# 2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, The Bearcats competed in the American Athletic Conference, one of two offshoots of the original Big East Conference, and were coached by Mick Cronin in his eighth season. The team played its home games on Ed Jucker Court at the Fifth Third Arena. They finished the season 27–7, 15–3 in AAC play to share the regular season conference title with Louisville. They advanced to the semifinals of the AAC tournament where they lost to UConn. They received an at-large bid NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Harvard.

## Offseason
### Departing players

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Cashmere Wright | 1 | G | 6'2'" | 178 | Senior | Savannah, Georgia | Graduated |
| Alex Eppensteiner | 10 | G | 6'4'" | 190 | Senior | Cincinnati, Ohio | Walk on; graduated |
| Cheikh Mbodj | 13 | C | 6'10'" | 236 | Senior | Dakar, Senegal | Graduated |
| Kelvin Gaines | 24 | F | 6'10" | 227 | RS Sophomore | Ocala, Florida | Transferred to North Texas |
| JaQuon Parker | 44 | G | 6'3'" | 198 | Senior | Suffolk, Virginia | Graduated |

### Recruiting class of 2013

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| 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. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2014

US college sports recruiting information for 2014 recruits :
| 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: Rivals: 247Sports: 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: Rivals: 247Sports: 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: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR 247Sports: NR 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: "Cincinnati 2015 Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Roster

* Dec 13, 2013 - Jeremiah Davis III elected to transfer to Ball State after the fall semester. After Davis's departure, Derrick Cox joined the team as a walk-on.

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Justin Jackson | David Nyarsuk | |
| PF | Titus Rubles | Jermaine Lawrence | Zack Tobler |
| SF | Shaq Thomas | Jermaine Sanders | |
| SG | Sean Kilpatrick | Kevin Johnson | Derrick Cox |
| PG | Ge'Lawn Guyn | Troy Caupain | Jeremiah Davis III |
Source

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 26, 2013* 2:00pm | | Carleton | W 77–63 | – | Fifth Third Arena (5,124) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 2, 2013* 2:00pm | | Bellarmine | W 84–72 | – | Fifth Third Arena (5,578) Cincinnati, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 8, 2013* 8:00pm, ESPN3 | | NC Central Global Sports Shootout | W 74–61 | 1–0 | Fifth Third Arena (6,532) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 12, 2013* 5:00pm, ESPN | | NC State ESPN Tip-Off Marathon | W 68–57 | 2–0 | Fifth Third Arena (7,028) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 16, 2013* 2:00pm, FSOH | | Appalachian State Global Sports Shootout | W 77–49 | 3–0 | Fifth Third Arena (6,194) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 20, 2013* 7:00pm, ESPN3 | | Campbell Global Sports Shootout | W 81–62 | 4–0 | Fifth Third Arena (6,011) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 26, 2013* 7:00pm, FSOH | | UMass Lowell | W 79–49 | 5–0 | Fifth Third Arena (5,477) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 29, 2013* 4:00pm, FSOH | | Kennesaw State | W 95–67 | 6–0 | Fifth Third Arena (6,627) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 3, 2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | USC Upstate | W 86–50 | 7–0 | Fifth Third Arena (5,113) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 7, 2013* 4:05pm, CBSSN | | at New Mexico | L 54–63 | 7–1 | The Pit (15,144) Albuquerque, NM |
| December 14, 2013* 8:00pm, FS1 | | vs. Xavier Crosstown Classic | L 47–64 | 7–2 | U.S. Bank Arena (10,250) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 17, 2013* 7:00pm, ESPN | | vs. Pittsburgh Jimmy V Classic | W 44–43 | 8–2 | Madison Square Garden (8,062) New York, NY |
| December 21, 2013* 2:00pm, FSOH | | Middle Tennessee | W 69–48 | 9–2 | Fifth Third Arena (5,424) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 23, 2013* 7:00pm, ESPN3 | | Chicago State | W 102–62 | 10–2 | Fifth Third Arena (5,564) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 28, 2013* 4:00pm, ESPN2 | | Nebraska | W 74–59 | 11–2 | Fifth Third Arena (8,254) Cincinnati, OH |
| American Athletic Conference regular season ||||||
| January 1, 2014 6:00pm, ESPNU | | SMU | W 65–57 | 12–2 (1–0) | Fifth Third Arena (7,239) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 4, 2014 12:00pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 18 Memphis Rivalry | W 69–53 | 13–2 (2–0) | FedEx Forum (17,191) Memphis, TN |
| January 7, 2014 9:00pm, CBSSN | | at Houston | W 61–60 | 14–2 (3–0) | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,804) Houston, TX |
| January 11, 2014 6:00pm, CBSSN | | Rutgers | W 71–51 | 15–2 (4–0) | Fifth Third Arena (10,872) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 14, 2014 9:00pm, CBSSN | No. 19 | Temple | W 69–58 | 16–2 (5–0) | Fifth Third Arena (9,864) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 18, 2014 5:00pm, ESPNU | No. 19 | at South Florida | W 61–54 | 17–2 (6–0) | USF Sun Dome (5,322) Tampa, FL |
| January 23, 2014 9:00pm, CBSSN | No. 15 | UCF | W 69–51 | 18–2 (7–0) | Fifth Third Arena (10,242) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 26, 2014 4:00pm, CBSSN | No. 15 | at Temple | W 80–76 | 19–2 (8–0) | Liacouras Center (6,753) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 30, 2014 7:00pm, ESPN | No. 13 | at No. 12 Louisville Rivalry | W 69–66 | 20–2 (9–0) | KFC Yum! Center (22,644) Louisville, KY |
| February 2, 2014 12:00pm, CBSSN | No. 13 | South Florida | W 50–45 | 21–2 (10–0) | Fifth Third Arena (10,367) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 6, 2014 7:00pm, ESPN | No. 7 | No. 22 UConn | W 63–58 | 22–2 (11–0) | Fifth Third Arena (12,432) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 8, 2014 7:30pm, ESPNU | No. 7 | at SMU | L 55–76 | 22–3 (11–1) | Moody Coliseum (7,278) University Park, TX |
| February 15, 2014 3:00pm, ESPNU | No. 10 | Houston | W 73–62 | 23–3 (12–1) | Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 19, 2014 7:00pm, ESPNU | No. 7 | at UCF | W 77–49 | 24–3 (13–1) | CFE Arena (5,637) Orlando, FL |
| February 22, 2014 12:00pm, CBS | No. 7 | No. 11 Louisville Rivalry | L 57–58 | 24–4 (13–2) | Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH |
| March 1, 2014 12:00pm, ESPN | No. 11 | at UConn | L 45–51 | 24–5 (13–3) | XL Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| March 6, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 15 | No. 20 Memphis Rivalry | W 97–84 | 25–5 (14–3) | Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH |
| March 8, 2014 12:00pm, ESPNews | No. 15 | at Rutgers | W 70–66 | 26–5 (15–3) | The RAC (6,650) Pisacataway, NJ |
| American Athletic Conference tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2014 7:00pm, ESPNU | (1) No. 13 | vs. (9) UCF Quarterfinals | W 61–58 | 27–5 | FedEx Forum (13,081) Memphis, TN |
| March 14, 2014 9:00pm, ESPN2 | (1) No. 13 | vs. (4) No. 21 UConn Semifinals | L 56–58 | 27–6 | FedEx Forum (11,888) Memphis, TN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 20, 2014 2:10pm, TNT | (5 S) No. 15 | vs. (12 S) Harvard Second Round | L 57–61 | 27–7 | Spokane Arena (10,862) Spokane, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region S=South. ||||||

## Awards and milestones
### All-American

* Consensus Second Team: Sean Kilpatrick

### American Athletic Conference honors
#### All-AAC Awards

* Defensive Player of the Year: Justin Jackson
* Coach of the Year: Mick Cronin
* Sportsmanship Award: Sean Kilpatrick

#### All-AAC First Team

* Sean Kilpatrick

#### All-AAC Second Team

* Justin Jackson

#### Player of the Week

* Week 7: Justin Jackson
* Week 8: Justin Jackson
* Week 9: Justin Jackson
* Week 13: Sean Kilpatrick
* Week 14: Sean Kilpatrick
* Week 18: Sean Kilpatrick
Source

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. :
| Poll | Pre | 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 | Wk 19 | Wk 20 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | 19 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 15 | N/A |
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | 23 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 22 |