# List of Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Cincinnati Bearcats men's college basketball team.

## Seasons

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Henry Pratt (Independent) (1901–1902) ||||||
| 1901–02 | Henry Pratt | 5–4 | — | — | — |
| Anthony Chez (Independent) (1902–1904) ||||||
| 1902–03 | Anthony Chez | 4–4 | — | — | — |
| 1903–04 | Anthony Chez | 8–6 | — | — | — |
| Anthony Chez: | Anthony Chez: | 12–10 (.545) | | | |
| Amos Foster (Independent) (1904–1909) ||||||
| 1904–05 | Amos Foster | 6–3 | — | — | — |
| 1905–06 | Amos Foster | 2–1 | — | — | — |
| 1906–07 | Amos Foster | 7–2 | — | — | — |
| 1907–08 | Amos Foster | 9–0 | — | — | — |
| 1908–09 | Amos Foster | 6–4 | — | — | — |
| Amos Foster: | Amos Foster: | 30–10 (.750) | | | |
| C.A. Schroetter (Independent) (1909–1910) ||||||
| 1909–10 | C.A. Schroetter | 3–2 | — | — | — |
| Russ Easton (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1910–1914) ||||||
| 1910–11 | Russ Easton | 3–6 | 1–2 | — | — |
| 1911–12 | Russ Easton | 2–9 | 1–6 | — | — |
| 1912–13 | Russ Easton | 4–7 | 3–3 | — | — |
| 1913–14 | Russ Easton | 2–8 | 2–5 | — | — |
| Russ Easton: | Russ Easton: | 11–30 (.268) | 7–16 (.304) | | |
| George Little (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1914–1916) ||||||
| 1914–15 | George Little | 3–8 | 3–7 | — | — |
| 1915–16 | George Little | 1–9 | 1–7 | — | — |
| George Little: | George Little: | 4–17 (.190) | 4–14 (.222) | | |
| Ion Cortright (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1916–1917) ||||||
| 1916–17 | Ion Cortright | 3–8 | 3–8 | — | — |
| Whitelaw Morrison (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1917–1918) ||||||
| 1917–18 | Whitelaw Morrison | 2–6 | 2–6 | — | — |
| Boyd Chambers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1918–1925) ||||||
| 1918–19 | Boyd Chambers | 3–11 | 1–7 | — | — |
| 1919–20 | Boyd Chambers | 5–9 | 4–6 | — | — |
| 1920–21 | Boyd Chambers | 10–11 | 4–8 | — | — |
| 1921–22 | Boyd Chambers | 15–8 | 8–4 | — | — |
| 1922–23 | Boyd Chambers | 13–9 | 7–7 | — | — |
| 1923–24 | Boyd Chambers | 11–8 | 10–4 | — | — |
| 1924–25 | Boyd Chambers | 5–14 | 1–11 | — | — |
| Boyd Chambers (Buckeye Athletic Association) (1925–1928) ||||||
| 1925–26 | Boyd Chambers | 17–2 | 9–1 | 1st | — |
| 1926–27 | Boyd Chambers | 13–5 | 5–5 | 3rd | — |
| 1927–28 | Boyd Chambers | 14–4 | 8–2 | 1st | — |
| Boyd Chambers: | Boyd Chambers: | 106–81 (.567) | 57–55 (.509) | | |
| Frank Rice (Buckeye Athletic Association) (1928–1932) ||||||
| 1928–29 | Frank Rice | 13–4 | 7–3 | 1st | — |
| 1929–30 | Frank Rice | 14–4 | 7–3 | 1st | — |
| 1930–31 | Frank Rice | 2–15 | 2–6 | 5th | — |
| 1931–32 | Frank Rice | 4–11 | 2–10 | 7th | — |
| Frank Rice: | Frank Rice: | 33–34 (.493) | 18–22 (.450) | | |
| John Halliday (Buckeye Athletic Association) (1932–1933) ||||||
| 1932–33 | John Halliday | 9–9 | 4–6 | 4th | — |
| Tay Brown (Buckeye Athletic Association) (1933–1937) ||||||
| 1933–34 | Tay Brown | 12–7 | 6–4 | 2nd | — |
| 1934–35 | Tay Brown | 16–3 | 6–2 | 2nd | — |
| 1935–36 | Tay Brown | 10–7 | 8–2 | 2nd | — |
| 1936–37 | Tay Brown | 9–10 | 6–4 | 3rd | — |
| Tay Brown: | Tay Brown: | 47–27 (.635) | 26–12 (.684) | | |
| Walter Van Winkle (Independent) (1937–1939) ||||||
| 1937–38 | Walter Van Winkle | 6–11 | — | — | — |
| 1938–39 | Walter Van Winkle | 12–5 | — | — | — |
| Walter Van Winkle: | Walter Van Winkle: | 18–16 (.529) | | | |
| Clark Ballard (Independent) (1939–1942) ||||||
| 1939–40 | Clark Ballard | 8–9 | — | — | — |
| 1940–41 | Clark Ballard | 6–12 | — | — | — |
| 1941–42 | Clark Ballard | 10–10 | — | — | — |
| Clark Ballard: | Clark Ballard: | 24–31 (.436) | | | |
| Bob Ruess (Independent) (1942–1944) ||||||
| 1942–43 | Bob Ruess | 9–10 | — | — | — |
| 1943–44 | Bob Ruess | 6–5 | — | — | — |
| Bob Ruess: | Bob Ruess: | 15–15 (.500) | | | |
| Ray Farnham (Independent) (1944–1946) ||||||
| 1944–45 | Ray Farnham | 8–9 | — | — | — |
| 1945–46 | Ray Farnham | 8–13 | — | — | — |
| Ray Farnham: | Ray Farnham: | 16–22 (.421) | | | |
| John Wiethe (Mid-American Conference) (1946–1952) ||||||
| 1946–47 | John Wiethe | 17–9 | 6–2 | 1st | |
| 1947–48 | John Wiethe | 17–7 | 7–2 | 1st | — |
| 1948–49 | John Wiethe | 23–5 | 9–1 | 1st | — |
| 1949–50 | John Wiethe | 20–6 | 10–0 | 1st | — |
| 1950–51 | John Wiethe | 18–4 | 7–1 | 1st | NIT First Round |
| 1951–52 | John Wiethe | 11–16 | 5–5 | 5th | — |
| John Wiethe: | John Wiethe: | 106–47 (.693) | 44–11 (.800) | | |
| George Smith (Mid-American Conference) (1952–1953) ||||||
| 1952–53 | George Smith | 11–13 | 9–3 | 2nd | — |
| George Smith (Independent) (1953–1957) ||||||
| 1953–54 | George Smith | 11–10 | — | — | — |
| 1954–55 | George Smith | 21–8 | — | — | NIT Third Place |
| 1955–56 | George Smith | 17–7 | — | — | — |
| 1956–57 | George Smith | 15–9 | — | — | NIT First Round |
| George Smith (Missouri Valley Conference) (1957–1960) ||||||
| 1957–58 | George Smith | 25–3 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
| 1958–59 | George Smith | 26–4 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA University Division Final Four |
| 1959–60 | George Smith | 28–2 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA University Division Final Four |
| George Smith: | George Smith: | 154–56 (.733) | 48–6 (.889) | | |
| Ed Jucker (Missouri Valley Conference) (1960–1965) ||||||
| 1960–61 | Ed Jucker | 27–3 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA University Division Champion |
| 1961–62 | Ed Jucker | 29–2 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA University Division Champion |
| 1962–63 | Ed Jucker | 26–2 | 11–1 | 1st | NCAA University Division Runner-up |
| 1963–64 | Ed Jucker | 17–9 | 6–6 | 4th | — |
| 1964–65 | Ed Jucker | 14–12 | 5–9 | 7th | — |
| Ed Jucker: | Ed Jucker: | 113–28 (.801) | 42–20 (.677) | | |
| Tay Baker (Missouri Valley Conference) (1965–1970) ||||||
| 1965–66 | Tay Baker | 21–7 | 10–4 | 1st | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
| 1966–67 | Tay Baker | 17–9 | 6–8 | 4th | |
| 1967–68 | Tay Baker | 18–8 | 11–5 | 3rd | — |
| 1968–69 | Tay Baker | 17–9 | 8–8 | 4th | — |
| 1969–70 | Tay Baker | 21–6 | 12–4 | 2nd | NIT First Round |
| Tay Baker (Independent) (1970–1972) ||||||
| 1970–71 | Tay Baker | 14–12 | — | — | — |
| 1971–72 | Tay Baker | 17–9 | — | — | — |
| Tay Baker: | Tay Baker: | 125–60 (.676) | 47–29 (.618) | | |
| Gale Catlett (Independent) (1972–1975) ||||||
| 1972–73 | Gale Catlett | 17–9 | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | Gale Catlett | 19–8 | — | — | NIT First Round |
| 1974–75 | Gale Catlett | 23–6 | — | — | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| Gale Catlett (Metro Conference) (1975–1978) ||||||
| 1975–76 | Gale Catlett | 25–6 | 2–1 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round |
| 1976–77 | Gale Catlett | 25–5 | 4–2 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round |
| 1977–78 | Gale Catlett | 17–10 | 6–6 | 4th | — |
| Gale Catlett: | Gale Catlett: | 126–44 (.741) | 12–9 (.571) | | |
| Ed Badger (Metro Conference) (1978–1983) ||||||
| 1978–79 | Ed Badger | 13–14 | 4–6 | 4th | — |
| 1979–80 | Ed Badger | 13–15 | 3–9 | 6th | — |
| 1980–81 | Ed Badger | 16–13 | 6–6 | 3rd | — |
| 1981–82 | Ed Badger | 15–12 | 4–8 | 5th | — |
| 1982–83 | Ed Badger | 11–17 | 1–11 | 7th | — |
| Ed Badger: | Ed Badger: | 68–71 (.489) | 18–40 (.310) | | |
| Tony Yates (Metro Conference) (1983–1989) ||||||
| 1983–84 | Tony Yates | 3–25 | 0–14 | 8th | — |
| 1984–85 | Tony Yates | 17–14 | 8–6 | 3rd | NIT Second Round |
| 1985–86 | Tony Yates | 12–16 | 5–7 | 5th | — |
| 1986–87 | Tony Yates | 12–16 | 3–9 | 7th | |
| 1987–88 | Tony Yates | 11–17 | 3–9 | 7th | — |
| 1988–89 | Tony Yates | 15–12 | 5–7 | 5th | — |
| Tony Yates: | Tony Yates: | 70–100 (.412) | 24–52 (.316) | | |
| Bob Huggins (Metro Conference) (1989–1991) ||||||
| 1989–90 | Bob Huggins | 20–14 | 9–5 | 2nd | NIT Second Round |
| 1990–91 | Bob Huggins | 18–12 | 8–6 | 3rd | NIT Second Round |
| Bob Huggins (Great Midwest Conference) (1991–1995) ||||||
| 1991–92 | Bob Huggins | 29–5 | 8–2 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Final Four |
| 1992–93 | Bob Huggins | 27–5 | 8–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight |
| 1993–94 | Bob Huggins | 22–10 | 7–5 | 4th | NCAA Division I First Round |
| 1994–95 | Bob Huggins | 23–11 | 7–5 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Second Round |
| Bob Huggins (Conference USA) (1995–2005) ||||||
| 1995–96 | Bob Huggins | 28–5 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight |
| 1996–97 | Bob Huggins | 26–8 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Second Round |
| 1997–98 | Bob Huggins | 27–6 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Second Round |
| 1998–99 | Bob Huggins | 27–6 | 12–4 | 1st (American) | NCAA Division I Second Round |
| 1999–00 | Bob Huggins | 29–4 | 16–0 | 1st (American) | NCAA Division I Second Round |
| 2000–01 | Bob Huggins | 25–10 | 11–5 | 1st (American) | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 2001–02 | Bob Huggins | 31–4 | 13–2 | 1st (American) | NCAA Division I Second Round |
| 2002–03 | Bob Huggins | 17–12 | 9–7 | T–4th | NCAA Division I First Round |
| 2003–04 | Bob Huggins | 25–7 | 12–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Second Round |
| 2004–05 | Bob Huggins | 25–8 | 12–4 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Second Round |
| Bob Huggins: | Bob Huggins: | 399–127 (.759) | 169–58 (.744) | | |
| Andy Kennedy (Big East Conference) (2005–2006) ||||||
| 2005–06 | Andy Kennedy | 21–13 | 8–8 | 8th | NIT Quarterfinals |
| Mick Cronin (Big East Conference) (2006–2013) ||||||
| 2006–07 | Mick Cronin | 11–19 | 2–14 | 16th | — |
| 2007–08 | Mick Cronin | 13–19 | 8–10 | 10th | CBI First Round |
| 2008–09 | Mick Cronin | 18–14 | 8–10 | T-9th | — |
| 2009–10 | Mick Cronin | 19–16 | 7–11 | T-11th | NIT Second Round |
| 2010–11 | Mick Cronin | 26–9 | 11–7 | T-6th | NCAA Division I Second Round |
| 2011–12 | Mick Cronin | 26–11 | 12–6 | T-3rd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 2012–13 | Mick Cronin | 22–12 | 9–9 | T-9th | NCAA Division I Second Round |
| Mick Cronin (American Athletic Conference) (2013–2019) ||||||
| 2013–14 | Mick Cronin | 27–7 | 15–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Second Round |
| 2014–15 | Mick Cronin | 23–11 | 13–5 | T-3rd | NCAA Division I Third Round |
| 2015–16 | Mick Cronin | 22–11 | 12–6 | T-3rd | NCAA Division I First Round |
| 2016–17 | Mick Cronin | 30–6 | 16–2 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Second Round |
| 2017–18 | Mick Cronin | 31–5 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Second Round |
| 2018–19 | Mick Cronin | 28–7 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round |
| Mick Cronin: | Mick Cronin: | 296–147 (.668) | 143–89 (.616) | | |
| John Brannen (American Athletic Conference) (2019–2021) ||||||
| 2019–20 | John Brannen | 20–10 | 13–5 | T–1st | No postseason held (COVID) |
| 2020–21 | John Brannen | 12–11 | 8–6 | 5th | — |
| John Brannen: | John Brannen: | 32–21 (.604) | 21–11 (.656) | | |
| Wes Miller (American Athletic Conference) (2021–2023) ||||||
| 2021–22 | Wes Miller | 18–15 | 7–11 | 8th | — |
| 2022–23 | Wes Miller | 23–13 | 11–7 | 4th | NIT Quarterfinals |
| Wes Miller (Big 12 Conference) (2023–present) ||||||
| 2023–24 | Wes Miller | 22–15 | 7–11 | T-11th | NIT Quarterfinals |
| 2024–25 | Wes Miller | 18–15 | 7–13 | T-12th | |
| Wes Miller: | Wes Miller: | 81–58 (.583) | 32–42 (.432) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 1,929–1,094 | | | |
| 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 ||||||