2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games at Fifth Third Arena, with a capacity of 13,176. The season marked the final year prior to major renovations to Fifth Third Arena.[1] The Bearcats were led by 11th-year head coach Mick Cronin and were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 30–6, 16–2 to finish in second place in AAC play. They beat Tulsa and UConn in the AAC tournament before losing to SMU in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the South region. They defeated No. 11-seeded Kansas State in the first round before losing to No. 3-seeded UCLA in the second round.

2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 18
Record30–6 (16–2 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Davis (11th season)
  • Antwon Jackson (5th season)
  • Darren Savino (7th season)
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
Seasons
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 SMU 17 1   .944 30 5   .857
No. 18 Cincinnati 16 2   .889 30 6   .833
Houston 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
UCF 11 7   .611 24 12   .667
Memphis 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
UConn 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Tulsa 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Temple 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
East Carolina 6 12   .333 15 18   .455
Tulane 3 15   .167 6 25   .194
South Florida 1 17   .056 7 23   .233
2017 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Bearcats finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 22–11, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in conference. They lost to UConn in four overtimes in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament. The Bearcats received an at-large bid as a No. 9 seed to the NCAA tournament where they lost to Saint Joseph's in the first round.

Preseason

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At AAC Media Day, Cincinnati was picked to win the AAC regular season title and senior guard Troy Caupain was voted as AAC Preseason Co-Player of the Year. In addition, Gary Clark and Caupain were named to the Preseason All-AAC First Team.[2]

Offseason

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Departing players

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Octavius Ellis 2 F 6'10" 235 Senior Memphis, Tennessee Graduated
Farad Cobb 21 G 6'1" 170 Senior West Palm Beach, Florida Graduated
Coreontae DeBerry 22 C 6'9" 275 Senior Holland, Michigan Graduated
Shaq Thomas 24 F 6'7" 210 RS Senior Paterson, New Jersey Graduated

Incoming Transfers

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Cane Broome G 6'0" 170 Junior East Hartford, CT Transferred from Sacred Heart. Under NCAA transfer rules, Broome will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[3]

Recruiting class of 2016

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jarron Cumberland
SG
Wilmington, Ohio Wilmington High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 85
Nysier Brooks
C
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Life Center Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Jun 30, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  247Sports: 62  ESPN: 40
  • 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 2016 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

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US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trevor Moore
SG
Houston, Texas South Kent Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 29, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 79
Eliel Nsoseme
C
Kinshasa, DR Congo The RISE Centre Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 21, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPN grade: NR
Keith Williams
SG
Brooklyn, New York Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 4, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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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2016–17 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) Jr Linden High School Linden, New Jersey
G/F 1 Jacob Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So St. Michael the Archangel High School Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 3 Justin Jenifer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Milford Mill Academy Baltimore, Maryland
G 10 Troy Caupain (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Cosby High School Midlothian, Virginia
F 11 Gary Clark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Clayton High School Clayton, North Carolina
F 13 Trevon Scott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr McIntosh County Academy Darien, Georgia
F 14 Jackson Bart (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Oral Roberts Bartlesville, Oklahoma
G 15 Cane Broome   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Sacred Heart East Hartford, Connecticut
F 24 Kyle Washington 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr NC State Champlin, Minnesota
G 25 Kevin Johnson (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Summit Country Day School Cincinnati, Ohio
G 32 John Koz (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bay High School Cleveland, Ohio
C 33 Nysier Brooks 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Advanced Prep International Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 34 Jarron Cumberland 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Wilmington High School Wilmington, Ohio
F 45 Zack Tobler (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Covington Catholic High School Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 26, 2016

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Kyle Washington Nysier Brooks Quadri Moore
PF Gary Clark Trevon Scott Jackson Bart
SF Jacob Evans Zack Tobler
SG Kevin Johnson Jarron Cumberland John Koz
PG Troy Caupain Justin Jenifer

Source[4]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2016*
7:00pm, BearcatsTV
Bellarmine W 64–55 
Fifth Third Arena (5,979)
Cincinnati, OH
Regular Season
November 11, 2016*
7:00pm, ESPN3
Brown
Hall of Fame Tip Off
W 84–55  1–0
Fifth Third Arena (6,504)
Cincinnati, OH
November 14, 2016*
7:00pm, ESPNU
No. 24 Albany
Hall of Fame Tip Off
W 74–51  2–0
Fifth Third Arena (5,864)
Cincinnati, OH
November 19, 2016*
3:00pm, ESPN3
No. 24 vs. No. 21 Rhode Island
Hall of Fame Tip Off Semifinals
L 71–76  2–1
Mohegan Sun Arena (9,189)
Uncasville, CT
November 20, 2016*
3:30pm, ESPN2
No. 24 vs. Penn State
Hall of Fame Tip Off Consolation
W 71–50  3–1
Mohegan Sun Arena (9,119)
Uncasville, CT
November 23, 2016*
7:00pm, ESPN3
Samford W 70–55  4–1
Fifth Third Arena (7,422)
Cincinnati, OH
November 26, 2016*
2:30pm, FS Ohio/ESPN3
Lipscomb W 91–68  5–1
Fifth Third Arena (5,724)
Cincinnati, OH
December 1, 2016*
9:00pm, ESPN
at No. 19 Iowa State W 55–54 OT 6–1
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
December 4, 2016*
8:00pm, ESPNU
Bowling Green W 85–56  7–1
Fifth Third Arena (7,162)
Cincinnati, OH
December 10, 2016*
4:30pm, FS1
No. 22 at No. 16 Butler L 65–75  7–2
Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,176)
Indianapolis, IN
December 13, 2016*
7:00pm, ESPN3
No. 25 Texas Southern W 96–58  8–2
Fifth Third Arena (6,612)
Cincinnati, OH
December 17, 2016*
2:30pm, FS Ohio/ESPN3
No. 25 Fairleigh Dickinson W 119–68  9–2
Fifth Third Arena (7,017)
Cincinnati, OH
December 22, 2016*
7:00pm, CBSSN
No. 24 Marshall W 93–91 OT 10–2
Fifth Third Arena (10,540)
Cincinnati, OH
December 28, 2016
9:00pm, ESPNU
No. 23 at Temple W 56–50  11–2
(1–0)
Liacouras Center (5,478)
Philadelphia, PA
January 1, 2017
7:00pm, CBSSN
No. 23 Tulane W 92–56  12–2
(2–0)
Fifth Third Arena (10,328)
Cincinnati, OH
January 7, 2017
9:00pm, ESPNU
No. 22 at Houston W 67–58  13–2
(3–0)
Hofheinz Pavilion (4,875)
Houston, TX
January 12, 2017
9:00pm, ESPN
No. 22 SMU W 66–64  14–2
(4–0)
Fifth Third Arena (11,344)
Cincinnati, OH
January 15, 2017
4:00pm, CBSSN
No. 22 at East Carolina W 55–46  15–2
(5–0)
Williams Arena (4,597)
Greenville, NC
January 18, 2017
7:00pm, CBSSN
No. 20 Temple W 81–74  16–2
(6–0)
Fifth Third Arena (10,718)
Cincinnati, OH
January 21, 2017
4:00pm, CBSSN
No. 20 at Tulane W 78–61  17–2
(7–0)
Devlin Fieldhouse (2,001)
New Orleans, LA
January 26, 2017*
7:00pm, ESPN2
No. 19 No. 24 Xavier
Crosstown Shootout
W 86–78  18–2
Fifth Third Arena (13,477)
Cincinnati, OH
January 29, 2017
4:00pm, CBSSN
No. 19 South Florida W 94–53  19–2
(8–0)
Fifth Third Arena (12,576)
Cincinnati, OH
February 1, 2017
9:00pm, CBSSN
No. 14 at Tulsa W 57–55  20–2
(9–0)
Reynolds Center (5,002)
Tulsa, OK
February 4, 2017
4:00pm, ESPN2
No. 14 UConn W 82–68  21–2
(10–0)
Fifth Third Arena (13,428)
Cincinnati, OH
February 8, 2017
9:00pm, ESPNU
No. 11 UCF W 60–50  22–2
(11–0)
Fifth Third Arena (9,510)
Cincinnati, OH
February 12, 2017
4:00pm, ESPN
No. 11 at No. 25 SMU L 51–60  22–3
(11–1)
Moody Coliseum (7,518)
University Park, TX
February 15, 2017
7:00pm, ESPNU
No. 18 at South Florida W 68–54  23–3
(12–1)
USF Sun Dome (2,679)
Tampa, FL
February 18, 2017
12:00pm, ESPNU
No. 18 Tulsa W 80–60  24–3
(13–1)
Fifth Third Arena (13,386)
Cincinnati, OH
February 23, 2017
7:00pm, ESPN
No. 15 Memphis
Rivalry
W 87–74  25–3
(14–1)
Fifth Third Arena (12,787)
Cincinnati, OH
February 26, 2017
3:00pm, CBSSN
No. 15 at UCF L 49–53  25–4
(14–2)
CFE Arena (5,763)
Orlando, FL
March 2, 2017
7:00pm, ESPN2
No. 18 Houston W 65–47  26–4
(15–2)
Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
March 5, 2017
12:00pm, CBS
No. 18 at UConn W 67–47  27–4
(16–2)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,331)
Storrs, CT
AAC Tournament
March 10, 2017
7:00pm, ESPNU
(2) No. 15 vs. (7) Tulsa
Quarterfinals
W 80–61  28–4
XL Center (7,365)
Hartford, CT
March 11, 2017
5:35pm, ESPN2
(2) No. 15 vs. (6) Connecticut
Semifinals
W 81–71  29–4
XL Center (8,117)
Hartford, CT
March 12, 2017
3:15pm, ESPN
(2) No. 15 vs. (1) No. 12 SMU
Championship
L 56–71  29–5
XL Center (6,856)
Hartford, CT
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2017*
7:27pm, truTV
(6 S) No. 18 vs. (11 S) Kansas State
First Round
W 75–61  30–5
Golden 1 Center (16,514)
Sacramento, CA
March 19, 2017*
9:40pm, TBS
(6 S) No. 18 vs. (3 S) No. 8 UCLA
Second Round
L 67–79  30–6
Golden 1 Center (16,774)
Sacramento, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.
Source: [5]

Awards and milestones

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American Athletic Conference honors

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All-AAC Awards

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All-AAC Second Team

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  • Troy Caupain[6]
  • Kyle Washington[6]

All-Rookie Team

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  • Jarron Cumberland[6]

Player of the Week

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Rookie of the Week

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  • Week 6: Jarron Cumberland[6]
  • Week 8: Jarron Cumberland[6]
  • Week 17: Jarron Cumberland[6]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRV24RVRV222524242322201914111815181518Not released
Coaches'2525RVRV23232323232220191411171620181622

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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  1. ^ "Fifth Third Arena". GoBearcats.com. CBSi Advanced Media. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "Cincinnati Voted as 2016–17 American Men's Basketball Favorite" (Press release). American Athletic. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "Broome Transferring to Cincinnati". GoBearcats.com. CBSi Advanced Media. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "2016-17 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats".
  5. ^ "2016-17 Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Basketball Schedule". GoBearcats. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.