2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Bearcats played home games on Ed Jucker Court at the Fifth Third Arena . The 2014–15 season was the second season the Bearcats participated in the American Athletic Conference , and were coached by Mick Cronin in his ninth season. Mick Cronin discovered he had an arterial dissection and sat out the rest of the season, last coaching December 17 against San Diego State ,[1] which would see Assistant Head Coach Larry Davis coach the rest of the season. They finished the season 23–11, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic tournament to UConn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Purdue in the second round before losing in the third round to Kentucky.
Offseason
Departing players
Incoming Transfers
Recruiting class of 2014
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
Justin Jenifer G
Gwynn Oak, MD
Milford Mill Academy
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jun 9, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN grade: 80
Tre Scott F
Darien, GA
McIntosh County Academy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sep 15, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : NR Rivals : NR 247Sports : 53 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:
Roster
2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Quadri Moore
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Linden High School
Linden, New Jersey
G
1
Deshaun Morman (S)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Fr
Faith Baptist Christian School
Richmond, Virginia
C
2
Octavius Ellis
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Trinity Valley CC
Memphis, Tennessee
F
3
Shaquille Thomas
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Jr
NIA Prep
Paterson, New Jersey
G
10
Troy Caupain
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Cosby High School
Midlothian, Virginia
F
11
Gary Clark
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Clayton High School
Clayton, North Carolina
G
14
Ge'Lawn Guyn (LT)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
South Kent Prep
Georgetown, Kentucky
F
15
Jermaine Sanders (C)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Rice High School
Far Rockaway, New York
G
21
Farad Cobb
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Jr
Northwest Florida SC
West Palm Beach, Florida
C
22
Coreontae DeBerry
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
270 lb (122 kg)
Jr
Hutchinson CC
Holland, Michigan
G
25
Kevin Johnson
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Summit Country Day School
Cincinnati, Ohio
C
32
Jamaree Strickland (T)
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
270 lb (122 kg)
RS Fr
Queen City Prep
Oakland, California
G
42
Rob Blissitt Jr. (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Thornwood High School
Markham, Illinois
F
45
Zack Tobler (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Covington Catholic High School
Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(T) Transferred
(LT) Left team
Injured
Current redshirt
Roster Last update: 2015-03-03
Nov 21, 2014 - Ge'Lawn Guyn injured his pinky in practice. Guyn would leave the team after the fall semester and graduate in the spring.[7] He maintained one year of eligibility and later transferred to East Tennessee State .
Dec 13, 2014 - Jamaree Strickland elected to transfer after the fall semester. Strickland had been suspended from the team since November 26.[8] Strickland eventually transferred to Arizona Western College .
Feb 19, 2015 - Following the Xavier game, Deshaun Morman was indefinitely suspended.[9] Morman would eventually transfer to Towson after the conclusion of the season.
Depth chart
Source [10]
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2014 *7:00pm
Bellarmine
W 86–79
Fifth Third Arena (4,234)Cincinnati, OH
November 8, 2014 *2:00pm
Fairmont State
W 71–54
Fifth Third Arena (4,486)Cincinnati, OH
Regular Season
November 14, 2014 *8:00pm, ESPN3
Saint Francis (PA)
W 52–37
1–0
Fifth Third Arena (7,114)Cincinnati, OH
November 19, 2014 *7:00pm, FSOH
Morehead State
W 69–61
2–0
Fifth Third Arena (6,119)Cincinnati, OH
November 23, 2014 *5:00pm, FSOH
Eastern Illinois Emerald Coast Classic First Round
W 54–49
3–0
Fifth Third Arena (6,823)Cincinnati, OH
November 25, 2014 *7:00pm, FSOH
NC Central Emerald Coast Classic Second Round
W 59–50
4–0
Fifth Third Arena (7,015)Cincinnati, OH
November 28, 2014 *6:00pm
vs. Middle Tennessee Emerald Coast Classic Third Round
W 69–51
5–0
The Arena at NWFSC (1,200)Niceville, FL
November 29, 2014 *9:00pm, CBSSN
vs. Ole Miss Emerald Coast Classic Championship
L 54–66
5–1
The Arena at NWFSC (1,550)Niceville, FL
December 2, 2014 *7:00pm, FSOH
Stony Brook
W 78–52
6–1
Fifth Third Arena (6,603)Cincinnati, OH
December 13, 2014 *9:00pm, BTN
at Nebraska
L 55–56 2OT
6–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,607)Lincoln, NE
December 17, 2014 *9:00pm, ESPN2
No. 19 San Diego State
W 71–62 OT
7–2
Fifth Third Arena (9,217)Cincinnati, OH
December 20, 2014 *12:00pm, ESPNU
VCU
L 47–68
7–3
Fifth Third Arena (9,250)Cincinnati, OH
December 23, 2014 *7:00pm, FSOH
Wagner
W 72–48
8–3
Fifth Third Arena (6,023)Cincinnati, OH
December 30, 2014 *4:00pm, ESPNU
at NC State
W 76–60
9–3
PNC Arena (16,980)Raleigh, NC
January 3, 2015 11:00am, ESPN2
SMU
W 56–50
10–3 (1–0)
Fifth Third Arena (10,013)Cincinnati, OH
January 6, 2015 7:00pm, ESPNU
East Carolina
W 69–48
11–3 (2–0)
Fifth Third Arena (7,516)Cincinnati, OH
January 10, 2015 11:00am, ESPN2
at UConn
L 56–62
11–4 (2–1)
XL Center (15,564)Hartford, CT
January 15, 2015 7:00pm, ESPN
at Memphis Rivalry
L 50–63
11–5 (2–2)
FedEx Forum (14,916)Memphis, TN
January 17, 2015 7:30pm, ESPNU
Temple
W 84–53
12–5 (3–2)
Fifth Third Arena (12,071)Cincinnati, OH
January 21, 2015 7:00pm, ESPNews
Houston
W 67–54
13–5 (4–2)
Fifth Third Arena (9,815)Cincinnati, OH
January 25, 2015 2:00pm, CBSSN
at UCF
W 56–46
14–5 (5–2)
CFE Arena (3,874)Orlando, FL
January 29, 2015 8:00pm, ESPN2
UConn
W 70–58
15–5 (6–2)
Fifth Third Arena (11,092)Cincinnati, OH
February 1, 2015 1:00pm, CBSSN
at East Carolina
L 46–50
15–6 (6–3)
Williams Arena (4,574)Greenville, NC
February 5, 2015 9:00pm, ESPN
at No. 23 SMU
W 62–54
16–6 (7–3)
Moody Coliseum (7,098)University Park, TX
February 7, 2015 8:00pm, CBSSN
South Florida
W 63–58
17–6 (8–3)
Fifth Third Arena (11,670)Cincinnati, OH
February 10, 2015 7:30pm, CBSSN
at Temple
L 59–75
17–7 (8–4)
Liacouras Center (11,670)Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2015 2:00pm, ESPNU
Tulane
L 49–50
17–8 (8–5)
Fifth Third Arena (12,041)Cincinnati, OH
February 18, 2015 *7:00pm, ESPN2
Xavier Crosstown Shootout
L 57–59
17–9
Fifth Third Arena (13,176)Cincinnati, OH
February 21, 2015 9:30pm, ESPNU
at Houston
W 63–53
18–9 (9–5)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,562)Houston, TX
February 25, 2015 7:30pm, CBSSN
UCF
W 83–60
19–9 (10–5)
Fifth Third Arena (9,825)Cincinnati, OH
February 28, 2015 2:00pm, ESPNews
at Tulane
W 63–47
20–9 (11–5)
Devlin Fieldhouse (2,430)New Orleans, LA
March 4, 2015 9:00pm, CBSSN
at Tulsa
W 56–47
21–9 (12–5)
Reynolds Center (5,840)Tulsa, OK
March 8, 2015 12:00pm, CBS
Memphis Rivalry
W 77–65
22–9 (13–5)
Fifth Third Arena (12,358)Cincinnati, OH
AAC Tournament
March 13, 2015 9:00pm, ESPNU
(3)
vs. (6) UConn Quarterfinals
L 54–57
22–10
XL Center (9,514)Hartford, CT
NCAA Tournament
March 19, 2015 *7:10pm, CBS
(8 MW)
vs. (9 MW) Purdue Second Round
W 66–65 OT
23–10
KFC Yum! Center (21,639)Louisville, KY
March 21, 2015 *2:40pm, CBS
(8 MW)
vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Kentucky Third Round
L 51–64
23–11
KFC Yum! Center (21,760)Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
[11] [12]
Awards and milestones
American Athletic Conference honors
All-AAC Second Team
All-AAC Honorable Mention
All-AAC Rookie Team
Player of the Week
Rookie of the Week
Source[13]
References
^ "Cincinnati's Mick Cronin: 'Believe me, I know how lucky I am.' " .
^ "Men's Basketball Adds Jeremiah Davis as Transfer" . ballstatesports.com . January 3, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2020 .
^ Woo, Jeremy. "Manhattan lands Cincinnati transfer Jermaine Lawrence" . SI.com . Retrieved June 13, 2014 .
^ "Coreontae DeBerry - Men's Basketball" .
^ "Octavius Ellis - Men's Basketball" .
^ "Farad Cobb - Men's Basketball" .
^ Groeschen, Tom (March 3, 2015). "UC's Guyn granted release from basketball team" . enquirer.com . Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved August 29, 2020 .
^ Bains, Chris (December 13, 2014). "Cincinnati Bearcats Center Jamaree Strickland Transferring" . cincyontheprowl.com . Retrieved September 2, 2020 .
^ Bains, Chris (March 24, 2015). "Larry Davis On Deshaun Morman's Future, "It's Really Up To Him" " . cincyontheprowl.com . Retrieved September 2, 2020 .
^ "2014-15 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats" .
^ "University of Cincinnati Official Athletics Site - Men's Basketball" . Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2014 .
^ "A look at UC's 2014-15 non-league schedule" . Cincinnati Enquirer . March 19, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014 .
^ "American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Guide" (PDF) . American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018 .
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