2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2023–24 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner; As of May 18, 2023; Rankings from AP poll

2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Head coach	Wes Miller (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Chad Dollar (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Andre Morgan (3rd season); Mike Roberts (3rd season);
Home arena	Fifth Third Arena

The 2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team will represent the University of Cincinnati in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats will be led by third-year head coach Wes Miller. The team will play their home games at Fifth Third Arena as members of the Big 12 Conference, their first season in the Big 12.

Previous season

The Bearcats finished the 2022–23 season 23–13, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Temple in the AAC tournament before losing to Houston in the quarterfinals.[1]

The Bearcats were invited to play in the NIT, where they would defeat Virginia Tech and Hofstra before falling to Utah Valley in the Quarterfinals.[2]

Offseason

Player departures

Cincinnati departing players
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
Kalu Ezikpe	F	6' 8"	240	Graduate Student	Lawrenceville, GA	Completed college eligibility[lower-alpha 1]
Landers Nolley II	G	6' 7"	208	Graduate Student	Atlanta, GA	Declared for NBA draft[3]
Mika Adams-Woods	G	6' 3"	180	Graduate Student	Cincinnati, OH	Transferred to St. Bonaventure[4]
David DeJulius	G	6' 0"	200	Graduate Student	Detroit, MI	Completed college eligibility
Rob Phinisee	G	6' 1"	187	Graduate Student	Lafayette, IN	Completed college eligibility[lower-alpha 1]
Jeremiah Davenport	G	6' 7"	215	Graduate Student	Cincinnati, OH	Transferred to Arkansas[5]
Jarrett Hensley	F	6' 8"	220	Junior	Merriam, KS	Transferred to Southern Illinois[6]

Ezikpe and Phinese both were graduate transfers in the 2022–23 season, with Ezikpe having graduated from Old Dominion and Phinese from Indiana.

Incoming transfers

Cincinnati incoming transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Old school	Remaining Eligibility
DaVeon Thomas	G	6' 0"	190	Junior	Columbia, SC	Kilgore College	Two years[7]
Jamille Reynolds	F	6' 10"	285	Junior	Saint Petersburg, FL	Temple	Two years[8]
CJ Fredrick	G	6' 3"	185	Graduate Student	Cincinnati, OH	Kentucky	Two years[9]
Simas Lukosius	G	6' 6"	225	Junior	Kaunas, Lithuania	Butler	Two years[10]

Class of 2023

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rayvon Griffith SG	Cincinnati, OH	AZ Compass Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 1, 2022[11]
Rayvon Griffith SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Jizzle James PG	Orlando, FL	Olympia High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	October 4, 2022[12]
Jizzle James PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
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: "Cincinnati 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022. "2023 Cincinnati Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022. "Cincinnati 2023 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022.

Roster

2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Daniel Skillings	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Roman Catholic High School	Philadelphia, PA
G	11	CJ Anthony (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Putnam Science Academy	Columbus, OH
G	13	Josh Reed	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Pace Academy	Atlanta, GA
G/F	15	John Newman III	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Clemson	Greensboro, NC
G	21	Chase Kirkwood (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Arkansas	Phoenix, MD
F	30	Viktor Lakhin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	CSKA–2	Anapa, Russia
F	33	Ody Oguama	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Wake Forest	Raleigh, NC
C	44	Sage Tolentino	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Fr	Hamilton High School	Kane'ohe, HI
G	--	Rayvon Griffith	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	AZ Compass Prep	Cincinnati, OH
G	--	Jizzle James	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Olympia High School	Orlando, FL
G	--	DaVeon Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Kilgore College	Columbia, SC
F	--	Jamille Reynolds	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Jr	Temple	Saint Petersburg, FL
G	--	CJ Fredrick	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Kentucky	Cincinnati, OH
G/F	--	Simas Lukosius	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Butler	Kaunas, Lithuania

Head coach

Wes Miller (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Andre Morgan (North Georgia)
Mike Roberts (Indiana)
Chad Dollar (South Florida)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 23, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
December 19, 2023* TBD	Merrimack	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
TBD* TBD	at Xavier Crosstown Shootout	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
TBD* TBD	vs. Dayton	Heritage Bank Center Cincinnati, OH
Big 12 Regular Season
TBD TBD	TBD	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Big 12 Tournament
TBD TBD	vs.	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[13]

References

"Cincinnati Falls to No.1 Houston in AAC Semifinals". gobearcats.com. UC Athletics. March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
"Bearcats' Postseason Run Ends in Utah". gobearcats.com. UC Athletics. March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
"Bearcats guard Landers Nolley II declares for NBA Draft; maintains college eligibility". WLWT. March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
"Bonnies Bolster Backcourt With Addition of Grad Transfer Mika Adams-Woods". gobonnies.com. St. Bonaventure. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
Wilkerson, Curtis. "Arkansas lands Cincinnati transfer Jeremiah Davenport". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
@@_jarretthensley (May 12, 2023). "#COMMITTED" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Thomas, DaVeon [@DayDayThomas24] (February 2, 2023). "110% Committed #Bearcats" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Reynolds, Jamille [@jamillerey4] (April 8, 2023). "Next move my best move‼️ Cincy What's good🖤❤️ @TiptonEdits" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Fredrick, CJ [@cj_fredrick] (April 24, 2023). "Excited for this next step in my journey! I'm all in! Go Bearcats❤️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Givony, Jonathan; Borzello, Jeff (29 Apr 2023). "Butler transfer Simas Lukosius commits to Cincinnati". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
Cobb, David (May 1, 2022). "College basketball recruiting: Four-star SG Rayvon Griffith commits to Cincinnati in 2023 class". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
Boone, Kyle (October 4, 2022). "College basketball recruiting: Jizzle James, son of former NFL star Edgerrin James, commits to Cincinnati". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
"2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". gobearcats.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

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[grad-3] Ezikpe and Phinese both were graduate transfers in the 2022–23 season, with Ezikpe having graduated from Old Dominion and Phinese from Indiana.

[1] "Cincinnati Falls to No.1 Houston in AAC Semifinals". gobearcats.com. UC Athletics. March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[2] "Bearcats' Postseason Run Ends in Utah". gobearcats.com. UC Athletics. March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[4] "Bearcats guard Landers Nolley II declares for NBA Draft; maintains college eligibility". WLWT. March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.

[5] "Bonnies Bolster Backcourt With Addition of Grad Transfer Mika Adams-Woods". gobonnies.com. St. Bonaventure. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

[6] Wilkerson, Curtis. "Arkansas lands Cincinnati transfer Jeremiah Davenport". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

[7] @@_jarretthensley (May 12, 2023). "#COMMITTED" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[8] Thomas, DaVeon [@DayDayThomas24] (February 2, 2023). "110% Committed #Bearcats" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[9] Reynolds, Jamille [@jamillerey4] (April 8, 2023). "Next move my best move‼️ Cincy What's good🖤❤️ @TiptonEdits" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[10] Fredrick, CJ [@cj_fredrick] (April 24, 2023). "Excited for this next step in my journey! I'm all in! Go Bearcats❤️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[11] Givony, Jonathan; Borzello, Jeff (29 Apr 2023). "Butler transfer Simas Lukosius commits to Cincinnati". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

[12] Cobb, David (May 1, 2022). "College basketball recruiting: Four-star SG Rayvon Griffith commits to Cincinnati in 2023 class". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 1, 2022.

[13] Boone, Kyle (October 4, 2022). "College basketball recruiting: Jizzle James, son of former NFL star Edgerrin James, commits to Cincinnati". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 4, 2022.

[14] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". gobearcats.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Venues	Schmidlapp Gymnasium (1901–1954) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1954; 1987–1989) Armory Fieldhouse (1954–1976) Riverfront Coliseum (1976–1987) Fifth Third Arena (1989–2017; 2018–present) BB&T Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Louisville Memphis West Virginia Xavier
Culture & lore	Bearcat "Cheer Cincinnati" 2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl Longest game in Division I history UC Pep Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2023–24 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Baylor		–		–		–		–
BYU		–		–		–		–
Cincinnati		–		–		–		–
Houston		–		–		–		–
Iowa State		–		–		–		–
Kansas		–		–		–		–
Kansas State		–		–		–		–
Oklahoma		–		–		–		–
Oklahoma State		–		–		–		–
TCU		–		–		–		–
Texas		–		–		–		–
Texas Tech		–		–		–		–
UCF		–		–		–		–
West Virginia		–		–		–		–

† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner As of May 18, 2023 Rankings from AP poll