Cincinnati Bearcats

By Bane Rossi Quarterback Emory Jones continues to build trust with the receiver room   WEST HARRISON, Ind. – The tradition continues. The Cincinnati football team held its first practice on Saturday at Higher Ground Conference and Retreat Center, which is a 30-minute drive to the West of the Bearcats’ Clifton campus just across the Ohio-Indiana…

By Rick Jabot Statement from University of Cincinnati Director of Athletics John Cunningham on the addition of Colorado to the Big 12 Conference:   “We are excited to welcome the University of Colorado to the Big 12 Conference and look forward to competing against the Buffaloes. We appreciate Commissioner Brett Yormark’s vision for the future…

By Melville Van Buren July 29, 2023   CINCINNATI — The University of Cincinnati athletics department mourns the loss of men’s basketball great George Wilson, the only Bearcat to win a national championship (1962) and Olympic gold medal (Tokyo, 1964). He was 81. Wilson averaged 13.2 ppg over his three-year varsity career, including 9.2 in his…

By Mona Hatfield July 20, 2023   CINCINNATI — The Big 12 Conference has unveiled its home-and-away scheduling matrix for the 2023-24 men’s basketball season, Cincinnati’s first in the league. The Bearcats will host UCF, Houston, TCU, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Texas in Fifth Third Arena, with the first five…

By Skip Coopersmith July 19, 2023 PRESSER LINK https://youtu.be/-Mh_wqmsB0A CINCINNATI – Longtime local men’s basketball rivals meet for the first time since 2010 when Cincinnati and Dayton battle in the Hoops Classic presented by altafiber on Saturday, Dec. 16 at the newly renovated Heritage Bank Center. The matchup was announced Wednesday by veteran event promoter, bdG Sports. Tip time…

April 27, 2023 CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati will confer 102 degrees among its athletics department this weekend as the University holds its Spring 2023 Commencement.  Of the 102 graduates, 12 Bearcats earned their master’s degrees. Spring 2023 Commencements will be held Thursday-Saturday in Fifth Third Arena. SPRING 2023 ATHLETICS GRADUATESBaseball (9)KameronGuidry – Interdisciplinary StudiesChase Hopewell – Interdisciplinary StudiesAlec Jones…

April 27, 2023 CINCINNATI — Cincinnati head men’s basketball coach Wes Miller has signed his second transfer of the spring in former Kentucky guard CJ Fredrick. Fredrick, a Covington Catholic High School graduate, spent his last two years in Lexington and the 2018-21 seasons at Iowa, a member of four NCAA Tournament teams over those five…

GAME BOOK https://gobearcats.com/documents/2023/3/10/2249370.PDF FORT WORTH, Texas – Freshman guard Dan Skillings Jr. turned in a career-high 20 points off the bench to propel No. 4 seed Cincinnati to an 84-54 win over No. 5 seed Temple in American Athletic Championship Quarterfinals on Friday afternoon. Redshirt senior and AAC First-Teamer Landers Nolley II added 22 points, his third 20-point game in…

GAME NOTES https://gobearcats.com/documents/2023/3/8/2022-23_AAC_Game_Notes_Temple.pdf FORT WORTH — The Cincinnati men’s basketball team has arrived in the Lone Star State ahead of its AAC Championships opener against Temple, Friday at 3 p.m. ET. ESPN2 | Listen Live (700 WLW) | Live Stats | Tourney Central THE RUNDOWNCincinnati claimed its 40th, 20-win season with a 97-74 Sunday win over SMU. That and the team’s 55.6…

 February 19, 2023 ORLANDO, Fla. — Adversity was no match for this road trip. David DeJulius’ runner, off a sideline set with an 11-seconds-left timeout, came with 0.2 on the clock to lead Cincinnati to a 73-71 win at UCF on Sunday afternoon. The heroic, team-wide efforts despite a difficult final minute exorcised heartbreak of three-straight tight…

GAME NOTES https://gobearcats.com/documents/2023/2/14/2022-23_Game_Notes_at_ECU.pdf CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati men’s basketball team will head out this afternoon for a Wednesday night matchup at East Carolina. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ESPN+ | Listen Live (700 WLW) | Live Stats Cincinnati opened the second half on an 18-5 run to defeat South Florida, 84-65, on Saturday night, which was also its first…

February 11, 2023 CINCINNATI – Senior wing Jeremiah Davenport made three triples in a three-minute span early in the second half to break the game open and lead the Cincinnati men’s basketball team to an 84-65 victory over USF on Saturday at Fifth Third Arena. Davenport finished with 18 points, making 4-of-9 3-point attempts, as the Bearcats improved…

GAME NOTES https://gobearcats.com/documents/2023/2/6/2022-23_Game_Notes_at_Tulane.pdf CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati men’s basketball team is set for a significant trip to New Orleans, taking on second-place Tulane at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday night. The fifth-place Bearcats are one game behind the Green Wave in the standings, which is 8-2 since the last meeting on Dec. 29. ESPN+ | Listen Live (700…

February 06, 2023 CINCINNATI — Cincinnati grad-student guard David DeJulius gained a spot on the AAC’s weekly honor roll following his recent performances. DeJulius averaged 15.0 points (57.9 FG%) and 8.0 assists over the Bearcats’ 2-0 week. His top-of-the-key trey with 54 seconds left not only put UC ahead of UCF by six with under a minute to…

GAME NOTES https://gobearcats.com/documents/2023/2/2/2022-23_Game_Notes_vs._UCF.pdf CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati men’s basketball team will seek its second-straight win as it continues its homestand Saturday at 12 p.m. against UCF. ESPNU | Listen Live (700 WLW) | Live Stats | Tickets THE RUNDOWNCincinnati utilized a 23-4 run over the final 9:14 of the first half to run away from Tulsa, 81-55, on Wednesday night. Landers Nolley II (13…

CINCINNATI  –  The Big 12 Conference announced the 2023 football schedule on Tuesday, and the University of Cincinnati will host five league opponents at Nippert Stadium with seven home games overall next fall.   Cincinnati will join the Big 12 on July 1, 2023. The Bearcats’ first season in their new Power 5 league will feature one of…

GAME NOTES https://gobearcats.com/documents/2023/1/26/2022-23_Game_Notes_at_Houston.pdf CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati men’s basketball team is set for a CBS stage on Saturday afternoon when it heads south to battle No. 3 Houston. Tip-off is at 2:20 p.m. ET. CBS | Listen Live (700 WLW) | Live Stats Cincinnati tied Memphis with 12 minutes left after facing a 13-point, first-half deficit, but the Tigers responded…

CINCINNATI — Cincinnati senior guard Landers Nolley II earned a spot on the AAC’s weekly honor roll for his recent performances. The Atlanta native averaged 19.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists for the Bearcats in their split against South Florida and Memphis. He had 21 points (sixth of 20-plus this season) in Tampa, including 16 in the…

CINCINNATI — Cincinnati redshirt-senior guard Landers Nolley II gained a spot on the AAC’s weekly honor roll for his recent performances. Nolley recorded a pair of double-doubles as the Bearcats won both their games last week (83-55 over ECU, 54-52 at SMU), averaging 18.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. He also notched six threes on the week…

DALLAS — Landers Nolley II recorded his third double-double of the past four games, Mika Adams-Woods scored 16 points, and Viktor Lakhin recorded a career-high eight blocks to lead Cincinnati in a 54-52, rockfight win at SMU on Saturday afternoon. Lakhin’s swats were the sixth-most in school history, in addition to the most since Eric Hicks on Jan. 7, 2006 against Marquette.…