2012–13 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
2012–13 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball | |
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Global Sports Classic champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64 | |
Conference | Big East Conference (1979–2013) |
Record | 22–12 (9–9 Big East) |
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Home arena | Fifth Third Arena |
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No. 2 Louisville†** | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 35 | – | 5 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Georgetown | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Marquette | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Pittsburgh | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Syracuse | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 30 | – | 10 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Notre Dame | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut* | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2013 Big East tournament winner As of March 30, 2013[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties. |
The 2012–13 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats, led by seventh year head coach Mick Cronin, played their home games at Fifth Third Arena and were members of the Big East Conference.
Offseason
Departing players
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Octavius Ellis | 2 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Freshmen | Memphis, Tennessee | Dismissed,[2] transferred to Trinity Valley CC |
Dion Dixon | 3 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois | Graduated |
Yancy Gates | 34 | F | 6'9" | 260 | Senior | Cincinnati, Ohio | Graduated |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Titus Rubles | F | 6'7" | 220 | Junior | Dallas, TX | Junior college transferred from Blinn College[3] |
David Nyarsuk | C | 7'1" | 230 | Junior | Juba, South Sudan | Junior college transferred from Mountain State University[4] |
Recruiting class of 2013
College recruiting information (2013) | ||||||
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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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 88 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 26 ESPN: 24 | ||||||
Sources:
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Roster
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Cheikh Mbodj | David Nyarsuk | |
PF | Justin Jackson | Titus Rubles | Kelvin Gaines |
SF | JaQuon Parker | Shaq Thomas | |
SG | Sean Kilpatrick | Jermaine Sanders | Alex Eppensteiner |
PG | Cashmere Wright | Ge'Lawn Guyn | Jeremiah Davis III |
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 29, 2012* 7:00pm |
No. 24 | Grand Valley State | W 80–60 | – |
Fifth Third Arena (5,375) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
November 5, 2012* 7:00pm |
No. 24 | Bellarmine | W 86–51 | – |
Fifth Third Arena (5,457) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 11, 2012* 2:00pm, FSOH |
No. 24 | Tennessee-Martin | W 80–57 | 1–0 |
Fifth Third Arena (5,728) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
November 13, 2012* 7:00pm, ESPN3 |
No. 24 | Mississippi Valley State | W 102–60 | 2–0 |
Fifth Third Arena (5,617) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
November 18, 2012* 2:00pm, FSOH |
No. 24 | North Carolina A&T Global Sports Classic |
W 93–39 | 3–0 |
Fifth Third Arena (5,582) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
November 20, 2012* 7:00pm, FSOH |
No. 22 | Campbell Global Sports Classic |
W 91–72 | 4–0 |
Fifth Third Arena (5,924) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
November 23, 2012* 6:30pm, CBSSN |
No. 22 | vs. Iowa State Global Sports Classic Semifinals |
W 78–70 | 5–0 |
Thomas & Mack Center (16,730) Paradise, NV | ||||||
November 24, 2012* 10:30pm, CBSSN |
No. 22 | vs. Oregon Global Sports Classic Championship |
W 77–66 | 6–0 |
Thomas & Mack Center (13,954) Paradise, NV | ||||||
December 1, 2012* 3:00pm, ESPN2 |
No. 17 | Alabama SEC–Big East Challenge |
W 58–56 | 7–0 |
Fifth Third Arena (10,155) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
December 6, 2012* 7:00pm, FSOH |
No. 11 | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 87–53 | 8–0 |
Fifth Third Arena (6,127) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
December 8, 2012* 2:00pm, FSOH/ESPN3 |
No. 11 | Maryland–Eastern Shore | W 92–60 | 9–0 |
Fifth Third Arena (6,423) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
December 15, 2012* 2:00pm, CBSSN |
No. 11 | vs. Marshall | W 72–56 | 10–0 |
Charleston Civic Center (5,432) Charleston, WV | ||||||
December 19, 2012* 7:00pm, ESPN2 |
No. 11 | vs. Xavier Crosstown Classic |
W 60–45 | 11–0 |
U.S. Bank Arena (14,528) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
December 22, 2012* 4:00pm, FSOH |
No. 11 | Wright State | W 68–58 | 12–0 |
Fifth Third Arena (9,248) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
December 27, 2012* 9:00pm, ESPN2 |
No. 8 | New Mexico | L 54–55 | 12–1 |
Fifth Third Arena (10,627) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
Big East Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 31, 2012 12:00pm, ESPN2 |
No. 14 | at No. 24 Pittsburgh | W 70–61 | 13–1 (1–0) |
Petersen Events Center (12,510) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
January 5, 2013 4:00pm, ESPNU |
No. 14 | St. John's | L 52–53 | 13–2 (1–1) |
Fifth Third Arena (8,142) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
January 7, 2013 6:30pm, ESPN2 |
No. 21 | No. 17 Notre Dame | L 60–66 | 13–3 (1–2) |
Fifth Third Arena (10,293) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
January 12, 2013 8:00pm, BIG EAST Network/FSOH/ESPN3 |
No. 21 | at Rutgers | W 68–58 | 14–3 (2–2) |
The RAC (5,560) Piscataway, NJ | ||||||
January 15, 2013 8:30pm, BIG EAST Network/FSOH/ESPN3 |
at DePaul | W 75–70 | 15–3 (3–2) |
Allstate Arena (8,120) Rosemont, IL | |||||||
January 19, 2013 7:00pm, ESPNU |
No. 25 Marquette | W 71–69 OT | 16–3 (4–2) |
Fifth Third Arena (12,812) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
January 21, 2013 3:30pm, ESPN |
No. 21 | at No. 3 Syracuse | L 55–57 | 16–4 (4–3) |
Carrier Dome (24,281) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
January 30, 2013 7:00pm, BIG EAST Network/FSOH/ESPN3 |
No. 24 | Rutgers | W 62–54 | 17–4 (5–3) |
Fifth Third Arena (11,024) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
February 2, 2013 11:00am, ESPNU |
No. 24 | at Seton Hall | W 65–59 | 18–4 (6–3) |
Prudential Center (6,961) Newark, NJ | ||||||
February 6, 2013 7:00pm, BIG EAST Network/FSOH/ESPN3 |
No. 17 | at Providence | L 50–54 | 18–5 (6–4) |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,837) Providence, RI | ||||||
February 9, 2013 6:00pm, ESPN |
No. 17 | No. 23 Pittsburgh | L 52–62 | 18–6 (6–5) |
Fifth Third Arena (12,478) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
February 12, 2013 8:00pm, BIG EAST Network/FSOH/ESPN3 |
Villanova | W 68–50 | 19–6 (7–5) |
Fifth Third Arena (9,534) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
February 15, 2013 9:00pm, ESPN |
No. 15 Georgetown | L 55–62 | 19–7 (7–6) |
Fifth Third Arena (12,842) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
February 21, 2013 7:00pm, ESPN |
at Connecticut | L 66–73 OT | 19–8 (7–7) |
XL Center (11,131) Hartford, CT | |||||||
February 24, 2013 2:00pm, CBS |
at No. 25 Notre Dame | L 41–62 | 19–9 (7–8) |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
March 2, 2013 2:00pm, BIG EAST Network/WKRC/ESPN3 |
Connecticut | W 61–56 | 20–9 (8–8) |
Fifth Third Arena (12,432) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
March 4, 2013 7:00pm, ESPN |
at No. 8 Louisville Rivalry |
L 51–67 | 20–10 (8–9) |
KFC Yum! Center (22,739) Louisville, KY | |||||||
March 9, 2013 4:00pm, Big East Network/FSOH/ESPN3 |
South Florida | W 61–53 OT | 21–10 (9–9) |
Fifth Third Arena (11,572) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
March 13, 2013 12:00pm, ESPN |
(9) | vs. (8) Providence Second Round |
W 61–44 | 22–10 |
Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York, NY | ||||||
March 14, 2013 12:00pm, ESPN |
(9) | vs. (1) No. 5 Georgetown Quarterfinals |
L 43–62 | 22–11 |
Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York, NY | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 22, 2013* 3:00pm, CBS |
(10 MW) | vs. (7 MW) Creighton Second Round |
L 63–67 | 22–12 |
Wells Fargo Center (20,125) Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest. |
Awards and milestones
Big East Conference honors
All-Big East Second Team
- Sean Kilpatrick
Player of the Week
- Week 2: Sean Kilpatrick
- Week 10: Sean Kilpatrick
Rankings
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | 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 | Final |
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AP | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 21 | RV | 21 | 24 | 17 | |||||
Coaches | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 17 |
References
- ^ "Big East Conference Standings – 2012–13." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2013.
- ^ "Octavius Ellis dismissed from UC". Cincinnati Enquirer. May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ^ "Titus Rubles - Men's Basketball".
- ^ "David Nyarsuk - Men's Basketball".
- ^ "2012-13 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats".
- ^ "2012-2013 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Schedule". cstv.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
- ^ "Big East Conference Basketball Media Guide". Big East Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ "Big East Conference Basketball Media Guide". Big East Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ "2021-22 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Preseason". Archived from the original on March 6, 2010.