1929–30 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 1929–30 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1929–30 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Frank Rice, coaching his second season with the Bearcats. The Bearcats three-peat as Buckeye Athletic Association champions. The team finished with an overall record of 14–4.

1929–30 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Buckeye Athletic Association Champions
Conference	Buckeye Athletic Association
Record	14–4 (7–3 BAA)
Head coach	Frank Rice (2nd season)
Captain	William Popp
Home arena	Schmidlapp Gymnasium

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 11	Rio Grande	W 49–13	1–0	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
December 13	Cedarville	W 52–26	2–0	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
December 18	Georgetown (KY)	W 40–12	3–0	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
December 29	Central YMCA	W 41–30	4–0	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
December 31	at Central YMCA	L 30–34 OT	4–1	Cleveland, OH
January 11	at Denison	W 33–27	5–1	Granville, OH
January 14	Ohio Wesleyan	W 32–29	6–1	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
January 18	at Miami	W 30–27	7–1	Oxford, OH
January 19	Wittenberg	W 21–19	9–1	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
January 25	Ohio	W 37–21	10–1	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
January 28	at Dayton	W 24–20	10–1	Montgomery Fair Grounds Coliseum  Dayton, OH
February 1	Denison	W 45–20	11–1	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
February 3	Muskingum	W 31–28	12–1	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
February 8	at Ohio Wesleyan	L 25–36	12–2	Delaware, OH
February 15	at Wittenberg	L 18–29	12–3	Springfield, OH
February 19	Dayton	W 37–35 OT	13–3	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
February 22	at Ohio	L 36–41	13–4	Men's Gymnasium  Athens, OH
March 1	Miami (OH)	W 40–32	14–4	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.