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
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 15
Record27–7 (15–3 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Davis (8th season)
  • Antwon Jackson (2nd season)
  • Darren Savino (4th season)
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Louisville* †15–3 .83331–6  .838
No. 15 Cincinnati15–3 .83327–7  .794
No. 18 UConn12–6 .66732–8  .800
SMU12–6 .66727–10  .730
Memphis12–6 .66724–10  .706
Houston8–10 .44417–16  .515
Rutgers5–13 .27812–21  .364
UCF4–14 .22213–18  .419
Temple4–14 .2229–22  .290
South Florida3–15 .16712–20  .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
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Cashmere Wright1G6'2'"178SeniorSavannah, GeorgiaGraduated
Alex Eppensteiner10G6'4'"190SeniorCincinnati, OhioWalk on; graduated
Cheikh Mbodj13C6'10'"236SeniorDakar, SenegalGraduated
Kelvin Gaines24F6'10"227RS SophomoreOcala, FloridaTransferred to North Texas[1]
JaQuon Parker44G6'3'"198SeniorSuffolk, VirginiaGraduated

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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    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:

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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:

Roster
2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jeremiah Davis III (T) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)204 lb (93 kg) RS SoHuntington Prep Muncie, Indiana
F 0 Derrick Cox (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)186 lb (84 kg) RS SrMason High School Mason, Ohio
G 1 Deshaun Morman Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrFaith Baptist Christian School Richmond, Virginia
F 2 Titus Rubles (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrBlinn College Dallas, Texas
F 3 Shaquille Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoNIA Prep Paterson, New Jersey
F 5 Justin Jackson (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrArlington Country Day School Cocoa Beach, Florida
G 10 Troy Caupain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrCosby High School Midlothian, Virginia
F 11 Jermaine Lawrence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrPope John XXIII High School Paterson, New Jersey
G 14 Ge'Lawn Guyn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrSouth Kent Prep Georgetown, Kentucky
F 15 Jermaine Sanders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrRice High School Far Rockaway, New York
G/F 23 Sean Kilpatrick (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrNotre Dame Prep White Plains, New York
G 25 Kevin Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSummit Country Day School Cincinnati, Ohio
C 32 Jamaree Strickland Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)270 lb (122 kg) FrQueen City Prep Oakland, California
C 33 David Nyarsuk 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrMountain State University Juba, South Sudan
F 45 Zack Tobler (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrCovington 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 Injured
  • Redshirt 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

All-American
  • Consensus Second Team: Sean Kilpatrick

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.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16WK 17Wk 18Wk 19Wk 20Final
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. "University of Cincinnati Official Athletics Site - Men's Basketball". 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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