Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Season by season results

Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball

Section Title: Season by season results
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Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason

Henry Pratt (Independent) (1901–1902)

1901–02	Cincinnati	5–4	—	—	—

Anthony Chez (Independent) (1902–1904)

1902–03	Cincinnati	4–4	—	—	—

1903–04	Cincinnati	8–6	—	—	—

Anthony Chez:	12–10 (.545)

Amos Foster (Independent) (1904–1909)

1904–05	Cincinnati	6–3	—	—	—

1905–06	Cincinnati	2–1	—	—	—

1906–07	Cincinnati	7–2	—	—	—

1907–08	Cincinnati	9–0	—	—	—

1908–09	Cincinnati	6–4	—	—	—

Amos Foster:	30–10 (.750)

C.A. Schroetter (Independent) (1909–1910)

1909–10	Cincinnati	3–2	—	—	—

Russ Easton (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1910–1914)

1910–11	Cincinnati	3–6	1–2	—	—

1911–12	Cincinnati	2–9	1–6	—	—

1912–13	Cincinnati	4–7	3–3	—	—

1913–14	Cincinnati	2–8	2–5	—	—

Russ Easton:	11–30 (.268)	7–16 (.304)

George Little (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1914–1916)

1914–15	Cincinnati	3–8	3–7	—	—

1915–16	Cincinnati	1–9	1–7	—	—

George Little:	4–17 (.190)	4–14 (.222)

Ion Cortright (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1916–1917)

1916–17	Cincinnati	3–8	3–8	—	—

Whitelaw Morrison (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1917–1918)

1917–18	Cincinnati	2–6	2–6	—	—

Boyd Chambers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1918–1925)

1918–19	Cincinnati	3–11	1–7	—	—

1919–20	Cincinnati	5–9	4–6	—	—

1920–21	Cincinnati	10–11	4–8	—	—

1921–22	Cincinnati	15–8	8–4	—	—

1922–23	Cincinnati	13–9	7–7	—	—

1923–24	Cincinnati	11–8	10–4	—	—

1924–25	Cincinnati	5–14	1–11	—	—

Boyd Chambers (Buckeye Athletic Association) (1925–1928)

1925–26	Cincinnati	17–2	9–1	1st	—

1926–27	Cincinnati	13–5	5–5	3rd	—

1927–28	Cincinnati	14–4	8–2	1st	—

Boyd Chambers:	106–81 (.567)	57–55 (.509)

Frank Rice (Buckeye Athletic Association) (1928–1932)

1928–29	Cincinnati	13–4	7–3	1st	—

1929–30	Cincinnati	14–4	7–3	1st	—

1930–31	Cincinnati	2–15	2–6	5th	—

1931–32	Cincinnati	4–11	2–10	7th	—

Frank Rice:	33–34 (.493)	18–22 (.450)

John Halliday (Buckeye Athletic Association) (1932–1933)

1932–33	Cincinnati	9–9	4–6	4th	—

Tay Brown (Buckeye Athletic Association) (1933–1937)

1933–34	Cincinnati	12–7	6–4	2nd	—

1934–35	Cincinnati	16–3	6–2	2nd	—

1935–36	Cincinnati	10–7	8–2	2nd	—

1936–37	Cincinnati	9–10	6–4	3rd	—

Tay Brown:	47–27 (.635)	26–12 (.684)

Walter Van Winkle (Independent) (1937–1939)

1937–38	Cincinnati	6–11	—	—	—

1938–39	Cincinnati	12–5	—	—	—

Walter Van Winkle:	18–16 (.529)

Clark Ballard (Independent) (1939–1942)

1939–40	Cincinnati	8–9	—	—	—

1940–41	Cincinnati	6–12	—	—	—

1941–42	Cincinnati	10–10	—	—	—

Clark Ballard:	24–31 (.436)

Bob Ruess (Independent) (1942–1944)

1942–43	Cincinnati	9–10	—	—	—

1943–44	Cincinnati	6–5	—	—	—

Bob Ruess:	15–15 (.500)

Ray Farnham (Independent) (1944–1946)

1944–45	Cincinnati	8–9	—	—	—

1945–46	Cincinnati	8–13	—	—	—

Ray Farnham:	16–22 (.421)

John Wiethe (Mid-American Conference) (1946–1952)

1946–47	Cincinnati	17–9	6–2	1st

1947–48	Cincinnati	17–7	7–2	1st	—

1948–49	Cincinnati	23–5	9–1	1st	—

1949–50	Cincinnati	20–6	10–0	1st	—

1950–51	Cincinnati	18–4	7–1	1st	NIT First round

1951–52	Cincinnati	11–16	5–5	5th	—

John Wiethe:	106–47 (.693)	44–11 (.800)

George Smith (Mid-American Conference) (1952–1953)

1952–53	Cincinnati	11–13	9–3	2nd	—

George Smith (Independent) (1953–1957)

1953–54	Cincinnati	11–10	—	—	—

1954–55	Cincinnati	21–8	—	—	NIT Third Place

1955–56	Cincinnati	17–7	—	—	—

1956–57	Cincinnati	15–9	—	—	NIT First round

George Smith (Missouri Valley Conference) (1957–1960)

1957–58	Cincinnati	25–3	13–1	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen

1958–59	Cincinnati	26–4	13–1	1st	NCAA Final Four

1959–60	Cincinnati	28–2	13–1	1st	NCAA Final Four

George Smith:	154–56 (.733)	48–6 (.889)

Ed Jucker (Missouri Valley Conference) (1960–1965)

1960–61	Cincinnati	27–3	10–2	1st	NCAA Champion

1961–62	Cincinnati	29–2	10–2	1st	NCAA Champion

1962–63	Cincinnati	26–2	11–1	1st	NCAA Runner-Up

1963–64	Cincinnati	17–9	6–6	4th	—

1964–65	Cincinnati	14–12	5–9	7th	—

Ed Jucker:	113–28 (.801)	42–20 (.677)

Tay Baker (Missouri Valley Conference) (1965–1970)

1965–66	Cincinnati	21–7	10–4	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen

1966–67	Cincinnati	17–9	6–8	4th

1967–68	Cincinnati	18–8	11–5	3rd	—

1968–69	Cincinnati	17–9	8–8	4th	—

1969–70	Cincinnati	21–6	12–4	2nd	NIT First round

Tay Baker (Independent) (1970–1972)

1970–71	Cincinnati	14–12	—	—	—

1971–72	Cincinnati	17–9	—	—	—

Tay Baker:	125–60 (.676)	47–29 (.618)

Gale Catlett (Independent) (1972–1975)

1972–73	Cincinnati	17–9	—	—	—

1973–74	Cincinnati	19–8	—	—	NIT First round

1974–75	Cincinnati	23–6	—	—	NCAA Sweet Sixteen

Gale Catlett (Metro Conference) (1975–1978)

1975–76	Cincinnati	25–6	2–1	2nd	NCAA First Round

1976–77	Cincinnati	25–5	4–2	2nd	NCAA First Round

1977–78	Cincinnati	17–10	6–6	4th	—

Gale Catlett:	126–44 (.741)	12–9 (.571)

Ed Badger (Metro Conference) (1978–1983)

1978–79	Cincinnati	13–14	4–6	4th	—

1979–80	Cincinnati	13–15	3–9	6th	—

1980–81	Cincinnati	16–13	6–6	3rd	—

1981–82	Cincinnati	15–12	4–8	5th	—

1982–83	Cincinnati	11–17	1–11	7th	—

Ed Badger:	68–71 (.489)	18–40 (.310)

Tony Yates (Metro Conference) (1983–1989)

1983–84	Cincinnati	3–25	0–14	8th	—

1984–85	Cincinnati	17–14	8–6	3rd	NIT Second round

1985–86	Cincinnati	12–16	5–7	5th	—

1986–87	Cincinnati	12–16	3–9	7th

1987–88	Cincinnati	11–17	3–9	7th	—

1988–89	Cincinnati	15–12	5–7	5th	—

Tony Yates:	70–100 (.412)	24–52 (.316)

Bob Huggins (Metro Conference) (1989–1991)

1989–90	Cincinnati	20–14	9–5	2nd	NIT Second round

1990–91	Cincinnati	18–12	8–6	3rd	NIT Second round

Bob Huggins (Great Midwest Conference) (1991–1995)

1991–92	Cincinnati	29–5	8–2	T–1st	NCAA Final Four

1992–93	Cincinnati	27–5	8–2	1st	NCAA Elite Eight

1993–94	Cincinnati	22–10	7–5	4th	NCAA First Round

1994–95	Cincinnati	23–11	7–5	3rd	NCAA Second Round

Bob Huggins (Conference USA) (1995–2005)

1995–96	Cincinnati	28–5	11–3	1st	NCAA Elite Eight

1996–97	Cincinnati	26–8	14–2	1st	NCAA Second Round

1997–98	Cincinnati	27–6	12–4	1st	NCAA Second Round

1998–99	Cincinnati	27–6	12–4	1st (American)	NCAA Second Round

1999–00	Cincinnati	29–4	16–0	1st (American)	NCAA First Round

2000–01	Cincinnati	25–10	11–5	1st (American)	NCAA Sweet Sixteen

2001–02	Cincinnati	31–4	14–2	1st (American)	NCAA Second Round

2002–03	Cincinnati	17–12	9–7	T–4th	NCAA First Round

2003–04	Cincinnati	25–7	12–4	T–1st	NCAA Second Round

2004–05	Cincinnati	25–8	12–4	T–2nd	NCAA Second Round

Bob Huggins:	398–128 (.757)	170–60 (.739)

Andy Kennedy (Big East Conference) (2005–2006)

2005–06	Cincinnati	21–13	8–8	8th	NIT Elite Eight

Mick Cronin (Big East Conference) (2006–2013)

2006–07	Cincinnati	11–19	2–14	16th

2007–08	Cincinnati	13–19	8–10	10th	CBI First round

2008–09	Cincinnati	18–14	8–10	10th

2009–10	Cincinnati	19–16	7–11	11th	NIT Second round

2010–11	Cincinnati	26–9	11–7	6th	NCAA Second Round

2011–12	Cincinnati	26–11	12–6	3rd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen

2012–13	Cincinnati	22–12	9–9	8th	NCAA First Round

Mick Cronin (American Athletic Conference) (2013–present)

2013–14	Cincinnati	27–7	15–3	T-1st	NCAA First Round

2014–15	Cincinnati	23–11	13–5	3rd	NCAA Second Round

2015–16	Cincinnati	22–11	12–6	3rd	NCAA First Round

2016–17	Cincinnati	30–6	16–2	2nd	NCAA Second Round

2017–18	Cincinnati	31–5	16–2	1st	NCAA Second Round

2018–19	Cincinnati	28–7	14–4	2nd	NCAA First Round

Mick Cronin:	296–146 (.670)	143–89 (.616)

John Brannen (American Athletic Conference) (2019–present)

2019–20	Cincinnati

Total:	1814–1014

National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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George Smith as coach posted 154–56 record in eight years.

final_sentence: George Smith as coach posted 154–56 record in eight years.