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CINCINNATI BASKETBALL 2 NATIONALCINCINNATI TITLES • 6 FINAL FOURS • 8 ELITE EIGHTS • 10 SWEET SIXTEENS BASKETBALL • 31 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 38 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS GAME 11 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 25/RV CINCINNATI (8-2) at RV/RV UCLA (7-2) Day/Date Opponent TV Time/Result Saturday, Dec. 16 • 12:30 p.m. (PT) • Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, Calif. Wed./Nov. 1 at Bellarmine (Exhibition)-1 None W, 89-61 Sun./Nov. 5 Embry-Riddle (Exhibition) BEARCATS TV W, 101-68 Fri./Nov. 10 Savannah State-2 FSO/ESPN3 W, 107-77 GAME AT A GLANCE Mon./Nov. 13 Western Carolina ESPN3 W, 102-51 SERIES INFO: Fifth meeting; Series is tied 2-2; UCLA leads 2-1 at neutral sites; Cincinnati leads 1-0 in Los Angeles. Thurs./Nov. 16 Coppin State FSO/ESPN3 W, 97-54 LAST MEETING: UCLA won 79-67 on March 19, 2017 in the second round NCAA Tournament in Sacramento, Calif. CAYMAN ISLANDS CLASSIC (GEORGE TOWN, CAYMAN ISLANDS) Mon./Nov. 20 Buffalo-3 FloHoops W, 73-67 UCLA - 2 STREAK: Tues./Nov. 21 Richmond-3 FloHoops W, 75-48 COACHES: Mick Cronin is in his 12th season at Cincinnati (245-137); 15th season overall (314-161) Wed./Nov. 22 Wyoming-3 FloHoops W, 78-53 Steve Alford is in his fifth season at UCLA (103-47); 23rd season overall at Division I level (488-253) Mon./Nov. 27 Alabama State ESPNU W, 83-51 AP/USA TODAY RANKINGS (DEC. 11): Cincinnati (25/RV); UCLA (RV/RV) Sat./Dec. 2 at No. 21 Xavier-4 FS1 L, 76-89 RADIO: 700 WLW; Dan Hoard provides play-by-play with color analyst Terry Nelson Sat./Dec. 9 vs. No. 5 Florida-5 ESPN2 L, 60-66 TV: CBS; Brad Nessler provides play-by-play with color analyst Bill Raftery. John Schriffen reports. Tues./Dec. 12 Mississippi State ESPN2 W, 65-50 JOIN THE CONVERSATION (TWITTER, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM): @GoBearcatsMBB or GoBearcatsMBB Sat./Dec. 16 at UCLA CBS 3:30 p.m. Tues./Dec. 19 Arkansas-Pine Bluff ESPN3 7 p.m. Thurs./Dec. 21 Cleveland State ESPN3 7 p.m. CINCINNATI PROBABLE STARTERS & RESERVES Sun./Dec. 31 Memphis • ESPNU 4 p.m. Thurs./Jan. 4 at Temple • ESPN/ESPN2 7 or 9 p.m. NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL.-EXP. HOMETOWN GP-GS PPG RPG APG MIN Sun./Jan. 7 SMU • ESPN2 6 p.m. 3 Justin Jenifer G 5-10 175 Jr.-2L Baltimore, Md. 10-7 6.5 0.8 2.7 20.7 Sat./Jan. 13 at USF • ESPNews 7 p.m. 34 Jarron Cumberland G 6-5 215 So.-1L Wilmington, Ohio 10-10 10.9 3.8 2.2 25.6 Tues./Jan. 16 at UCF • CBS Sports Network 7 p.m. 1 Jacob Evans III G/F 6-6 210 Jr.-2L Baton Rouge, La. 10-10 14.2 4.0 3.4 28.5 Sat./Jan. 20 ECU • ESPNews 4 p.m. 11 Gary Clark F 6-8 230 Sr.-3L Clayton, N.C. 10-10 12.8 9.0 2.0 26.0 Wed./Jan. 24 Temple • CBS Sports Network 9 p.m. 24 Kyle Washington F 6-9 230 Sr.-1L Champlin, Minn. 10-8 10.0 5.0 0.9^ 20.6 Sat./Jan. 27 at Memphis • CBS Sports Network 6 p.m. OFF THE BENCH Wed./Jan. 31 Houston • CBS Sports Network 7 p.m. 15 Cane Broome G 6-0 165 Jr.-Tr. East Hartford, Conn. 10-3 9.6 1.8 2.8 20.2 Sat./Feb. 3 at UConn • (Storrs, Conn.) ESPN/ESPN2 Noon 2 Keith Williams G 6-5 210 Fr.-HS Brooklyn, N.Y. 10-0 4.5 1.5 0.7 12.8 Tues./Feb. 6 UCF • CBS Sports Network 7 p.m. Sun./Feb. 11 at SMU • ESPN 4 p.m. 5 Trevor Moore G 6-5 200 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas 9-0 4.9 2.7 0.4 12.9 Thurs./Feb. 15 at Houston • CBS Sports Network 7 p.m. 13 Trevon Scott F 6-8 230 R-So.-1L Darien, Ga. 10-0 3.1 3.7 1.5 13.8 Sun./Feb. 18 Wichita State • ESPN 4 p.m. 33 Nysier Brooks C 6-11 250 So.-1L Philadelphia, Pa. 10-2 2.6 2.6 0.6* 10.3 Thurs./Feb. 22 UConn • ESPN/ESPN2 7 p.m. 22 Eliel Nsoseme F/C 6-9 220 Fr.-HS Kinsasha, Congo 8-0 0.8 2.6 0.6^ 6.5 Sun./Feb. 25 Tulsa • CBS Sports Network Noon 20 Mamoudou Diarra F 6-9 215 Fr.-HS Bamako, Mali 5-0 3.2 2.2 0.8^ 6.0 Thurs./March 1 at Tulane • ESPN2 9 p.m. 14 Jackson Bart F 6-5 215 R-So.-Tr. Oklahoma City, Okla. 6-0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 Sun./March 4 at Wichita State • CBS Noon 31 Sam Martin G 5-10 160 Fr.-HS Cincinnati, Ohio 6-0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.2 AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP (ORLANDO, FLA.) 32 John Koz G 6-1 190 So.-1L Cleveland, Ohio 4-0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 March 8-11 TBA-6 ESPN Networks TBA NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP Starters listed based on last game; ^-Blocks; *-Steals March 13-14 First Four-7 Turner TBA March 15-18 First & Second Rounds-8 CBS/Turner TBA CINCINNATI STORYLINES March 22-25 Regional Semifinals & Finals-9 CBS/Turner TBA March 31-Apr. 2 Final Four & Championship-10 CBS/Turner TBA » Senior forward Gary Clark ranks third in the nation » Senior forward Kyle Washington needs 32 points to with 909 career rebounds (through Dec. 12) behind reach the 1,000-point plateau for his college career. Notes: Cincinnati will play its home games at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights, Seton Hall’s Angel Delgado (1,151) and Hofstra’s He compiled 404 points in two seasons at NC State Kentucky, during the 2017-18 season. All times listed are Eastern. Home games are Rokas Gustys (1,038). He enters Saturday’s game (2014 & 2015) and has scored 564 points in 46 in boldface. (•) - Denotes American Athletic Conference game. 10th in school history and is only eight rebounds shy games as a Bearcat. He netted a season-high 16 Key: FSO - FOX Sports Ohio; FloHoops - Internet stream, subscription required from passing Yancy Gates (916 from 2008-12) for points against Mississippi State on Tuesday. FS1 - Fox Sports 1; ESPN/ESPN2 - Game times and/or television network information will be announced about two weeks prior. ninth place while also earning the distinction as UC’s » Cincinnati has won 31 consecutive home games 1-Louisville, Ky. (Freedom Hall); 2-Cayman Islands Classic (campus sites); 3-Cayman top rebounder during the Mick Cronin coaching era. dating back to Jan. 2, 2016. It’s the nation’s longest Islands Classic (John Gray Gymnasium); 4-Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout (Cintas » Clark ranks first in The American and 20th in the active home-court win streak. Center); 5-Never Forget Tribute Classic (Prudential Center); 6-American Championship nation, averaging 3.6 offensive rebounds this season. » Conference coaches picked Cincinnati as the pre- (Amway Center); 7-NCAA Championship First Four site: Dayton, Ohio (University of » Clark has been named to watch lists for the season favorite to win The American, edging league Dayton Arena); 8-NCAA Championship First and Second Round sites: Pittsburgh, Pa. Oscar Robertson Trophy, the Karl Malone Power newcomer Wichita State by one point (116-115). (CONSOL Energy Center), Wichita, Kan. (Intrust Bank Arena), Dallas, Texas (American Forward of the Year and the Lute Olson Player of the » Cincinnati is one of eight teams to appear in the Airlines Arena), Boise, Idaho (Taco Bell Arena), Charlotte, N.C. (Time Warner Cable Arena), Year awards. NCAA Tournament each of the last seven seasons Detroit, Mich. (New Detroit Arena), Nashville, Tenn. (Bridgestone Arena), San Diego, Calif. (Viejas Arena); 9-NCAA Championship Regional sites: Atlanta, Ga. (Philips Arena), » Junior guard/forward Jacob Evans III has scored (along with Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan State, Los Angeles, Calif. (Staples Center), Boston, Mass. (TD Garden), Omaha, Neb. (CenturyLink in double figures in 40 of the last 47 games for the North Carolina, VCU and Wisconsin). Center); 10-NCAA Championship Final Four site: San Antonio, Texas (Alamodome). Bearcats, including a season-high 24-point perfor- » Cincinnati is playing its 2017-18 home schedule at mance against Mississippi State on Tuesday. BB&T Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky, while its » Evans has been named to watch lists for the John on-campus venue, Fifth Third Arena, undergoes an Wooden Award and Julius Erving Small Forward of $87 million renovation. TI! the Year Award. WE WEAR CINCINNA 2017-18 CINCINNATI BASKETBALL 1 UCLA • GAME 11 CINCINNATI PB BASKETBALL 2017-18 CINCINNATI NUMERICAL ROSTER PRONUNCIATION NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CLASS EXP. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL NYSIER Brooks nah-SEER 1 Jacob Evans III G/F 6-6 210 Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, La./St. Michael the Archangel HS JARRON Cumberland JAIR-in 2 Keith Williams G 6-5 210 Fr. HS Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin Memorial MAMOUDOU DIARRA MAMA-doo DEE-are-eh 3 Justin Jenifer G 5-10 175 Jr. 2L Baltimore, Md./Milford Mill Academy John KOZ rhymes with nose 5 Trevor Moore G 6-5 200 Fr. HS Houston, Texas/South Kent Prep (Conn.) ELIEL NSOSEME A-lee-el SO-semeh 11 Gary Clark F 6-8 230 Sr. 3L Clayton, N.C./Clayton HS Trevon Scott TREY-vaughn 13 Trevon Scott F 6-8 220 R-So.