Cincinnati Bearcats basketball
Cincinnati Bearcats basketball history
University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)
Fifth Third Arena, aka The Shoe
Big 12 Conference
Current head coach: Wes Miller (2021-)
- Assoc. HC: Chad Dollar (2021-)
- Asst/Recruiting: Andre Morgan (2021-)
- Asst/Recruiting: Drew Adams (2022-)
- Asst: Tim Buckley (2024-)
- Asst: Jaylen Stowe (2024-)
- Chief of Staff: Bill Comar (2024-)
- Video: Omari Prince (2024-)
- DPD: Malik Massey (2024-)
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Post-Season:
- National Championships: 2 (1961, 1962)
- Final Four Appearances: 6 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1992)
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 13 (1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1975, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2012)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 33 (1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 46-32
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 12 (1951, 1955, 1957, 1970, 1974, 1985, 1990, 1991, 2006, 2010, 2023, 2024)
- NIT Overall Record: 12-12
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2008)
- CBI Overall Record: 0-1
- Helms Foundation National Championships: 2 (1961, 1962)
Conference Titles (MAC, Missouri Valley, Metro, Great Midwest, Conference USA, Big East, AAC, Big 12):
- Big 12 Regular Season Championships: 0
- AAC Regular Season Championships: 3 (2014, 2018, 2020)
- Conference USA Regular Season Championships: 8 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004)
- Great Midwest Regular Season Championships: 2 (1992, 1993)
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Championships: 7 (1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966)
- MAC Regular Season Championships: 5 (1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951)
- Big 12 Tournament Championships: 0
- AAC Tournament Championships: 2 (2018, 2019)
- Conference USA Tournament Championships: 4 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004)
- Great Midwest Tournament Championships: 4 (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
- Metro Tournament Championships: 2 (1976, 1977)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 1 (Kenyon Martin, 2000)
- John R. Wooden Award: 1 (Kenyon Martin, 2000)
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 3 (Oscar Robertson, 1959 & 1960; Kenyon Martin, 2000)
- AP Player of the Year: 1 (Kenyon Martin, 2000)
- NABC Player of the Year: 1 (Kenyon Martin, 2000)
- Sporting News Player of the Year: 4 (Oscar Robertson, 1958, 1959 & 1960; Kenyon Martin, 2000)
- AP All-Americans: 14 (last = Sean Kilpatrick, 2014)
- Big 12 Player of the Year: 0
- AAC Player of the Year: 2 (last = Jarron Cumberland, 2019)
- Conference USA Player of the Year: 5 (last = Steve Logan, 2002)
- Metro Player of the Year: 2 (last = Pat Cummings, 1979)
- Missouri Valley Player of the Year: 1 (Jim Ard, 1970)
Cincinnati head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Wes Miller | 2021-Pres | 63-43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Brannen | 2019-21 | 32-21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mick Cronin | 2006-19 | 296-147 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Andy Kennedy | 2005-06 | 21-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Huggins | 1989-2005 | 399-127 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| Tony Yates | 1983-89 | 70-100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Badger | 1978-83 | 68-71 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gale Catlett | 1972-78 | 126-44 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tay Baker | 1965-72 | 125-60 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Jucker | 1960-65 | 113-28 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| George Smith | 1952-60 | 154-56 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| John Wiethe | 1946-52 | 106-47 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Farnham | 1944-46 | 16-22 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Ruess | 1942-44 | 15-15 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Ballard | 1939-42 | 24-31 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Van Winkle | 1937-39 | 18-16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Tay Brown | 1933-37 | 47-27 | – | – | – |
| John Halliday | 1932-33 | 9-9 | – | – | – |
| Frank Rice | 1928-32 | 33-34 | – | – | – |
| Boyd Chambers | 1918-28 | 106-81 | – | – | – |
| Whitelaw Morrison | 1917-18 | 2-6 | – | – | – |
| Ion Cortright | 1916-17 | 3-8 | – | – | – |
| George Little | 1914-16 | 4-17 | – | – | – |
| Russell Easton | 1910-14 | 11-30 | – | – | – |
| C.A. Schroetter | 1909-10 | 3-2 | – | – | – |
| Amos Foster | 1904-09 | 30-10 | – | – | – |
| Anthony W. Chez | 1902-04 | 12-10 | – | – | – |
| Henry S. Pratt | 1901-02 | 5-4 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.
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