CINCINNATI BASKETBALL 2 NATIONALCINCINNATI TITLES • 6 FINAL FOURS • 8 ELITE EIGHTS • 10 SWEET SIXTEENS BASKETBALL • 31 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 38 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS GAME 29 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS TULSA (17-10, 10-5) at 11/11 CINCINNATI (24-4, 13-2) Day/Date Opponent TV Time/Result Sunday, Feb. 25 • Noon (ET) • BB&T Arena • Highland Heights, Ky. 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: 38th meeting; Cincinnati leads 25-12 overall; Cincinnati leads 15-2 at home; Thurs./Nov. 16 Coppin State FSO/ESPN3 W, 97-54 Cincinnati leads 9-8 in Tulsa; Tulsa leads 2-1 at neutral sites CAYMAN ISLANDS CLASSIC (GEORGE TOWN, CAYMAN ISLANDS) Mon./Nov. 20 Buffalo-3 FloHoops W, 73-67 Cincinnati won 80-61 on March 10, 2018 in the American Championship Quarterfinals in Hartford, Conn. LAST MEETING: Tues./Nov. 21 Richmond-3 FloHoops W, 75-48 STREAK: Cincinnati - 3 Wed./Nov. 22 Wyoming-3 FloHoops W, 78-53 COACHES: Mick Cronin is in his 12th season at Cincinnati (261-139); 15th season overall (330-163) Mon./Nov. 27 Alabama State ESPNU W, 83-51 Frank Haith is in his fourth season at Tulsa (75-50); 14th season overall (262-179) Sat./Dec. 2 at No. 21 Xavier-4 FS1 L, 76-89 AP/USA TODAY RANKINGS (FEB. 19): Cincinnati (11/11); Tulsa (--/--) Sat./Dec. 9 vs. No. 5 Florida-5 ESPN2 L, 60-66 RADIO: 700 WLW; Dan Hoard provides play-by-play with color analyst Terry Nelson Tues./Dec. 12 Mississippi State ESPN2 W, 65-50 TV: CBS Sports Network; Carter Blackburn provides play-by-play with color analyst Pete Gillen. Jordan Daigle reports Sat./Dec. 16 at UCLA CBS W, 77-63 JOIN THE CONVERSATION (TWITTER, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM): @GoBearcatsMBB or GoBearcatsMBB Tues./Dec. 19 Arkansas-Pine Bluff ESPN3 W, 77-49 Thurs./Dec. 21 Cleveland State ESPN3 W, 81-62 Sun./Dec. 31 Memphis • ESPNU W, 82-48 CINCINNATI PROBABLE STARTERS & RESERVES Thurs./Jan. 4 at Temple • ESPN2 W, 55-53 NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL.-EXP. HOMETOWN GP-GS PPG RPG APG MIN Sun./Jan. 7 SMU • ESPN2 W, 76-56 Sat./Jan. 13 at USF • ESPNews W, 78-55 3 Justin Jenifer G 5-10 175 Jr.-2L Baltimore, Md. 28-28 5.0 1.0 2.5 19.7 Tues./Jan. 16 at UCF • CBS Sports Network W, 49-38 34 Jarron Cumberland G 6-5 215 So.-1L Wilmington, Ohio 28-28 11.0 3.9 2.5 28.0 Sat./Jan. 20 ECU • ESPNews W, 86-60 1 Jacob Evans III G/F 6-6 210 Jr.-2L Baton Rouge, La. 28-28 13.3 4.5 3.4 31.2 Wed./Jan. 24 Temple • CBS Sports Network W, 75-42 11 Gary Clark F 6-8 230 Sr.-3L Clayton, N.C. 28-28 12.9 8.5 2.0 27.7 Sat./Jan. 27 at Memphis • CBS Sports Network W, 62-48 24 Kyle Washington F 6-9 230 Sr.-1L Champlin, Minn. 28-26 11.2 5.3 1.4^ 22.6 Wed./Jan. 31 Houston • CBS Sports Network W, 80-70 OFF THE BENCH Sat./Feb. 3 at UConn • (Storrs, Conn.) ESPN2 W, 65-57 15 Cane Broome G 6-0 165 Jr.-Tr. East Hartford, Conn. 26-3 8.0 1.5 3.1 20.0 Tues./Feb. 6 UCF • CBS Sports Network W, 77-40 5 Trevor Moore G 6-5 200 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas 27-0 4.1 1.9 0.6* 12.6 Sun./Feb. 11 at SMU • ESPN W, 76-51 13 Trevon Scott F 6-8 220 R-So.-1L Darien, Ga. 28-0 2.8 3.4 1.1 11.8 Thurs./Feb. 15 at Houston • CBS Sports Network L, 62-67 • 2 Keith Williams G 6-5 210 Fr.-HS Brooklyn, N.Y. 26-0 3.5 1.2 0.5 10.2 Sun./Feb. 18 No. 19 Wichita State ESPN L, 72-76 Thurs./Feb. 22 UConn • ESPN W, 77-52 33 Nysier Brooks C 6-11 250 So.-1L Philadelphia, Pa. 28-2 2.9 2.6 0.6^ 10.5 Sun./Feb. 25 Tulsa • CBS Sports Network Noon 22 Eliel Nsoseme F/C 6-9 220 Fr.-HS Kinsasha, Congo 23-0 1.1 2.0 0.4^ 6.3 Thurs./March 1 at Tulane • ESPN 9 p.m. 20 Mamoudou Diarra F 6-9 215 Fr.-HS Bamako, Mali 7-0 2.9 1.9 0.7^ 6.6 Sun./March 4 at Wichita State • CBS Noon 14 Jackson Bart F 6-5 215 R-So.-Tr. Oklahoma City, Okla. 12-0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.3 AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP (ORLANDO, FLA.) 31 Sam Martin G 5-10 160 Fr.-HS Cincinnati, Ohio 10-0 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.9 March 8-11 TBA-6 ESPN Networks TBA 32 John Koz G 6-1 190 So.-1L Cleveland, Ohio 8-0 0.3 0.3 0.1 1.3 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 March 22-25 Regional Semifinals & Finals-9 CBS/Turner TBA CINCINNATI STORYLINES March 31-Apr. 2 Final Four & Championship-10 CBS/Turner TBA » Gary Clark and Kyle Washington along with » Clark (12.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.4 Cincinnati will play its home games at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights, walk-on Jackson Bart will be honored on Senior Day steals, 1.3 blocks) has been named a member of Notes: Kentucky, during the 2017-18 season. All times listed are Eastern. Home games are Sunday about 20 minutes prior to tipoff. the Citizen Naismith Trophy Late Season Team and in boldface. (•) - Denotes American Athletic Conference game. » Clark and Washington have served as one of the top a finalist for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Key: FSO - FOX Sports Ohio; FloHoops - Internet stream, subscription required post tandems in The American each of the past two Year Award. FS1 - Fox Sports 1; ESPN/ESPN2 - Game times and/or television network information seasons. The Bearcats have won 54 games since the » Jacob Evans III (13.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.4 as- will be announced about two weeks prior. start of 2017-18 - tied for fifth most in the nation. sists, 1.4 steals, 1.1 blocks) is a finalist for the Julius 1-Louisville, Ky. (Freedom Hall); 2-Cayman Islands Classic (campus sites); 3-Cayman » The Bearcats have won their last seven games on Erving Small Forward of the Year Award. Islands Classic (John Gray Gymnasium); 4-Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout (Cintas Senior Day since losing to No. 9 Villanova 77-73 on » Cincinnati is averaging 75.8 points (most since Center); 5-Never Forget Tribute Classic (Prudential Center); 6-American Championship March 2, 2010 at Fifth Third Arena. 2004-05 [75.9]) with four players averaging double (Amway Center); 7-NCAA Championship First Four site: Dayton, Ohio (University of Dayton Arena); 8-NCAA Championship First and Second Round sites: Pittsburgh, Pa. » The game also marks the final contest at BB&T figures in points. The Bearcats haven’t had four dou- (CONSOL Energy Center), Wichita, Kan. (Intrust Bank Arena), Dallas, Texas (American Arena, UC’s 2017-18 home while Fifth Third Arena ble-digit scorers at the end of a season since 2011-12. Airlines Arena), Boise, Idaho (Taco Bell Arena), Charlotte, N.C. (Time Warner Cable Arena), undergoes an $87 renovation prior to its reopening » Defensively, the Bearcats’ field-goal percentage Detroit, Mich. (New Detroit Arena), Nashville, Tenn. (Bridgestone Arena), San Diego, Calif. for the 2018-19 campaign. The Bearcats are 13-1 at defense (.368) and scoring defense (56.9 points (Viejas Arena); 9-NCAA Championship Regional sites: Atlanta, Ga. (Philips Arena), home this season. allowed) ranks second in the nation. Los Angeles, Calif. (Staples Center), Boston, Mass. (TD Garden), Omaha, Neb. (CenturyLink » Sunday marks the earliest regular-season home » Cincinnati is one of eight teams to appear in the Center); 10-NCAA Championship Final Four site: San Antonio, Texas (Alamodome). finale for Cincinnati since 2000-01. NCAA Tournament each of the last seven seasons » UC head coach Mick Cronin was named a semifinal- (along with Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan State, ist for the Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year North Carolina, VCU and Wisconsin). TI! Award on Friday. WE WEAR CINCINNA 2017-18 CINCINNATI BASKETBALL 1 TULSA • GAME 29 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.