# 2012–13 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats, led by seventh year head coach Mick Cronin, played their home games at Fifth Third Arena and were members of the Big East Conference.

## Offseason
### Departing players

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Octavius Ellis | 2 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Freshmen | Memphis, Tennessee | Dismissed, transferred to Trinity Valley CC |
| Dion Dixon | 3 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois | Graduated |
| Yancy Gates | 34 | F | 6'9" | 260 | Senior | Cincinnati, Ohio | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Titus Rubles | F | 6'7" | 220 | Junior | Dallas, TX | Junior college transferred from Blinn College |
| David Nyarsuk | C | 7'1" | 230 | Junior | Juba, South Sudan | Junior college transferred from Mountain State University |

### Recruiting class of 2013

US college sports recruiting information for 2013 recruits :
| 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. |||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Cheikh Mbodj | David Nyarsuk | |
| PF | Justin Jackson | Titus Rubles | Kelvin Gaines |
| SF | JaQuon Parker | Shaq Thomas | |
| SG | Sean Kilpatrick | Jermaine Sanders | Alex Eppensteiner |
| PG | Cashmere Wright | Ge'Lawn Guyn | Jeremiah Davis III |
Source

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2012* 7:00pm | No. 24 | Grand Valley State | W 80–60 | – | Fifth Third Arena (5,375) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 5, 2012* 7:00pm | No. 24 | Bellarmine | W 86–51 | – | Fifth Third Arena (5,457) Cincinnati, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2012* 2:00pm, FSOH | No. 24 | Tennessee-Martin | W 80–57 | 1–0 | Fifth Third Arena (5,728) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 13, 2012* 7:00pm, ESPN3 | No. 24 | Mississippi Valley State | W 102–60 | 2–0 | Fifth Third Arena (5,617) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 18, 2012* 2:00pm, FSOH | No. 24 | North Carolina A&T Global Sports Classic | W 93–39 | 3–0 | Fifth Third Arena (5,582) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 20, 2012* 7:00pm, FSOH | No. 22 | Campbell Global Sports Classic | W 91–72 | 4–0 | Fifth Third Arena (5,924) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 23, 2012* 6:30pm, CBSSN | No. 22 | vs. Iowa State Global Sports Classic Semifinals | W 78–70 | 5–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (16,730) Paradise, NV |
| November 24, 2012* 10:30pm, CBSSN | No. 22 | vs. Oregon Global Sports Classic Championship | W 77–66 | 6–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (13,954) Paradise, NV |
| December 1, 2012* 3:00pm, ESPN2 | No. 17 | Alabama SEC–Big East Challenge | W 58–56 | 7–0 | Fifth Third Arena (10,155) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 6, 2012* 7:00pm, FSOH | No. 11 | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 87–53 | 8–0 | Fifth Third Arena (6,127) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 8, 2012* 2:00pm, FSOH/ESPN3 | No. 11 | Maryland–Eastern Shore | W 92–60 | 9–0 | Fifth Third Arena (6,423) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 15, 2012* 2:00pm, CBSSN | No. 11 | vs. Marshall | W 72–56 | 10–0 | Charleston Civic Center (5,432) Charleston, WV |
| December 19, 2012* 7:00pm, ESPN2 | No. 11 | vs. Xavier Crosstown Classic | W 60–45 | 11–0 | U.S. Bank Arena (14,528) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 22, 2012* 4:00pm, FSOH | No. 11 | Wright State | W 68–58 | 12–0 | Fifth Third Arena (9,248) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 27, 2012* 9:00pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 | New Mexico | L 54–55 | 12–1 | Fifth Third Arena (10,627) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big East Regular Season ||||||
| December 31, 2012 12:00pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 | at No. 24 Pittsburgh | W 70–61 | 13–1 (1–0) | Petersen Events Center (12,510) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 5, 2013 4:00pm, ESPNU | No. 14 | St. John's | L 52–53 | 13–2 (1–1) | Fifth Third Arena (8,142) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 7, 2013 6:30pm, ESPN2 | No. 21 | No. 17 Notre Dame | L 60–66 | 13–3 (1–2) | Fifth Third Arena (10,293) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 12, 2013 8:00pm, BIG EAST Network/FSOH/ESPN3 | No. 21 | at Rutgers | W 68–58 | 14–3 (2–2) | The RAC (5,560) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 15, 2013 8:30pm, BIG EAST Network/FSOH/ESPN3 | | at DePaul | W 75–70 | 15–3 (3–2) | Allstate Arena (8,120) Rosemont, IL |
| January 19, 2013 7:00pm, ESPNU | | No. 25 Marquette | W 71–69 $^{OT}$ | 16–3 (4–2) | Fifth Third Arena (12,812) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 21, 2013 3:30pm, ESPN | No. 21 | at No. 3 Syracuse | L 55–57 | 16–4 (4–3) | Carrier Dome (24,281) Syracuse, NY |
| January 30, 2013 7:00pm, BIG EAST Network/FSOH/ESPN3 | No. 24 | Rutgers | W 62–54 | 17–4 (5–3) | Fifth Third Arena (11,024) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 2, 2013 11:00am, ESPNU | No. 24 | at Seton Hall | W 65–59 | 18–4 (6–3) | Prudential Center (6,961) Newark, NJ |
| February 6, 2013 7:00pm, BIG EAST Network/FSOH/ESPN3 | No. 17 | at Providence | L 50–54 | 18–5 (6–4) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,837) Providence, RI |
| February 9, 2013 6:00pm, ESPN | No. 17 | No. 23 Pittsburgh | L 52–62 | 18–6 (6–5) | Fifth Third Arena (12,478) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 12, 2013 8:00pm, BIG EAST Network/FSOH/ESPN3 | | Villanova | W 68–50 | 19–6 (7–5) | Fifth Third Arena (9,534) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 15, 2013 9:00pm, ESPN | | No. 15 Georgetown | L 55–62 | 19–7 (7–6) | Fifth Third Arena (12,842) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 21, 2013 7:00pm, ESPN | | at Connecticut | L 66–73 $^{OT}$ | 19–8 (7–7) | XL Center (11,131) Hartford, CT |
| February 24, 2013 2:00pm, CBS | | at No. 25 Notre Dame | L 41–62 | 19–9 (7–8) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, IN |
| March 2, 2013 2:00pm, BIG EAST Network/WKRC/ESPN3 | | Connecticut | W 61–56 | 20–9 (8–8) | Fifth Third Arena (12,432) Cincinnati, OH |
| March 4, 2013 7:00pm, ESPN | | at No. 8 Louisville Rivalry | L 51–67 | 20–10 (8–9) | KFC Yum! Center (22,739) Louisville, KY |
| March 9, 2013 4:00pm, Big East Network/FSOH/ESPN3 | | South Florida | W 61–53 $^{OT}$ | 21–10 (9–9) | Fifth Third Arena (11,572) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2013 12:00pm, ESPN | (9) | vs. (8) Providence Second Round | W 61–44 | 22–10 | Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York, NY |
| March 14, 2013 12:00pm, ESPN | (9) | vs. (1) No. 5 Georgetown Quarterfinals | L 43–62 | 22–11 | Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York, NY |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2013* 3:00pm, CBS | (10 MW) | vs. (7 MW) Creighton Second Round | L 63–67 | 22–12 | Wells Fargo Center (20,125) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest. ||||||

## Awards and milestones
### Big East Conference honors
#### All-Big East Second Team

* Sean Kilpatrick

#### Player of the Week

* Week 2: Sean Kilpatrick
* Week 10: Sean Kilpatrick
Source

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | 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 | Final |
| AP | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 21 | RV | 21 | 24 | 17 | | | | | |
| Coaches | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 17 | | | | | |