# 2007–08 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Fifth Third Arena, which has a capacity of 13,176. They are members of the Big East Conference. The Bearcats finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in Big East play and were defeated in the first round of the 2008 Big East men's basketball tournament by the 7th seed Pittsburgh.
The Bearcats would lose to Bradley in the first round of the 2008 College Basketball Invitational.

## Offseason
### Departing players

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Timmy Crowell | 3 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Junior | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Transferred to Fort Lewis College |
| Connor Barwin | 11 | F | 6'4" | 240 | Sophomore | Southfield, Michigan | Walk-on; did not return |
| Ronald Allen | 23 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | Los Angeles, California | Graduated |
| Walter Lewis | 25 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | Prince George, Virginia | Walk-on; did not return |
| Cedric McGowan | 30 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Senior | Miami, Florida | Graduated |

### Recruiting class of 2007

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Larry Davis SG | Houston, Texas | Alief Hastings High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 8, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Darnell Wilks PF | Nashville, Tennessee | Pioneer Christian Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Nov 12, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Kenny Belton PF | Salem, Virginia | Dudley High School (NC) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Nov 17, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Alvin Mitchell SF | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Cardinal Gibbons High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Mar 7, 2007 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Rashad Bishop SF | Paterson, New Jersey | Kennedy High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 18, 2007 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 67 ||||||
| Anthony McClain C | Trenton, New Jersey | National Christian Academy (MD) | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 19, 2007 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 19 ||||||
| 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: "2007 Cincinnati Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020. "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2008

US college sports recruiting information for 2008 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Yancy Gates PF | Cincinnati, Ohio | Withrow High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Apr 15, 2007 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 96 |||||||
| Cashmere Wright PG | Savannah, Georgia | Urban Christian Academy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 16, 2007 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 93 |||||||
| Dion Dixon SG | Chicago, Illinois | Crane High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 2, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 38 |||||||
| 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: "2008 Cincinnati Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020. |||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Adam Hrycaniuk | Anthony McClain | |
| PF | John Williamson | Kenny Belton | Alvin Mitchell |
| SF | Rashad Bishop | Marcus Sikes | Darnell Wilks |
| SG | Jamual Warren | Larry Davis | Branden Miller |
| PG | Deonta Vaughn | Marvin Gentry | |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 31, 2007* 7:30pm | | Northern Kentucky | W 76–71 | | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| November 3, 2007* 7:30pm | | Bellarmine | W 77–58 | | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 9, 2007* 8:00pm | | Belmont Peggy Cronin Classic | L 75–86 | 0–1 | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| November 10, 2007* 7:00pm | | Western Carolina Peggy Cronin Classic | W 66–64 | 1–1 | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| November 11, 2007* 8:00pm | | Bowling Green Peggy Cronin Classic | L 67–69 | 1–2 | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| November 16, 2007* 7:00pm | | Coastal Carolina | W 74–59 | 2–2 | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| November 24, 2007* 1:00pm | | Fairfield | W 69–64 | 3–2 | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| November 26, 2007* 8:00pm | | USC Upstate | W 69–57 | 4–2 | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| December 1, 2007* 6:00pm | | at UAB | L 54–73 | 4–3 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| December 8, 2007* 8:05pm | | at Illinois State | L 52–62 | 4–4 | Redbird Arena Normal, IL |
| December 12, 2007* 7:00pm | | at No. 17 Xavier Crosstown Shootout | L 59–64 | 4–5 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH |
| December 19, 2007* 7:00pm | | No. 2 Memphis Rivalry | L 69–79 | 4–6 | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| December 23, 2007* 7:30pm | | at North Carolina State | L 77–85 | 4–7 | RBC Center Raleigh, NC |
| December 29, 2007* 8:00pm | | Miami (OH) | W 56–50 | 5–7 | US Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| Big East Regular Season ||||||
| January 1, 2008 2:30pm | | at Louisville Rivalry | W 58–57 | 6–7 (1–0) | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| January 5, 2008 6:00pm | | at St. John's | L 58–70 | 6–8 (1–1) | Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY |
| January 9, 2008 8:00pm | | Syracuse | W 74–66 | 7–8 (2–1) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| January 12, 2008 7:00pm | | No. 19 Villanova | W 69–66 | 8–8 (3–1) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| January 15, 2008 7:00pm, ESPNU | | at Notre Dame | L 74–91 | 8–9 (3–2) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (10,231) South Bend, IN |
| January 19, 2008 4:00pm | | No. 15 Pittsburgh | W 62–59 | 9–9 (4–2) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| January 23, 2008 7:30pm | | Connecticut | L 83–84 | 9–10 (4–3) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| January 27, 2008 12:00pm | | at Seton Hall | L 61–64 | 9–11 (4–4) | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| January 30, 2008 7:00pm | | at West Virginia | W 62–39 | 10–11 (5–4) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV |
| February 2, 2008 12:00pm | | No. 17 Marquette | L 60–75 | 10–12 (5–5) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| February 9, 2008 6:00pm | | at Rutgers | W 72–68 $^{OT}$ | 11–12 (6–5) | The RAC Piscataway, NJ |
| February 13, 2008 7:00pm | | St. John's | W 60–43 | 12–12 (7–5) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| February 20, 2008 7:00pm | | South Florida | W 52–51 | 13–12 (8–5) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| February 23, 2008 12:00pm, MASN | | at No. 12 Georgetown | L 53–73 | 13–13 (8–6) | Verizon Center (17,337) Washington, D.C. |
| February 27, 2008 7:30pm | | Pittsburgh | L 67–73 | 13–14 (8–7) | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 2, 2008 12:00pm | | Providence | L 79–81 $^{OT}$ | 13–15 (8–8) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| March 6, 2008 7:30pm | | DePaul | L 54–60 | 13–16 (8–9) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| March 9, 2008 6:00pm | | at No. 13 UConn | L 51–96 | 13–17 (8–10) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 2008 7:00pm | (10) | vs. (7) Pittsburgh First Round | L 64–70 | 13–18 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| College Basketball Invitational ||||||
| Mar 19, 2008* 7:00pm | (M 4) | at (M 1) Bradley First Round | L 67–70 | 13–19 | Carver Arena Peoria, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||