home win streak of 90

games. INFORMATION MEDIA » 1964-65 » Ed Jucker announced his retirement as head coach in February, and the Bearcats won their fi nal three games to send their mentor out with a winning record. Jucker’s six-season ledger of 49 113-28 gave him the school’s best winning percentage (.801). » 1965-66 » Tay Baker succeeded Ed Jucker as head coach and directed Cincinnati to a 21-7 campaign, a Missouri Valley Conference title and an NCAA tourney berth. The Bearcats were defeated by Texas-El Paso, the eventual tourney champion, in the Midwest Regional.

recruitingsection_pages.indd 49 10/22/2008 11:05:09 AM 10/22/2008 11:05:12 AM10/22/2008 11:05:12 AM 2008-09 University of Cincinnati Men’s Basketball Men’s University2008-09 of Cincinnati » The Bearcats opened play in the Great in the Great opened play Bearcats The » » Cincinnati picked up where it left off , it left off up where picked » Cincinnati 1991-92 1991-92 their debut in this and marked Conference Midwest and season title sharing the regular new league by made Cincinnati crown. winning the tournament Top 20 decades in the in two rst appearance its fi seeded fourth in the were Bearcats The rankings. foes its four regional UC defeated Regional. Midwest its sixth make to of 20.8 points margin an average by Michigan edged UC, Four. in the Final appearance nal. 76-72, in the semifi 1992-93 4 to earn a No. rst 18 games winning 17 of its fi Midwest UC claimed the Great ranking. national straight its second then won season outright, regular seeded No. were Bearcats The league tournament. rst three its fi UC handily won 3 in the East Regional. of 27 margin an average by contests NCAA tourney NCAA champ eventual An overtime loss to points. making a second UC from North prevented Carolina earned Exel Van Nick Four. the Final trip to straight honors. all-America third-team » » » Buoyed by the recruitment of fi ve high school all-Americans, the ve high school all-Americans, fi of the recruitment by » Buoyed Conference, joined six other schools in forming the Metro » Cincinnati » Cincinnati compiled a 21-6 record and was selected to the NIT. Jim the NIT. selected to and was 21-6 record a compiled » Cincinnati a was Batts Lloyd head coach. as Baker Tay succeeded » to the NIT. advanced record, with a 19-8 nished which fi » Cincinnati, and UC home of the Bearcats, became the new » Riverfront Coliseum 1969-70 1969-70 honors. earned all-America Ard 1972-73 pick. all-America rst-team fi 1973-74 1974-75 Tournament. the NCAA to return to a 23-6 record compiled Bearcats 1975-76 their to the Bearcats title advanced The initial tournament. the league’s then won appearance. NCAA tourney straight second 1976-77 a posted Cincinnati rst 23 games in the new arena. winning its fi by celebrated the to advance to crown tourney Metro straight its second 25-5 ledger and won win on to which went Marquette, lost to Bearcats The Regional. NCAA Midwest title. the national » » » » » » » Tony Yates, who had been part of Cincinnati’s NCAA championship success as a player, returned as head coach. returned as a player, NCAA championship success who had been part of Cincinnati’s Yates, Tony » » Cincinnati, 3-25 the season before, posted a 17-14 ledger. Tony Wilson fi red in a 54-foot shot at the red in a 54-foot shot fi Wilson Tony a 17-14 ledger. posted 3-25 the season before, » Cincinnati, its home games moved Cincinnati away, of its new on-campus years two the completion arena With » » Roger McClendon scored 35 points, the most by a Bearcat in seven years, to spark an 84-82 win over spark an 84-82 win over to years, in seven a Bearcat the most by 35 points, » Roger McClendon scored » Eddie Lee broke a 20-year old Oscar Robertson UC record by dishing out 15 assists in a win over Seton Hall Seton dishing out 15 assists in a win over by old Oscar Robertson a 20-year UC record broke Lee » Eddie regular in the Metro nishing third fi After a 3-5 start from post a 16-13 ledger. to rebounded Bearcats The » 75-73, prevailed, the Bearcats before an NCAA record, overtimes, for seven battled and Bradley » Cincinnati Xavier. rival crosstown over to a 75-73 win UC boosted at the buzzer 15-foot jumper end’s » Joe Stiff walk-on fth starter from was a whose fi a team, Huggins directed » Bob as head coach. Huggins debuted nal three a 2-5 ledger in the fi to but injuries contributed in mid-February, had a 15-7 record » Cincinnati 1979-80 1979-80 Robertson. only to second with 1,762 points, his career concluded Cummings Pat Garden. Madison Square at 1980-81 nished on fi the Bearcats where tournament, the championship game of the conference to advanced UC season race, Louisville. with contest the short end of a 42-31 slowdown 1981-82 game ever. in the longest NCAA Division I basketball 1983-84 1984-85 fi UC nal minute. in the won with a basket ve games one of fi 69-67, in early December, UAB, defeat to buzzer of the NIT. round the second to advanced 1985-86 Louisville. 1986-87 1987-88 adoption of college basketball’s ting from McClendon, benefi Roger Gardens. Cincinnati to Riverfront Coliseum from with 1,789 points. scorer career fiNo. 2 Bearcat as the nished his career year earlier, eld goal a fi the 3-point 1989-90 the buzzer at sank a 3-pointer Sanders, Steve football player, That a 20-14 ledger and the NIT. to the football team, Center. game in the new Shoemaker Minnesota in the inaugural ranked nationally a 66-64 win over lift UC to to on a buzzer-beater. DePaul losing to of the NIT, round the second to advanced Cincinnati 1990-91 the NIT. trip to settled for a return of the season and the Bearcats weeks

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The last 19 seasons has been one of the brightest periods in the University of Cincinnati’s rich basketball history. In fact, only the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, during which the Bearcats made fi ve straight trips to the Final Four and won back-to-back national championships, shines brighter. SEASON OUTLOOK SEASON Bob Huggins, who was named head coach in 1989, rekindled those national championship expectations in only his third season at the helm when he directed UC to the Final Four. The Bearcats have advanced to the of the NCAA tournament three times and have reached the Sweet 16 four times. BIOGRAPHIES

Cincinnati has won its conference season and/or tournament title in 12 of the last 16 seasons. UC has claimed eight league tournament titles and 10 regular-season crowns during this span.

The Bearcats have fi nished in the Top 10 of the fi nal polls in seven of the past 14 years. During this

time, Cincinnati has ranked among the nation’s winningest programs both in terms of winning STAFF & COACHES percentage and victories.

» 1993-94 » After fi nishing fourth in the regular season race, Cincinnati won its third straight Great Midwest tournament and advanced to the West Regional, where UC suff ered a fi rst-round ADMINISTRATION loss. Dontonio Wingfi eld, who earned freshman all-America honors, declared himself eligible for the NBA draft that spring. » 1994-95 » UC closed out the with a fourth straight tournament championship. LaZelle Durden fi red in the game-winning shot with 1.2 seconds to play in the championship game win over Saint Louis. Durden had scored 45 points, the most by a Bearcat

in 34 years, in a mid-December win over Wyoming, clinching the 81-80 victory with three free REVIEWSEASON throws after time expired. UC made its second straight trip to the West Regional, advancing to the second round. » 1995-96 » The Bearcats captured both the regular season and tournament titles in the debut

season of Conference USA. Seeded No. 2 in the Southeast Regional, Cincinnati made its third EAST BIG appearance in the NCAA tourney Elite Eight in the past fi ve years. Danny Fortson, who garnered C-USA Most Outstanding Player honors and was tournament MVP, was a fi rst-team all-America selection by Basketball Weekly and College Sports, and earned second-team all-America honors by fi ve other polls. UC fi nished ranked No. 7 by AP and No. 6 by USA Today/CNN. » 1996-97 » The Bearcats began the season as the consensus No. 1-ranked team and junior Danny Fortson was a consensus preseason all-American. UC rolled to a 26-8 season, capturing the Conference USA regular season title, and made its sixth straight NCAA appearance. Fortson, who elected to turn pro following the season, fi nished as the school’s No. 2 scorer (1,881 points) and fi rst consensus fi rst-team all-American in 34 years. » 1997-98 » With but one returning starter the Bearcats posted a 27-6 record, claimed both the C-USA regular season and tournament titles, and garnered a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. Kenyon Martin recorded UC’s fi rst triple-double in 31 years with 24 points, 23 rebounds and 10 blocks in a late-February win over DePaul. Martin was MVP of the C-USA tournament, Ruben Patterson was named third-team all-American, while Cincinnati posted its third straight Top-10 poll fi nish. » 1998-99 » Cincinnati won its fi rst 15 games, including an upset of No. 1-ranked Duke, en route to a fourth straight C-USA regular season crown. The Bearcats earned a No. 3 seed in the NCAA East OPPONENTS08-09 RECORDS & HISTORY Regional. Melvin Levett and Kenyon Martin earned honorable mention all-America recognition. » 1999-00 » Cincinnati was the nation’s top team and Kenyon Martin was college basketball’s top player. UC was ranked No. 1 in the national polls for 12 of 18 weeks and Martin made a clean sweep of the national player of the year awards (Naismith, Wooden, Rupp, Robertson, NABC). The Bearcats tied a school record for victories with a 29-4 record and won their fi fth straight Conference USA regular season title. UC seemed poised for a run for the national title until Martin suff ered a broken leg in the Conference USA Tournament. Martin was a unanimous

fi rst-team all-American with Pete Mickeal earning honorable mention honors. INFORMATION MEDIA » 2000-01 » With but one returning starter, Cincinnati got off to a 12-6 start and a meager 3-3 ledger in Conference USA play. The Bearcats won nine of their fi nal 11 regular season 51 games to claim their sixth straight C-USA season crown. After fi nishing runner-up in the C-USA tournament, UC was seeded No. 5 in the West Regional and parlayed that position to advance to the Sweet 16. Steve Logan, who hiked his scoring output by 50 percent during the Bearcats’ fi nal 21 games, was named C-USA Player of the Year.

recruitingsection_pages.indd 51 10/22/2008 11:05:15 AM 10/22/2008 11:05:18 AM10/22/2008 11:05:18 AM 1990 NCAA Final Four in 1992 Four Final NCAA 11 all-America Selections 11 all-America Won 444, Lost 178 (.714) 444, Lost Won league Player of the Year picks. of the Year league Player Seven Top-10 Final Poll Rankings Poll Final Top-10 Seven 14 NCAA Tournament appearances Tournament 14 NCAA Ten conference regular-season titles regular-season conference Ten 17 postseason tourney appearances 17 postseason tourney BEARCATS SINCE SINCE BEARCATS Three freshman all-America selections all-America freshman Three NCAA Elite Eight in 1992, 1993 and 1996 Eight Elite NCAA One Consensus National Player of the Year National Player One Consensus Eight conference tournament championships tournament conference Eight 17 fi rst team all-conference selections and fi ve selections and team all-conference rst 17 fi 2008-09 University of Cincinnati Men’s Basketball Men’s University2008-09 of Cincinnati returns Unranked in the major polls at the start in the major polls at of the season, » Unranked 5 as high as No. 25, raising Top the to returned » Cincinnati fi nal season in in their nished second fi Bearcats The » coach, and former assistant a UC graduate » Mick Cronin, rst-team earned fi Vaughn Deonta guard » Sophomore » Though the Bearcats had but one returning starter, they starter, had but one returning the Bearcats Though » coach head interim rst season in the BIG EAST, fi » In UC’s 2001-02 2001-02 for — setting a new standard a 31-4 record posted the Bearcats regular USA Conference consecutive a seventh victories — won and crown the C-USA tournament captured season championship, Steve Tournament. 1 seed in the NCAA rst-ever No. earned their fi Year of the USA Player Conference straight earned his second Logan nalist for every national and a fi all-American a consensus was award, honor. of the year player 2002-03 C-USA title and straight for an eighth in contention nonetheless were And Tournament. in the NCAA appearance made a 12th consecutive a major heartSeptember, ered attack in late though Bob Huggins suff and weeks later rst practice two for its fi with the team was the coach direct UC with his intensity. to continued 2003-04 nished fi Bearcats The a 25-7 campaign. to polls en route in the weekly then regular season title, USA Conference tie for the ve-way in a fi and made its 13th straight crown tournament up the league’s swept appearance NCAA Tournament 2004-05 in the NCAA appearance USA, but made their 14th straight Conference UC also in the nation. active streak the third-longest Tournament, fi concluded who , nal polls. Top 25 in the nished in the fi shots, 2 in blocked No. and 11 all-time UC scorer as the No. his career Pistons. by the round of the NBA Detroit Draft rst in the fi drafted was 2005-06 and reached a 21-13 record to guided the Bearcats Andy Kennedy fi nishing the season with just seven despite nals, the NIT quarterfi single-season Martin’s Kenyon Hicks broke Eric scholarship players. the by round the second in drafted was White and James blocks record Trailblazers. Portland 2006-07 history. basketball in Bearcats as the 26th head coach over takes 2007-08 per game and leading the 17.3 points scoring all-BIG EAST honors, under Mick Cronin, rst postseason appearance their fi to Bearcats Invitational. Basketball College in the inaugural playing » » » » » » » Seventeen Bearcats have garnered fi rst-team all-conference honors during this era with three of three with honors during this era all-conference rst-team fi garnered have Bearcats Seventeen Martin Logan, and Steve Fortson, Kenyon Danny those, of four C-USA Most Outstanding picking up a total Awards. Player Bobby Ruben Patterson, Exel, Van Fortson, Nick Martin, Logan, and Pete Melvin Levett, Brannen, of all-Americans. list Cincinnati’s joined have Mickeal in all-American rst-team fi a consensus Fortson was in recognition second-team receiving 1996-97 after player top 1995-96. Martin basketball’s college was of making a clean sweep of the 1999-2000 season, a was Logan awards. Year of the Player the national nalist for 2001-02 and a fi in all-American consensus award. Year of the every Player national 13 excellence, As further of Cincinnati’s evidence of three been selected in the NBA draft, have Bearcats 2000 1 pick of the entire headliner of this list is MartinThe the No. who was 10 picks. Top whom were the Atlanta by draft 6 pick of the 2000 the No. DerMarr Johnson was the New Jersey Nets. by draft Hawks. TRADITION winning

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