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CINCINNATI BASKETBALL 2 NATIONALCINCINNATI TITLES • 6 FINAL FOURS • 8 ELITE EIGHTS • 10 SWEET SIXTEENS BASKETBALL • 33 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 41 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS CINCINNATI2019 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 2019 NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND • GAME 35 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS NO. 7 SEED CINCINNATI (28-6) vs. Day/Date Opponent TV Time/Result Thurs./Nov. 1 Tusculum (Exhibition) Bearcats TV W, 68-41 NO. 10 SEED IOWA (22-11) Wed./Nov. 7 Ohio State ESPN2 L, 56-64 Friday, March 22 • 12:15 p.m. (ET) • Nationwide Arena • Columbus, Ohio Tues./Nov. 13 North Carolina Central-1 FOX Sports Ohio W, 73-51 Fri./Nov. 16 Milwaukee ESPN3 W, 76-64 Mon./Nov. 19 Western Michigan-1 ESPN3 W, 78-52 GAME AT A GLANCE IOWA SERIES INFO: Ninth meeting; Cincinnati leads 6-2 overall; Cincinnati leads 3-2 at neutral sites, EMERALD COAST CLASSIC (Niceville, Fla.) Cincinnati leads 1-0 in Cincinnati; Cincinnati leads 2-0 in Iowa City Fri./Nov. 23 vs. George Mason-2 CBS Sports Network W, 71-55 Sat./Nov. 24 vs. Ole Miss-2 CBS Sports Network W, 71-57 STREAK: Cincinnati - 1 LAST MEETING: Cincinnati won 76-64 on March 17, 2005 in the NCAA Tournament First Round in Indianapolis, Ind. Tues./Nov. 27 Arkansas-Pine Bluff FOX Sports Ohio W, 105-49 Fran McCaffery is in his ninth season at Iowa (173-131); 23rd season overall (423-308) Sat./Dec. 1 at UNLV CBS Sports Network W, 65-61 Mick Cronin is in his 13th season at Cincinnati (296-146); 16th season overall (365-170) Tues./Dec. 4 NKU FOX Sports Ohio W, 78-65 AP/USA TODAY RANKINGS (MARCH 18): Cincinnati (22/24); Iowa (--/--) Sat./Dec. 8 Xavier-3 ESPN2 W, 62-47 RADIO: 700 WLW; Dan Hoard provides play-by-play with color analyst Terry Nelson Sat./Dec. 15 at No. 18 Mississippi State SEC Network L, 59-70 TV: CBS; Brian Anderson provides play-by-play with color analyst Chris Webber. Allie LaForce reports. Wed./Dec. 19 UCLA ESPN2 W, 93-64 JOIN THE CONVERSATION (TWITTER, FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM): @GoBearcatsMBB or GoBearcatsMBB Sat./Dec. 22 South Carolina State FOX Sports Ohio W, 77-56 Wed./Jan. 2 Tulane • CBS Sports Network W, 93-61 CINCINNATI PROBABLE STARTERS Sat./Jan. 5 at ECU • CBS Sports Network L, 71-73 Thurs./Jan. 10 at Tulsa • ESPN2 [OT] W, 70-65 NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL.-EXP. HOMETOWN GP-GS PPG RPG APG MIN Sat./Jan. 12 UConn • ESPN2 [OT] W, 74-72 3 Justin Jenifer G 5-10 175 Sr.-3L Baltimore, Md. 33-33 8.2 1.7 2.9 25.9 Tues./Jan. 15 USF • ESPNews W, 82-74 Sat./Jan. 19 at Wichita State • CBS W, 66-55 2 Keith Williams G 6-5 210 So.-1L Brooklyn, N.Y. 34-31 10.1 3.1 1.1* 25.9 Thurs./Jan. 24 Tulsa • ESPN2 W, 88-64 34 Jarron Cumberland G 6-5 205 Jr.-2L Wilmington, Ohio 34-34 18.8 4.5 3.6 32.3 Sun./Jan. 27 at Temple • CBS Sports Network W, 72-68 13 Trevon Scott F 6-8 225 R-Jr.-2L Townsend, Ga. 34-34 9.3 6.9 1.5 30.4 Sat./Feb. 2 SMU • CBS Sports Network W, 73-68 33 Nysier Brooks C 6-11 240 Jr.-2L Philadelphia, Pa. 34-34 8.0 6.4 0.5^ 23.0 Thurs./Feb. 7 at Memphis • ESPN2 W, 69-64 OFF THE BENCH Sun./Feb. 10 at No. 12 Houston • ESPN L, 58-65 15 Cane Broome G 6-0 165 Sr.-1L East Hartford, Conn. 34-4 8.3 1.6 2.2 21.3 Sun./Feb. 17 Wichita State • ESPN W, 72-62 5 Trevor Moore G 6-5 195 So.-1L Houston, Texas 33-0 2.3 1.4 0.5 11.9 Thurs./Feb. 21 UCF • ESPN2 W, 60-55 22 Eliel Nsoseme F/C 6-9 225 So.-1L Kinshasa, Congo 32-0 1.3 3.3 0.6^ 11.0 Sun./Feb. 24 at UConn • ESPN W, 64-60 Wed./Feb. 27 at SMU • CBS Sports Network W, 52-49 10 Rashawn Fredericks G/F 6-5 200 Jr.-Tr. St. Croix, Virgin Islands 34-0 2.4 2.3 0.3* 10.5 Sat./Mar. 2 Memphis • ESPNU W, 71-69 0 Logan Johnson G 6-2 175 Fr.-HS Mountain View, Calif. 31-0 2.0 1.2 0.7 7.1 Thurs./Mar. 7 at No. 25 UCF • ESPN2 L, 55-58 20 Mamoudou Diarra F 6-9 215 R-Fr.-HS Bamako, Mali 19-0 2.4 2.0 0.4^ 7.1 Sun./Mar. 10 No. 12 Houston • CBS L, 69-85 31 Sam Martin G 5-10 170 So.-1L Cincinnati, Ohio 6-0 0.8 0.0 0.5 2.2 32 John Koz G 6-1 200 Jr.-2L Cleveland, Ohio 5-0 0.4 0.4 0.0 1.8 AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP (MEMPHIS, TENN.) 11 LaQuill Hardnett F 6-8 210 Fr.-HS Philadelphia, Pa. - 17.0# 10.0# 4.0# - Fri./Mar. 15 SMU (Qrtrs)-4 ESPNU W, 82-74 24 Prince Gillam Toyambi F 6-7 225 Fr.-HS Kinshasa, Congo - 17.4& 9.7& 1.3*& - Sat./Mar. 16 Wichita State (Semis)-4 ESPN2 W, 66-63 Starters listed based on last game; #-Statistics from high school senior year; &-Statistics from 2018 summer AAU; Sun./Mar. 17 No. 11 Houston (Finals)-4 ESPN W, 69-57 ^-Blocks; *-Steals NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP Fri./Mar. 22 Iowa (1st Rd)-5 CBS 12:15 p.m. CINCINNATI STORYLINES Sun./Mar. 24 Tennessee/Colgate (2nd Rd)-5 CBS/Turner TBA Mar. 28-31 Regional Semis & Finals-6 CBS/Turner TBA » Cincinnati earned an automatic berth in the 2019 » earned AAC Tournament MVP Jarron Cumberland Apr. 6-8 Final Four & Championship-7 CBS/Turner TBA NCAA Tournament, winning the American Athletic honors after averaging 23.3 points, 6.0 rebounds Conference Championship on Sunday, March 17. and 4.3 assists in three games last weekend in Notes: All times listed are Eastern and subject to change. Home games in boldface. The Bearcats have won back-to-back conference Memphis, Tenn. His 33 points in the championship (•) - Denotes American Athletic Conference game. tournament titles for the first time since 1995 (Great game against No. 11 Houston were an AAC Tourna- Key: ESPN/ESPN2 or ESPN2/ESPNU - Game times and/or television network information Midwest Conference) and 1996 (Conference USA). ment title game record. will be announced about two weeks prior. » Cincinnati is making its 33rd appearance in the NCAA » Cumberland was voted The American’s 2019 Player 1-Emerald Coast Classic (campus sites); 2-Emerald Coast Classic (The Arena at Tournament, including each of the last nine events. of the Year and a unanimous first-team All-AAC Northwest Florida State College); 3-Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout; 4-American Championship (FedExForum); 5-NCAA Championship First/Second Round in Columbus, UC is one of six schools to appear in the “Big Dance” selection by the league’s coaches. Ohio (Nationwide Arena); 6-NCAA Championship Regional in Louisville, Ky. (KFC Yum! every year since 2011. » The Bearcats are 11-2 this season in games decided Center); 7-NCAA Championship Final Four in Minneapolis, Minn. (U.S. Bank Stadium). » Cincinnati’s 89 wins since the start of 2016-17 are by five points or less. Eleven of their conference the most in any three-year stretch in school history games were decided within that margin. and rank as the third most in the nation behind only » Cincinnati’s 33 NCAA Tournament appearances are Gonzaga (99) and Villanova (93) [entering the NCAA tied for 12th most in the nation. Tournament]. 2018-19 CINCINNATI BASKETBALL 1 NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND • GAME 35 CINCINNATI PB BASKETBALL 2018-19 CINCINNATI NUMERICAL ROSTER PRONUNCIATION NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CLASS EXP. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL NYSIER Brooks nah-SEER 0 Logan Johnson G 6-2 175 Fr. HS Mountain View, Calif./Saint Francis HS JARRON Cumberland JAIR-in 2 Keith Williams G 6-5 210 So. 1L Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin Memorial MAMOUDOU DIARRA MAMA-doo DEE-are-eh 3 Justin Jenifer G 5-10 175 Sr. 3L Baltimore, Md./Milford Mill Academy John KOZ rhymes with nose 5 Trevor Moore G 6-5 195 So. 1L Houston, Texas/South Kent Prep (Conn.) ELIEL NSOSEME A-lee-el SO-sem-may 10 Rashawn Fredericks G/F 6-5 200 Jr. Tr. St. Croix, Virgin Islands/Motlow State CC TREVON Scott TREY-vaughn 11 LaQuill Hardnett F 6-8 210 Fr. HS Philadelphia, Pa./Perry Hall HS Prince Gillam TOYAMBI toy-YAHM-bee 13 Trevon Scott F 6-8 225 R-Jr. 2L Townsend, Ga./McIntosh County Academy 15 Cane Broome G 6-0 165 Sr. 1L East Hartford, Conn./Sacred Heart ROSTER INFORMATION 20 Mamoudou Diarra F 6-9 215 R-Fr. HS Bamako, Mali/22 Feet Academy (S.C.) 22 Eliel Nsoseme F/C 6-9 225 So. 1L Kinshasa, Congo/RISE Centre Academy (Ontario, Canada) By State/Country 24 Prince Gillam Toyambi F 6-7 225 Fr. HS Kinshasa, Congo/Fresno HS (Calif.) California (1) Logan Johnson 31 Sam Martin # G 5-10 170 So. 1L Cincinnati, Ohio/Summit Country Day Connecticut (1) Cane Broome 32 John Koz # G 6-1 200 Jr. 2L Cleveland, Ohio/Bay HS Democratic Republic of Congo (2) Eliel Nsoseme, 33 Nysier Brooks C 6-11 240 Jr. 2L Philadelphia, Pa./Advanced Prep International (Texas) Prince Gillam Toyambi 34 Jarron Cumberland G 6-5 205 Jr.