2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team American college basketball season
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.
Offseason
Departing players
Recruiting class of 2013
College recruiting information
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
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
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
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
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
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:
Recruiting class of 2014
Recruiting class of 2015
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
Assistant coach(es)
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.
[ 5]
Awards and milestones
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
All-AAC Second Team
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
Ranking movementLegend: ██ 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
[ 7]
References
External links
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics