2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats played home games on Ed Jucker Court at the Fifth Third Arena. The 2014–15 season was the second season the Bearcats participated in the American Athletic Conference, and were coached by Mick Cronin in his ninth season. Mick Cronin discovered he had an arterial dissection and sat out the rest of the season, last coaching December 17 against San Diego State,[1] which would see Assistant Head Coach Larry Davis coach the rest of the season. They finished the season 23–11, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic tournament to UConn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Purdue in the second round before losing in the third round to Kentucky.

2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 32
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record23–11 (13–5 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Davis (9th season)
  • Antwon Jackson (3rd season)
  • Darren Savino (5th season)
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 SMU †15–3 .83327–7  .794
Tulsa14–4 .77823–11  .676
Temple13–5 .72226–11  .703
Cincinnati13–5 .72223–11  .676
UConn10–8 .55620–15  .571
Memphis10–8 .55618–14  .563
Tulane6–12 .33315–16  .484
East Carolina6–12 .33314–19  .424
UCF5–13 .27812–18  .400
Houston4–14 .22213–19  .406
South Florida3–15 .1679–23  .281
† The American Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Offseason

Departing players
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Derek Cox0G6'3'"186RS SeniorMason, OhioWalk-on; graduated
Jeremiah Davis III0G6'3"199RS SophomoreMuncie, IndianaTransferred to Ball State (mid-season)[2]
Titus Rubles2F6'7'"220SeniorDallas, TexasGraduated
Justin Jackson5F6'8'"230 SeniorCocoa Beach, FloridaGraduated
Jermaine Lawrence11F6'3"199 FreshmanSpringfield Gardens, New YorkTransferred to Manhattan[3]
Sean Kilpatrick23G6'4'"210RS SeniorYonkers, New YorkGraduated
David Nyarsuk33C7'1'"250SeniorJuba, South SudanGraduated

Incoming Transfers
NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Coreontae DeBerryC6'10"270JuniorHolland, MIJunior college transferred from Hutchinson CC[4]
Octavius EllisC6'10"205JuniorMemphis, TNJunior college transferred from Trinity Valley CC[5]
Farad CobbG6'0"175JuniorWest Palm Beach, FLJunior college transferred from Northwest Florida SC[6]

Recruiting class of 2014
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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:

  • "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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
Justin Jenifer
G		 Gwynn Oak, MD Milford Mill Academy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 9, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
Tre Scott
F		 Darien, GA McIntosh County Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 15, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  247Sports: 53  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
2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Quadri Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrLinden High School Linden, New Jersey
G 1 Deshaun Morman (S) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS FrFaith Baptist Christian School Richmond, Virginia
C 2 Octavius Ellis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrTrinity Valley CC Memphis, Tennessee
F 3 Shaquille Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrNIA Prep Paterson, New Jersey
G 10 Troy Caupain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoCosby High School Midlothian, Virginia
F 11 Gary Clark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrClayton High School Clayton, North Carolina
G 14 Ge'Lawn Guyn Injured (LT) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrSouth Kent Prep Georgetown, Kentucky
F 15 Jermaine Sanders (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrRice High School Far Rockaway, New York
G 21 Farad Cobb 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrNorthwest Florida SC West Palm Beach, Florida
C 22 Coreontae DeBerry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)270 lb (122 kg) JrHutchinson CC Holland, Michigan
G 25 Kevin Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoSummit Country Day School Cincinnati, Ohio
C 32 Jamaree Strickland (T) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)270 lb (122 kg) RS FrQueen City Prep Oakland, California
G 42 Rob Blissitt Jr. (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoThornwood High School Markham, Illinois
F 45 Zack Tobler (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoCovington Catholic High School Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (T) Transferred
  • (LT) Left team
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2015-03-03

  • Nov 21, 2014 - Ge'Lawn Guyn injured his pinky in practice. Guyn would leave the team after the fall semester and graduate in the spring.[7] He maintained one year of eligibility and later transferred to East Tennessee State.
  • Dec 13, 2014 - Jamaree Strickland elected to transfer after the fall semester. Strickland had been suspended from the team since November 26.[8] Strickland eventually transferred to Arizona Western College.
  • Feb 19, 2015 - Following the Xavier game, Deshaun Morman was indefinitely suspended.[9] Morman would eventually transfer to Towson after the conclusion of the season.

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Octavius Ellis Coreontae DeBerry
PF Gary Clark Quadri Moore Zack Tobler
SF Shaq Thomas Jermaine Sanders
SG Kevin Johnson Farad Cobb Rob Blissitt Jr.
PG Troy Caupain Ge'Lawn Guyn Deshaun Morman

Source[10]

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2014*
7:00pm		 Bellarmine W 86–79 
Fifth Third Arena (4,234)
Cincinnati, OH
November 8, 2014*
2:00pm		 Fairmont State W 71–54 
Fifth Third Arena (4,486)
Cincinnati, OH
Regular Season
November 14, 2014*
8:00pm, ESPN3		 Saint Francis (PA) W 52–37  1–0
 Fifth Third Arena (7,114)
Cincinnati, OH
November 19, 2014*
7:00pm, FSOH		 Morehead State W 69–61  2–0
 Fifth Third Arena (6,119)
Cincinnati, OH
November 23, 2014*
5:00pm, FSOH		 Eastern Illinois
Emerald Coast Classic First Round		 W 54–49  3–0
 Fifth Third Arena (6,823)
Cincinnati, OH
November 25, 2014*
7:00pm, FSOH		 NC Central
Emerald Coast Classic Second Round		 W 59–50  4–0
 Fifth Third Arena (7,015)
Cincinnati, OH
November 28, 2014*
6:00pm		 vs. Middle Tennessee
Emerald Coast Classic Third Round		 W 69–51  5–0
 The Arena at NWFSC (1,200)
Niceville, FL
November 29, 2014*
9:00pm, CBSSN		 vs. Ole Miss
Emerald Coast Classic Championship		 L 54–66  5–1
 The Arena at NWFSC (1,550)
Niceville, FL
December 2, 2014*
7:00pm, FSOH		 Stony Brook W 78–52  6–1
 Fifth Third Arena (6,603)
Cincinnati, OH
December 13, 2014*
9:00pm, BTN		 at Nebraska L 55–56 2OT 6–2
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,607)
Lincoln, NE
December 17, 2014*
9:00pm, ESPN2		 No. 19 San Diego State W 71–62 OT 7–2
 Fifth Third Arena (9,217)
Cincinnati, OH
December 20, 2014*
12:00pm, ESPNU		 VCU L 47–68  7–3
 Fifth Third Arena (9,250)
Cincinnati, OH
December 23, 2014*
7:00pm, FSOH		 Wagner W 72–48  8–3
 Fifth Third Arena (6,023)
Cincinnati, OH
December 30, 2014*
4:00pm, ESPNU		 at NC State W 76–60  9–3
 PNC Arena (16,980)
Raleigh, NC
January 3, 2015
11:00am, ESPN2		 SMU W 56–50  10–3
(1–0)		 Fifth Third Arena (10,013)
Cincinnati, OH
January 6, 2015
7:00pm, ESPNU		 East Carolina W 69–48  11–3
(2–0)		 Fifth Third Arena (7,516)
Cincinnati, OH
January 10, 2015
11:00am, ESPN2		 at UConn L 56–62  11–4
(2–1)		 XL Center (15,564)
Hartford, CT
January 15, 2015
7:00pm, ESPN		 at Memphis
Rivalry		 L 50–63  11–5
(2–2)		 FedEx Forum (14,916)
Memphis, TN
January 17, 2015
7:30pm, ESPNU		 Temple W 84–53  12–5
(3–2)		 Fifth Third Arena (12,071)
Cincinnati, OH
January 21, 2015
7:00pm, ESPNews		 Houston W 67–54  13–5
(4–2)		 Fifth Third Arena (9,815)
Cincinnati, OH
January 25, 2015
2:00pm, CBSSN		 at UCF W 56–46  14–5
(5–2)		 CFE Arena (3,874)
Orlando, FL
January 29, 2015
8:00pm, ESPN2		 UConn W 70–58  15–5
(6–2)		 Fifth Third Arena (11,092)
Cincinnati, OH
February 1, 2015
1:00pm, CBSSN		 at East Carolina L 46–50  15–6
(6–3)		 Williams Arena (4,574)
Greenville, NC
February 5, 2015
9:00pm, ESPN		 at No. 23 SMU W 62–54  16–6
(7–3)		 Moody Coliseum (7,098)
University Park, TX
February 7, 2015
8:00pm, CBSSN		 South Florida W 63–58  17–6
(8–3)		 Fifth Third Arena (11,670)
Cincinnati, OH
February 10, 2015
7:30pm, CBSSN		 at Temple L 59–75  17–7
(8–4)		 Liacouras Center (11,670)
Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2015
2:00pm, ESPNU		 Tulane L 49–50  17–8
(8–5)		 Fifth Third Arena (12,041)
Cincinnati, OH
February 18, 2015*
7:00pm, ESPN2		 Xavier
Crosstown Shootout		 L 57–59  17–9
 Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
February 21, 2015
9:30pm, ESPNU		 at Houston W 63–53  18–9
(9–5)		 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,562)
Houston, TX
February 25, 2015
7:30pm, CBSSN		 UCF W 83–60  19–9
(10–5)		 Fifth Third Arena (9,825)
Cincinnati, OH
February 28, 2015
2:00pm, ESPNews		 at Tulane W 63–47  20–9
(11–5)		 Devlin Fieldhouse (2,430)
New Orleans, LA
March 4, 2015
9:00pm, CBSSN		 at Tulsa W 56–47  21–9
(12–5)		 Reynolds Center (5,840)
Tulsa, OK
March 8, 2015
12:00pm, CBS		 Memphis
Rivalry		 W 77–65  22–9
(13–5)		 Fifth Third Arena (12,358)
Cincinnati, OH
AAC Tournament
March 13, 2015
9:00pm, ESPNU		 (3) vs. (6) UConn
Quarterfinals		 L 54–57  22–10
 XL Center (9,514)
Hartford, CT
NCAA Tournament
March 19, 2015*
7:10pm, CBS		 (8 MW) vs. (9 MW) Purdue
Second Round		 W 66–65 OT 23–10
 KFC Yum! Center (21,639)
Louisville, KY
March 21, 2015*
2:40pm, CBS		 (8 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Kentucky
Third Round		 L 51–64  23–11
 KFC Yum! Center (21,760)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

[11][12]

Awards and milestones

All-AAC Second Team
  • Octavius Ellis

All-AAC Honorable Mention
  • Troy Caupain

All-AAC Rookie Team
  • Gary Clark

Player of the Week
  • Week 17: Farad Cobb

Rookie of the Week
  • Week 4: Gary Clark

Source[13]

References
  1. "Cincinnati's Mick Cronin: 'Believe me, I know how lucky I am.'".
  2. "Men's Basketball Adds Jeremiah Davis as Transfer". ballstatesports.com. January 3, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  3. Woo, Jeremy. "Manhattan lands Cincinnati transfer Jermaine Lawrence". SI.com. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  4. "Coreontae DeBerry - Men's Basketball".
  5. "Octavius Ellis - Men's Basketball".
  6. "Farad Cobb - Men's Basketball".
  7. Groeschen, Tom (March 3, 2015). "UC's Guyn granted release from basketball team". enquirer.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  8. Bains, Chris (December 13, 2014). "Cincinnati Bearcats Center Jamaree Strickland Transferring". cincyontheprowl.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  9. Bains, Chris (March 24, 2015). "Larry Davis On Deshaun Morman's Future, "It's Really Up To Him"". cincyontheprowl.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  10. "2014-15 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats".
  11. "University of Cincinnati Official Athletics Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  12. "A look at UC's 2014-15 non-league schedule". Cincinnati Enquirer. March 19, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  13. "American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
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