2007–08 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Fifth Third Arena, which has a capacity of 13,176. They are members of the Big East Conference. The Bearcats finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in Big East play and were defeated in the first round of the 2008 Big East men's basketball tournament by the 7th seed Pittsburgh.

2007–08 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	13–19 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach	Mick Cronin (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Larry Davis (2nd season) Chris Goggin (2nd season) Tony Stubblefield (2nd season)
Home arena	Fifth Third Arena
Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Georgetown	15	–	3		.833			28	–	6		.824
No. 13 Louisville	14	–	4		.778			27	–	9		.750
No. 15 Notre Dame	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
No. 16 Connecticut	13	–	5		.722			24	–	9		.727
West Virginia	11	–	7		.611			26	–	11		.703
No. 25 Marquette	11	–	7		.611			25	–	10		.714
No. 17 Pittsburgh†	10	–	8		.556			27	–	10		.730
Villanova	9	–	9		.500			22	–	13		.629
Syracuse	9	–	9		.500			21	–	14		.600
Cincinnati	8	–	10		.444			13	–	19		.406
Seton Hall	7	–	11		.389			17	–	15		.531
Providence	6	–	12		.333			15	–	16		.484
*DePaul	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
*St. John's	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
*South Florida	3	–	15		.167			12	–	19		.387
*Rutgers	3	–	15		.167			11	–	20		.355
† 2008 Big East tournament winner As of April 7, 2008^[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2008 Big East tournament.

The Bearcats would lose to Bradley in the first round of the 2008 College Basketball Invitational.

Offseason

Departing players

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Timmy Crowell	3	G	6'2"	170	Junior	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Transferred to Fort Lewis College^[2]
Connor Barwin	11	F	6'4"	240	Sophomore	Southfield, Michigan	Walk-on; did not return
Ronald Allen	23	F	6'9"	225	Senior	Los Angeles, California	Graduated
Walter Lewis	25	G	6'2"	190	Junior	Prince George, Virginia	Walk-on; did not return
Cedric McGowan	30	F	6'7"	225	Senior	Miami, Florida	Graduated

Recruiting class of 2007

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Larry Davis SG	Houston, Texas	Alief Hastings High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 8, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN grade: 91
Darnell Wilks PF	Nashville, Tennessee	Pioneer Christian Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Nov 12, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN grade: 93
Kenny Belton PF	Salem, Virginia	Dudley High School (NC)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Nov 17, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN grade: 92
Alvin Mitchell SF	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Cardinal Gibbons High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Mar 7, 2007
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN grade: 78
Rashad Bishop SF	Paterson, New Jersey	Kennedy High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 18, 2007
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN grade: 67
Anthony McClain C	Trenton, New Jersey	National Christian Academy (MD)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 19, 2007
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 19
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2007 Cincinnati Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020. "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

Recruiting class of 2008

US college sports recruiting information for 2008 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Yancy Gates PF	Cincinnati, Ohio	Withrow High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Apr 15, 2007
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 96
Cashmere Wright PG	Savannah, Georgia	Urban Christian Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 16, 2007
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 93
Dion Dixon SG	Chicago, Illinois	Crane High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 2, 2008
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 38
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2008 Cincinnati Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

Roster

2007–08 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Marvin Gentry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr McLennan CC Fort Worth, Texas G 5 Deonta Vaughn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Harmony Community School Indianapolis, Indiana F 10 Marcus Sikes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Mt. San Jacinto CC Richmond, Virginia G 11 Larry Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Alief Hastings High School Houston, Texas F 15 Darnell Wilks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Pioneer Christian Academy Nashville, Tennessee G 20 Branden Miller (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Indian Hill High School Cincinnati, Ohio F 21 Mike Williams   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Texas Camden, Alabama F 22 Rashad Bishop 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Kennedy High School Paterson, New Jersey F 23 Alvin Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Cardinal Gibbons High School Ft. Lauderdale, Florida C 30 Anthony McClain 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Fr National Christian Academy Trenton, New Jersey F 32 Kenny Belton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Dudley High School Salem, Virginia G 33 Jamual Warren 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Globe Institute of Technology Springfield, Massachusetts C 34 Adam Hrycaniuk 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Trinity Valley CC Mysliborz, Poland F 45 John Williamson (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Cincinnati State Columbus, Ohio	Head coach Mick Cronin (Cincinnati) Assistant coach(es) Chris Goggin (Cincinnati) Larry Davis (Asbury) Tony Stubblefield (Omaha) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 14 May 2020

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Adam Hrycaniuk	Anthony McClain
PF	John Williamson	Kenny Belton	Alvin Mitchell
SF	Rashad Bishop	Marcus Sikes	Darnell Wilks
SG	Jamual Warren	Larry Davis	Branden Miller
PG	Deonta Vaughn	Marvin Gentry

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2007* 7:30pm		Northern Kentucky	W 76–71		Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
November 3, 2007* 7:30pm		Bellarmine	W 77–58		Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
Regular Season
November 9, 2007* 8:00pm		Belmont Peggy Cronin Classic	L 75–86	0–1	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
November 10, 2007* 7:00pm		Western Carolina Peggy Cronin Classic	W 66–64	1–1	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
November 11, 2007* 8:00pm		Bowling Green Peggy Cronin Classic	L 67–69	1–2	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
November 16, 2007* 7:00pm		Coastal Carolina	W 74–59	2–2	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
November 24, 2007* 1:00pm		Fairfield	W 69–64	3–2	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
November 26, 2007* 8:00pm		USC Upstate	W 69–57	4–2	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
December 1, 2007* 6:00pm		at UAB	L 54–73	4–3	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, AL
December 8, 2007* 8:05pm		at Illinois State	L 52–62	4–4	Redbird Arena  Normal, IL
December 12, 2007* 7:00pm		at No. 17 Xavier Crosstown Shootout	L 59–64	4–5	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
December 19, 2007* 7:00pm		No. 2 Memphis Rivalry	L 69–79	4–6	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
December 23, 2007* 7:30pm		at North Carolina State	L 77–85	4–7	RBC Center  Raleigh, NC
December 29, 2007* 8:00pm		Miami (OH)	W 56–50	5–7	US Bank Arena  Cincinnati, OH
Big East Regular Season
January 1, 2008 2:30pm		at Louisville Rivalry	W 58–57	6–7 (1–0)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
January 5, 2008 6:00pm		at St. John's	L 58–70	6–8 (1–1)	Carnesecca Arena  Queens, NY
January 9, 2008 8:00pm		Syracuse	W 74–66	7–8 (2–1)	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
January 12, 2008 7:00pm		No. 19 Villanova	W 69–66	8–8 (3–1)	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
January 15, 2008 7:00pm, ESPNU		at Notre Dame	L 74–91	8–9 (3–2)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (10,231) South Bend, IN
January 19, 2008 4:00pm		No. 15 Pittsburgh	W 62–59	9–9 (4–2)	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
January 23, 2008 7:30pm		Connecticut	L 83–84	9–10 (4–3)	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
January 27, 2008 12:00pm		at Seton Hall	L 61–64	9–11 (4–4)	Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
January 30, 2008 7:00pm		at West Virginia	W 62–39	10–11 (5–4)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
February 2, 2008 12:00pm		No. 17 Marquette	L 60–75	10–12 (5–5)	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
February 9, 2008 6:00pm		at Rutgers	W 72–68 ^OT	11–12 (6–5)	The RAC  Piscataway, NJ
February 13, 2008 7:00pm		St. John's	W 60–43	12–12 (7–5)	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
February 20, 2008 7:00pm		South Florida	W 52–51	13–12 (8–5)	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
February 23, 2008 12:00pm, MASN		at No. 12 Georgetown	L 53–73	13–13 (8–6)	Verizon Center (17,337) Washington, D.C.
February 27, 2008 7:30pm		Pittsburgh	L 67–73	13–14 (8–7)	Petersen Events Center  Pittsburgh, PA
March 2, 2008 12:00pm		Providence	L 79–81 ^OT	13–15 (8–8)	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
March 6, 2008 7:30pm		DePaul	L 54–60	13–16 (8–9)	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
March 9, 2008 6:00pm		at No. 13 UConn	L 51–96	13–17 (8–10)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
Big East tournament
Mar 12, 2008 7:00pm	(10)	vs. (7) Pittsburgh First Round	L 64–70	13–18	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
College Basketball Invitational
Mar 19, 2008* 7:00pm	(M 4)	at (M 1) Bradley First Round	L 67–70	13–19	Carver Arena  Peoria, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

1. "2007-08 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.
2. "Crowell Selected to Basketball All-Star Game".
3. "2019–20 Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Basketball Media Guide". issuu.com. GoBearcats. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
4. "2007–08 Men's Basketball Schedule". gobearcats.com.