2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, The Bearcats competed in the American Athletic Conference, one of two offshoots of the original Big East Conference, and were coached by Mick Cronin in his eighth season. The team played its home games on Ed Jucker Court at the Fifth Third Arena. They finished the season 27–7, 15–3 in AAC play to share the regular season conference title with Louisville. They advanced to the semifinals of the AAC tournament where they lost to UConn. They received an at-large bid NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Harvard.

2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
AAC regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 15
Record	27–7 (15–3 The American)
Head coach	Mick Cronin (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Larry Davis (8th season) Antwon Jackson (2nd season) Darren Savino (4th season)
Home arena	Fifth Third Arena
Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Louisville* †	15	–	3		.833			31	–	6		.838
No. 15 Cincinnati	15	–	3		.833			27	–	7		.794
No. 18 UConn	12	–	6		.667			32	–	8		.800
SMU	12	–	6		.667			27	–	10		.730
Memphis	12	–	6		.667			24	–	10		.706
Houston	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
Rutgers	5	–	13		.278			12	–	21		.364
UCF	4	–	14		.222			13	–	18		.419
Temple	4	–	14		.222			9	–	22		.290
South Florida	3	–	15		.167			12	–	20		.375
† The American Tournament winner As of March 15th, 2014 *Louisville: 29 reg. season games, 3 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(31-6)(15-3) Rankings from AP poll

Offseason

Departing players

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Cashmere Wright	1	G	6'2'"	178	Senior	Savannah, Georgia	Graduated
Alex Eppensteiner	10	G	6'4'"	190	Senior	Cincinnati, Ohio	Walk on; graduated
Cheikh Mbodj	13	C	6'10'"	236	Senior	Dakar, Senegal	Graduated
Kelvin Gaines	24	F	6'10"	227	RS Sophomore	Ocala, Florida	Transferred to North Texas^[1]
JaQuon Parker	44	G	6'3'"	198	Senior	Suffolk, Virginia	Graduated

Recruiting class of 2013

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Troy Caupain SG	Midlothian, Virginia	Cosby High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 8, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 77
Kevin Johnson SG	Cincinnati, Ohio	Summit Country Day School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 11, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 78
Jamaree Strickland C	Oakland, California	Queen City Prep (NC)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 16, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 67
Deshaun Moorman SG	Brandon, Florida	Faith Baptist School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 16, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 72
Jermaine Lawrence PF	Sparta, New Jersey	Pope John XXIII Regional High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 3, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 26  ESPN: 24
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: "Cincinnati 2013 Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting class of 2014

US college sports recruiting information for 2014 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Quadri Moore C	Linden, NJ	Linden High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 17, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 75
Gary Clark PF	Clayton, NC	Clayton High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 18, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 31
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: "Cincinnati 2014 Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jacob Evans G	Baton Rouge, LA	St. Michael High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 14, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  247Sports: NR  ESPN: NR
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: "Cincinnati 2015 Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jeremiah Davis III (T) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) RS So Huntington Prep Muncie, Indiana F 0 Derrick Cox (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Mason High School Mason, Ohio G 1 Deshaun Morman     6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Faith Baptist Christian School Richmond, Virginia F 2 Titus Rubles (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Blinn College Dallas, Texas F 3 Shaquille Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So NIA Prep Paterson, New Jersey F 5 Justin Jackson (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Arlington Country Day School Cocoa Beach, Florida G 10 Troy Caupain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Cosby High School Midlothian, Virginia F 11 Jermaine Lawrence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Pope John XXIII High School Paterson, New Jersey G 14 Ge'Lawn Guyn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr South Kent Prep Georgetown, Kentucky F 15 Jermaine Sanders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Rice High School Far Rockaway, New York G/F 23 Sean Kilpatrick (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Notre Dame Prep White Plains, New York G 25 Kevin Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Summit Country Day School Cincinnati, Ohio C 32 Jamaree Strickland   6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Queen City Prep Oakland, California C 33 David Nyarsuk 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Mountain State University Juba, South Sudan F 45 Zack Tobler (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Covington Catholic High School Fort Mitchell, Kentucky	Head coach Mick Cronin (Cincinnati) Assistant coach(es) Larry Davis (Asbury) Darren Savino (NJCU) Antwon Jackson (Pikeville) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on (T) Transferred   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 15 May 2020

• Dec 13, 2013 - Jeremiah Davis III elected to transfer to Ball State after the fall semester.^[2] After Davis's departure, Derrick Cox joined the team as a walk-on.^[3]

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Justin Jackson	David Nyarsuk
PF	Titus Rubles	Jermaine Lawrence	Zack Tobler
SF	Shaq Thomas	Jermaine Sanders
SG	Sean Kilpatrick	Kevin Johnson	Derrick Cox
PG	Ge'Lawn Guyn	Troy Caupain	Jeremiah Davis III

Source^[4]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2013* 2:00pm		Carleton	W 77–63	–	Fifth Third Arena (5,124) Cincinnati, OH
November 2, 2013* 2:00pm		Bellarmine	W 84–72	–	Fifth Third Arena (5,578) Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2013* 8:00pm, ESPN3		NC Central Global Sports Shootout	W 74–61	1–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,532) Cincinnati, OH
November 12, 2013* 5:00pm, ESPN		NC State ESPN Tip-Off Marathon	W 68–57	2–0	Fifth Third Arena (7,028) Cincinnati, OH
November 16, 2013* 2:00pm, FSOH		Appalachian State Global Sports Shootout	W 77–49	3–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,194) Cincinnati, OH
November 20, 2013* 7:00pm, ESPN3		Campbell Global Sports Shootout	W 81–62	4–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,011) Cincinnati, OH
November 26, 2013* 7:00pm, FSOH		UMass Lowell	W 79–49	5–0	Fifth Third Arena (5,477) Cincinnati, OH
November 29, 2013* 4:00pm, FSOH		Kennesaw State	W 95–67	6–0	Fifth Third Arena (6,627) Cincinnati, OH
December 3, 2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		USC Upstate	W 86–50	7–0	Fifth Third Arena (5,113) Cincinnati, OH
December 7, 2013* 4:05pm, CBSSN		at New Mexico	L 54–63	7–1	The Pit (15,144) Albuquerque, NM
December 14, 2013* 8:00pm, FS1		vs. Xavier Crosstown Classic	L 47–64	7–2	U.S. Bank Arena (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
December 17, 2013* 7:00pm, ESPN		vs. Pittsburgh Jimmy V Classic	W 44–43	8–2	Madison Square Garden (8,062) New York, NY
December 21, 2013* 2:00pm, FSOH		Middle Tennessee	W 69–48	9–2	Fifth Third Arena (5,424) Cincinnati, OH
December 23, 2013* 7:00pm, ESPN3		Chicago State	W 102–62	10–2	Fifth Third Arena (5,564) Cincinnati, OH
December 28, 2013* 4:00pm, ESPN2		Nebraska	W 74–59	11–2	Fifth Third Arena (8,254) Cincinnati, OH
American Athletic Conference regular season
January 1, 2014 6:00pm, ESPNU		SMU	W 65–57	12–2 (1–0)	Fifth Third Arena (7,239) Cincinnati, OH
January 4, 2014 12:00pm, ESPN2		at No. 18 Memphis Rivalry	W 69–53	13–2 (2–0)	FedEx Forum (17,191) Memphis, TN
January 7, 2014 9:00pm, CBSSN		at Houston	W 61–60	14–2 (3–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,804) Houston, TX
January 11, 2014 6:00pm, CBSSN		Rutgers	W 71–51	15–2 (4–0)	Fifth Third Arena (10,872) Cincinnati, OH
January 14, 2014 9:00pm, CBSSN	No. 19	Temple	W 69–58	16–2 (5–0)	Fifth Third Arena (9,864) Cincinnati, OH
January 18, 2014 5:00pm, ESPNU	No. 19	at South Florida	W 61–54	17–2 (6–0)	USF Sun Dome (5,322) Tampa, FL
January 23, 2014 9:00pm, CBSSN	No. 15	UCF	W 69–51	18–2 (7–0)	Fifth Third Arena (10,242) Cincinnati, OH
January 26, 2014 4:00pm, CBSSN	No. 15	at Temple	W 80–76	19–2 (8–0)	Liacouras Center (6,753) Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2014 7:00pm, ESPN	No. 13	at No. 12 Louisville Rivalry	W 69–66	20–2 (9–0)	KFC Yum! Center (22,644) Louisville, KY
February 2, 2014 12:00pm, CBSSN	No. 13	South Florida	W 50–45	21–2 (10–0)	Fifth Third Arena (10,367) Cincinnati, OH
February 6, 2014 7:00pm, ESPN	No. 7	No. 22 UConn	W 63–58	22–2 (11–0)	Fifth Third Arena (12,432) Cincinnati, OH
February 8, 2014 7:30pm, ESPNU	No. 7	at SMU	L 55–76	22–3 (11–1)	Moody Coliseum (7,278) University Park, TX
February 15, 2014 3:00pm, ESPNU	No. 10	Houston	W 73–62	23–3 (12–1)	Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
February 19, 2014 7:00pm, ESPNU	No. 7	at UCF	W 77–49	24–3 (13–1)	CFE Arena (5,637) Orlando, FL
February 22, 2014 12:00pm, CBS	No. 7	No. 11 Louisville Rivalry	L 57–58	24–4 (13–2)	Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
March 1, 2014 12:00pm, ESPN	No. 11	at UConn	L 45–51	24–5 (13–3)	XL Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
March 6, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 15	No. 20 Memphis Rivalry	W 97–84	25–5 (14–3)	Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
March 8, 2014 12:00pm, ESPNews	No. 15	at Rutgers	W 70–66	26–5 (15–3)	The RAC (6,650) Pisacataway, NJ
American Athletic Conference tournament
March 13, 2014 7:00pm, ESPNU	(1) No. 13	vs. (9) UCF Quarterfinals	W 61–58	27–5	FedEx Forum (13,081) Memphis, TN
March 14, 2014 9:00pm, ESPN2	(1) No. 13	vs. (4) No. 21 UConn Semifinals	L 56–58	27–6	FedEx Forum (11,888) Memphis, TN
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2014 2:10pm, TNT	(5 S) No. 15	vs. (12 S) Harvard Second Round	L 57–61	27–7	Spokane Arena (10,862) Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region S=South.

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Awards and milestones

All-American

• Consensus Second Team: Sean Kilpatrick

American Athletic Conference honors

All-AAC Awards

• Defensive Player of the Year: Justin Jackson
• Coach of the Year: Mick Cronin
• Sportsmanship Award: Sean Kilpatrick

All-AAC First Team

• Sean Kilpatrick

All-AAC Second Team

• Justin Jackson

Player of the Week

• Week 7: Justin Jackson
• Week 8: Justin Jackson
• Week 9: Justin Jackson
• Week 13: Sean Kilpatrick
• Week 14: Sean Kilpatrick
• Week 18: Sean Kilpatrick

Source^[6]

Rankings

Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.

Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	WK 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	19	15	13	7	10	7	11	15	13	15	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	23	16	15	7	11	9	12	15	13	14	22

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References

1. North Texas hoops signs former Cincinnati center Kelvin Gaines, FoxSportsSouthwest.com, retrieved 19 June 2013
2. "Jeremiah Davis III to Leave UC". gobearcats.com. December 12, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
3. "Derek Cox - Men's Basketball".
4. "2013-14 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats".
5. . Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
6. "American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
7. "2021-22 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Preseason".

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