CINCINNATI BEARCATS at USF BULLS Date: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 • 7 p.m. Series: UC leads 30-8 Place: Tampa, Fla. At USF: UC leads 10-6 Site: Sun Dome (10,411) At UC: UC leads 18-1 TV: ESPNU (Ted Emrich, Malcolm Huckaby) Neutral Site: UC leads 2-1 Radio: 820 AM | GoUSFBulls.com | TuneIn | Sirius 81 First Meeting: UC 82-80 (@USF)(2/6/75) (Jim Lighthall, Todd Kalas) Last Meeting: UC 88-57 (@UC)(2/4/16) Live stats: GoUSFBulls.com Streak: UC W7 2016-17 SCHEDULE RESULTS THE MATCHUP: N7 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN (EXH.) W, 72-64 BULLSVISION Cincinnati BY THE NUMBERS (‘16-17) USF N11 FLORIDA A&M W, 84-73 ESPN3 Bearcats 76.0 PPG 65.4 Bulls N17 ELON L, 74-61 ESPN3 61.2 OPP. PPG 74.3 N19 RIDER W, 70-65 ESPN3 14.8 SCORING MARGIN -8.9 N22 at Florida Atlantic L, 78-62 46.8 FG% 43.1 N28 KENNESAW STATE W, 71-69 ESPN3 37.4 OPP. FG% 42.5 D1 at Troy W, 80-74 ESPN3 AP: 18 35.2 3PT FG% 36.2 AP: Not Ranked D3 at George Washington L, 68-67 USA Today: 17 33.7 OPP. 3PT FG% 38.8 USA Today: Not Ranked D12 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W, 79-73 (OT) ESPN3 65.9 FT% 64.9 2016-17 RECORD: 22-3 2016-17 RECORD: 7-17 D17 #16/15 SOUTH CAROLINA L, 77-66 CBSSN 74.3 67.3 CONF. RECORD: 11-1 OPP. FT% CONF. RECORD: 1-12 D20 NORTHERN ILLINOIS L, 59-48 ESPN3 AWAY RECORD: 6-2 37.6 RPG 34.6 HOME RECORD: 6-8 D22 DELAWARE W, 81-53 ESPN3 HEAD COACH: Mick Cronin 33.4 OPP. RPG 37.5 INTERIM HEAD COACH: Murry Bartow D28 at East Carolina* L, 60-49 ESPNEWS CAREER: 298-156 (14th season) CAREER: 328-258 (19th season) 4.2 REB. MARGIN -2.9 D31 HOUSTON* L, 70-56 ESPNU AT UC: 229-132 (11th season) AT USF: 1-10 (1st season) 17.0 APG 12.5 J7 at SMU* L, 84-65 ESPNEWS STAT LEADERS 10.5 TOPG 15.9 STAT LEADERS J11 TULANE* L, 82-67 ESPN3 POINTS: Kyle Washington (13.6) POINTS: Geno Thorpe (14.2) 3.4 TO MARGIN -2.6 J14 at Memphis* L, 62-56 CBSSN REBOUNDS: Gary Clark (7.7) REBOUNDS: Tulio Da Silva (6.8) ASSISTS: Troy Caupain (4.5) 5.6 BPG 3.7 ASSISTS: Geno Thorpe (4.5) J17 at UCF* L, 86-64 ESPNEWS BLOCKS: Kyle Washington (1.5) 7.5 SPG 6.0 BLOCKS: Ruben Guerrero (1.1) J21 TULSA* L, 79-67 ESPNEWS J25 UCONN* L, 81-60 ESPNU FAST BREAK FACTS: J29 at 19/19 Cincinnati* L, 94-53 CBSSN » The first 1000 fans will receive a USF hat. » USF eyes back-to-back wins for the first time since F2 MEMPHIS* L, 85-75 ESPNEWS » USF enters this midweek tilt fresh off its first Nov. 28 (KSU) and Dec. 1 (at Troy). conference win, a 64-57 victory over ECU (2/11). » Junior guard Geno Thorpe ranks second in the F5 at Temple* L, 83-74 ASN/ESPN3 Junior guard Geno Thorpe (Pittsburgh) tallied 22 conference in free throw percentage (.860), third in F8 at UConn* L, 97-51 CBSSN points and eight assists to fuel the Bulls win. assists per game (4.5), fifth in steals per game (1.5), F11 EAST CAROLINA* W, 64-57 ESPNU » Guard Geno Thorpe was named to The and eighth in scoring (14.2). F15 CINCINNATI* 7 P.M. ESPNU American's weekly honor roll (2/13). He averaged » The Bulls are led by interim head coach Murry F18 at Tulane* 2 P.M. ESPNEWS 16.5 points and 5.5 assists per game in a pair of Bartow. He brings over 30 years of coaching experi- contest at UConn (2/8) and versus ECU (2/11). ence to USF, including 18 as a Division I head coach at F23 at Tulsa* 8 P.M. ESPNEWS » USF was defeated at UC earlier this year (1/29). UAB (1996-02) and East Tennessee State (2003-15). M2 UCF* 7 P.M. ESPNU Freshman guard Michael Bibby (Phoenix) set a Bartow has made nine postseason tournaments M5 TEMPLE* 2 P.M. ESPNU career-high with 17 points. The Bulls were without including four NCAA tourney appearances. M9-12 The American Championship (Hartford,Conn.) guard Geno Thorpe (injured). » Junior center Ruben Guerrero (Spain) has 111 » USF is participating in the Coaches vs. blocks in his career, seventh most at USF. (page 5). Cancer Three Point Challenge this February. (page 4) » The Bulls are one of four NCAA Division I teams Home Games in ALL CAPS » The Bulls are third in The American, shooting 36 with no seniors on its roster. The other three are * - American Athletic Conference Game percent from beyond the three point arc. Bradley, Penn State and UT-Rio Grande Valley. 2016-17 BULLS LINEUP * indicates projected starter based on last game played No. Name Pos. Ht. Class PPG RPG APG/BPG^ Notes 1 Isaiah Manderson F 6-10 Jr. 0.8 1.4 0.0 Texas Tech transfer...First start vs. SC (12/17) 5 Malik Martin F 6-11 Jr. - - - Transfer from USC...Redshirting this season 10 * Michael Bibby G 6-3 Fr. 7.0 1.8 2.0 Has hit 3+ treys in four of the last six games. 11 Jake Bodway G 6-3 Jr. 1.5 0.8 0.8 Career-high five assists vs. Memphis (2/2) 13 Geno Thorpe G 6-4 RJr. 14.2 3.2 4.5 Averaging 5.8 assists per game over the last six games played 14 Henry Beard G 6-0 Fr. 0.0 0.2 0.2 Career-high three minutes at No. 19 Cincinnati (1/29) 15 Yito Alvarado F 6-7 RFr. 1.0 0.3 0.0 Netted first points at USF, a three, at No. 19 Cincinnati (1/29) 21 Tulio Da Silva F 6-7 RFr. 10.0 6.8 0.9 Conf. Weekly Honor Roll (12/26), Rookie of the Week (11/21) 24 * Malik Fitts F 6-8 Fr. 7.7 4.8 1.3 29 points vs. Memphis (2/2), most by a Bull this year 25 * Troy Holston G 6-4 RSo. 10.6 2.0 1.3 Career-best six made three pointers at SMU (1/7) 33 * Ruben Guerrero C 7-0 Jr. 5.1 4.8 1.1^ 111 career blocks at USF, two blocks shy of sixth most at USF 35 Bo Zeigler F 6-6 RJr. 5.1 3.8 1.5 Seven pts, seven rebs, career-high six assists vs. Tulsa (1/21) 42 * Luis Santos F 6-9 So. 5.6 3.8 0.9^ Career-high 30 minutes at Temple (2/5)...Tallied 12 points GoUSFBulls.com • @USFMBB • facebook.com/USFMBB USF QUICK FACTS USF ROSTER Name of School: University of South Florida NUMERICAL ROSTER City, State, Zip: Tampa, Fla., 33620 NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Isaiah Manderson F 6-10 247 Jr. Bronx, N.Y. (Texas Tech) Founded: 1956 5 Malik Martin F 6-11 214 Jr. Miami, Fla. (USC) Enrollment: 47,646 10 Michael Bibby G 6-3 175 Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Shadow Mountain HS) Nickname: Bulls 11 Jake Bodway G 6-3 201 Jr. Bloomington, Minn. (Bloomington Jefferson HS) 13 Geno Thorpe G 6-4 170 RJr. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Penn State) School Colors: Green and Gold 14 Henry Beard G 6-0 177 Fr. Seminole, Fla. (Seminole HS) Arena: USF Sun Dome 15 Yito Alvarado F 6-7 206 RFr. San Juan, Puerto Rico (University School of NSU) Capacity: 10,411 21 Tulio Da Silva F 6-7 206 RFr. Formiga, Brazil (Arlington Country Day) Affiliation: NCAA Division I 24 Malik Fitts F 6-8 237 Fr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Brewster Academy Prep) 25 Troy Holston G 6-4 200 RSo. Queens, N.Y. (Oldsmar Christian School) Conference: The American Athletic Conference 33 Ruben Guerrero C 7-0 235 Jr. Marbella, Spain (Sunrise Christian Academy) President: Dr. Judy Genshaft 35 Bo Zeigler F 6-6 207 RJr. Detroit, Mich. (Community HS) Athletic Director: Mark Harlan 42 Luis Santos F 6-9 266 So. Bronx, N.Y. (Sunrise Christian Academy) Athletic Department Phone: 813-974-2125 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Ticket Office Phone: 1-800-GoBulls NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 15 Yito Alvarado F 6-7 206 RFr. San Juan, Puerto Rico (University School of NSU) Website: GoUSFBulls.com 14 Henry Beard G 6-0 177 Fr. Seminole, Fla. (Seminole HS) 10 Michael Bibby G 6-3 175 Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Shadow Mountain HS) HISTORY 11 Jake Bodway G 6-3 201 Jr. Bloomington, Minn. (Bloomington Jefferson HS) 21 Tulio Da Silva F 6-7 206 RFr. Formiga, Brazil (Arlington Country Day) First Season of Basketball: 1970-71 24 Malik Fitts F 6-8 237 Fr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Brewster Academy Prep) First Season of Varsity Basketball: 1971-72 33 Ruben Guerrero C 7-0 235 Jr. Marbella, Spain (Sunrise Christian Academy) Overall All-Time Record: 611-724 25 Troy Holston G 6-4 200 RSo. Queens, N.Y. (Oldsmar Christian School) NCAA Appearances: Three (1989-90, 1991-92, 1 Isaiah Manderson F 6-10 247 Jr. Bronx, N.Y. (Texas Tech) 5 Malik Martin F 6-11 214 Jr. Miami, Fla. (USC) 2011-12) 42 Luis Santos F 6-9 266 So. Bronx, N.Y. (Sunrise Christian Academy) NIT Appearances: Eight (1980-81, 1982-83, 1984-85, 13 Geno Thorpe G 6-4 170 RJr.