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2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 32
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record23–11 (13–5 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Davis (9th season)
  • Antwon Jackson (3rd season)
  • Darren Savino (5th season)
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
Seasons
2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 SMU † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 7   .794
Tulsa 14 – 4   .778 23 – 11   .676
Temple 13 – 5   .722 26 – 11   .703
Cincinnati 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676
UConn 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
Memphis 10 – 8   .556 18 – 14   .563
Tulane 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484
East Carolina 6 – 12   .333 14 – 19   .424
UCF 5 – 13   .278 12 – 18   .400
Houston 4 – 14   .222 13 – 19   .406
South Florida 3 – 15   .167 9 – 23   .281
† The American Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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

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Departing players

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Derek Cox 0 G 6'3'" 186 RS Senior Mason, Ohio Walk-on; graduated
Jeremiah Davis III 0 G 6'3" 199 RS Sophomore Muncie, Indiana Transferred to Ball State (mid-season)[2]
Titus Rubles 2 F 6'7'" 220 Senior Dallas, Texas Graduated
Justin Jackson 5 F 6'8'" 230 Senior Cocoa Beach, Florida Graduated
Jermaine Lawrence 11 F 6'3" 199 Freshman Springfield Gardens, New York Transferred to Manhattan[3]
Sean Kilpatrick 23 G 6'4'" 210 RS Senior Yonkers, New York Graduated
David Nyarsuk 33 C 7'1'" 250 Senior Juba, South Sudan Graduated

Incoming Transfers

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Coreontae DeBerry C 6'10" 270 Junior Holland, MI Junior college transferred from Hutchinson CC[4]
Octavius Ellis C 6'10" 205 Junior Memphis, TN Junior college transferred from Trinity Valley CC[5]
Farad Cobb G 6'0" 175 Junior West Palm Beach, FL Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida SC[6]

Recruiting class of 2014

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    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

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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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    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:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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

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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 Injured (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 Injured
  • Redshirt 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

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Octavius Ellis Coreontae DeBerry
PF Gary Clark Quadri Moore Zack Tobler
SF Shaq Thomas Jermaine Sanders
SG Kevin Johnson Farad Cobb Rob Blissitt Jr.
PG Troy Caupain Ge'Lawn Guyn Deshaun Morman

Source[10]

Schedule

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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.

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Awards and milestones

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American Athletic Conference honors

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All-AAC Second Team

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  • Octavius Ellis

All-AAC Honorable Mention

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  • Troy Caupain

All-AAC Rookie Team

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  • Gary Clark

Player of the Week

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  • Week 17: Farad Cobb

Rookie of the Week

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  • Week 4: Gary Clark

Source[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Cincinnati's Mick Cronin: 'Believe me, I know how lucky I am.'".
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Adds Jeremiah Davis as Transfer". ballstatesports.com. January 3, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Woo, Jeremy. "Manhattan lands Cincinnati transfer Jermaine Lawrence". SI.com. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  4. ^ "Coreontae DeBerry - Men's Basketball".
  5. ^ "Octavius Ellis - Men's Basketball".
  6. ^ "Farad Cobb - Men's Basketball".
  7. ^ Groeschen, Tom (March 3, 2015). "UC's Guyn granted release from basketball team". enquirer.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Bains, Chris (December 13, 2014). "Cincinnati Bearcats Center Jamaree Strickland Transferring". cincyontheprowl.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  9. ^ Bains, Chris (March 24, 2015). "Larry Davis On Deshaun Morman's Future, "It's Really Up To Him"". cincyontheprowl.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  10. ^ "2014-15 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats".
  11. ^ "University of Cincinnati Official Athletics Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  12. ^ "A look at UC's 2014-15 non-league schedule". Cincinnati Enquirer. March 19, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  13. ^ "American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
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