2012–13 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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2012–13 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Cincinnati University Bearcats textlogo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record22–12 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Davis (7th season)
  • Antwon Jackson (1st season)
  • Darren Savino (3rd season)
Home arena Fifth Third Arena
Seasons
←  2011–12
2013–14  →
2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Louisville†**14–4 .77835–5  .875
No. 8 Georgetown 14–4 .77825–7  .781
No. 15 Marquette 14–4 .77826–9  .743
No. 20 Pittsburgh 12–6 .66724–9  .727
No. 16 Syracuse 11–7 .61130–10  .750
No. 23 Notre Dame 11–7 .61125–10  .714
Villanova 10–8 .55620–14  .588
Connecticut*10–8 .55620–10  .667
Cincinnati 9–9 .50022–12  .647
Providence 9–9 .50019–15  .559
St. John's 8–10 .44417–16  .515
Rutgers 5–13 .27815–16  .484
Seton Hall 3–15 .16715–18  .455
South Florida 3–15 .16712–19  .387
DePaul 2–16 .11111–21  .344
† 2013 Big East tournament winner
As of March 30, 2013 [1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties.

The 2012–13 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats, led by seventh year head coach Mick Cronin, played their home games at Fifth Third Arena and were members of the Big East Conference.

Contents

Offseason

Departing players

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Octavius Ellis 2F6'9"210Freshmen Memphis, Tennessee Dismissed, [2] transferred to Trinity Valley CC
Dion Dixon 3G6'3"195Senior Chicago, Illinois Graduated
Yancy Gates 34F6'9"260Senior Cincinnati, Ohio Graduated

Incoming Transfers

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Titus RublesF6'7"220Junior Dallas, TX Junior college transferred from Blinn College [3]
David NyarsukC7'1"230Junior Juba, South Sudan Junior college transferred from Mountain State University [4]

Recruiting class of 2013

College recruiting information (2013)
NameHometownSchoolHeightWeightCommit date
Troy Caupain
SG		 Midlothian, Virginia Cosby High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)Jun 8, 2012 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  4 stars.svg     Rivals:  4 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg    (77)
Kevin Johnson
SG		 Cincinnati, Ohio Summit Country Day School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)Jun 11, 2012 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg    (78)
Jamaree Strickland
C		 Oakland, California Queen City Prep (NC)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (100 kg)Nov 16, 2012 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  4 stars.svg     Rivals:  4 stars.svg     247Sports:  2 stars.svg    (67)
Deshaun Moorman
SG		 Brandon, Florida Faith Baptist School6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)Nov 16, 2012 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  4 stars.svg     Rivals:  4 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg    (72)
Jermaine Lawrence
PF		 Sparta, New Jersey Pope John XXIII Regional High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg)Feb 3, 2013 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  5 stars.svg     Rivals:  5 stars.svg     247Sports:  4 stars.svg    (88)
Overall recruit ranking:    247Sports: 26    ESPN: 24
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2013 Player Commits". ESPN.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2012–13 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0Jeremiah Davis III  Cruz Roja.svg   Redshirt.svg 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)204 lb(93 kg)So Huntington Prep Muncie, Indiana
G 1 Cashmere Wright  (C)6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)178 lb(81 kg)RS SrUrban Christian Academy Savannah, Georgia
F 2Titus Rubles6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)207 lb(94 kg)Jr Blinn College Dallas, Texas
F 3 Shaquille Thomas 6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)177 lb(80 kg)RS FrNIA Prep Paterson, New Jersey
F 5 Justin Jackson 6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)213 lb(97 kg)Jr Arlington Country Day School Cocoa Beach, Florida
G 10Alex Eppensteiner (W)6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)190 lb(86 kg)Sr Elder High School Cincinnati, Ohio
C 13 Cheikh Mbodj 6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)236 lb(107 kg)Sr Grayson College Dakar, Senegal
G 14Ge'Lawn Guyn6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)174 lb(79 kg)So South Kent Prep Georgetown, Kentucky
F 15Jermaine Sanders6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)226 lb(103 kg)So Rice High School Far Rockaway, New York
G/F 23 Sean Kilpatrick 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)221 lb(100 kg)RS Jr Notre Dame Prep White Plains, New York
F 24Kelvin Gaines6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)227 lb(103 kg)RS So Arlington Country Day School Ocala, Florida
C 33David Nyarsuk7 ft 1 in(2.16 m)230 lb(104 kg)Jr Mountain State University Juba, South Sudan
F 44JaQuon Parker (C)6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)198 lb(90 kg)Sr King's Fork High School Suffolk, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 15 May 2020

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
C Cheikh Mbodj David Nyarsuk
PF Justin Jackson Titus RublesKelvin Gaines
SF JaQuon Parker Shaq Thomas
SG Sean Kilpatrick Jermaine SandersAlex Eppensteiner
PG Cashmere Wright Ge'Lawn GuynJeremiah Davis III

Source [5]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2012*
7:00pm		No. 24 Grand Valley State W 80–60 –
 Fifth Third Arena  (5,375)
Cincinnati, OH
November 5, 2012*
7:00pm		No. 24 Bellarmine W 86–51 –
Fifth Third Arena (5,457)
Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2012*
2:00pm,  FSOH 		No. 24 Tennessee-Martin W 80–57 1–0
Fifth Third Arena (5,728)
Cincinnati, OH
November 13, 2012*
7:00pm,  ESPN3 		No. 24 Mississippi Valley State W 102–60 2–0
Fifth Third Arena (5,617)
Cincinnati, OH
November 18, 2012*
2:00pm, FSOH		No. 24 North Carolina A&T
Global Sports Classic		W 93–39 3–0
Fifth Third Arena (5,582)
Cincinnati, OH
November 20, 2012*
7:00pm, FSOH		No. 22 Campbell
Global Sports Classic		W 91–72 4–0
Fifth Third Arena (5,924)
Cincinnati, OH
November 23, 2012*
6:30pm,  CBSSN 		No. 22 vs.  Iowa State
Global Sports Classic Semifinals		W 78–70 5–0
 Thomas & Mack Center  (16,730)
Paradise, NV
November 24, 2012*
10:30pm, CBSSN		No. 22 vs.  Oregon
Global Sports Classic Championship		W 77–66 6–0
Thomas & Mack Center (13,954)
Paradise, NV
December 1, 2012*
3:00pm,  ESPN2 		No. 17 Alabama
SEC–Big East Challenge 		W 58–56 7–0
Fifth Third Arena (10,155)
Cincinnati, OH
December 6, 2012*
7:00pm, FSOH		No. 11 Arkansas–Little Rock W 87–53 8–0
Fifth Third Arena (6,127)
Cincinnati, OH
December 8, 2012*
2:00pm, FSOH/ESPN3 		No. 11 Maryland–Eastern Shore W 92–60 9–0
Fifth Third Arena (6,423)
Cincinnati, OH
December 15, 2012*
2:00pm, CBSSN		No. 11 vs.  Marshall W 72–56 10–0
 Charleston Civic Center  (5,432)
Charleston, WV
December 19, 2012*
7:00pm, ESPN2		No. 11 vs.  Xavier
Crosstown Classic 		W 60–45 11–0
 U.S. Bank Arena  (14,528)
Cincinnati, OH
December 22, 2012*
4:00pm, FSOH		No. 11 Wright State W 68–58 12–0
Fifth Third Arena (9,248)
Cincinnati, OH
December 27, 2012*
9:00pm, ESPN2		No. 8 New Mexico L 54–55 12–1
Fifth Third Arena (10,627)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East Regular Season
December 31, 2012
12:00pm, ESPN2		No. 14 at No. 24  Pittsburgh W 70–61 13–1
(1–0)		 Petersen Events Center  (12,510)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 5, 2013
4:00pm,  ESPNU 		No. 14 St. John's L 52–53 13–2
(1–1)		Fifth Third Arena (8,142)
Cincinnati, OH
January 7, 2013
6:30pm, ESPN2		No. 21 No. 17  Notre Dame L 60–66 13–3
(1–2)		Fifth Third Arena (10,293)
Cincinnati, OH
January 12, 2013
8:00pm,  BIG EAST Network/FSOH/ESPN3		No. 21 at  Rutgers W 68–58 14–3
(2–2)		 The RAC  (5,560)
Piscataway, NJ
January 15, 2013
8:30pm, BIG EAST Network/FSOH/ESPN3		at  DePaul W 75–70 15–3
(3–2)		 Allstate Arena  (8,120)
Rosemont, IL
January 19, 2013
7:00pm, ESPNU		No. 25  Marquette W 71–69 OT16–3
(4–2)		Fifth Third Arena (12,812)
Cincinnati, OH
January 21, 2013
3:30pm, ESPN		No. 21 at No. 3  Syracuse L 55–57 16–4
(4–3)		 Carrier Dome  (24,281)
Syracuse, NY
January 30, 2013
7:00pm, BIG EAST Network/FSOH/ESPN3		No. 24 RutgersW 62–54 17–4
(5–3)		Fifth Third Arena (11,024)
Cincinnati, OH
February 2, 2013
11:00am, ESPNU		No. 24 at  Seton Hall W 65–59 18–4
(6–3)		 Prudential Center  (6,961)
Newark, NJ
February 6, 2013
7:00pm, BIG EAST Network/FSOH/ESPN3		No. 17 at  Providence L 50–54 18–5
(6–4)		 Dunkin' Donuts Center  (7,837)
Providence, RI
February 9, 2013
6:00pm, ESPN		No. 17 No. 23 PittsburghL 52–62 18–6
(6–5)		Fifth Third Arena (12,478)
Cincinnati, OH
February 12, 2013
8:00pm, BIG EAST Network/FSOH/ESPN3		 Villanova W 68–50 19–6
(7–5)		Fifth Third Arena (9,534)
Cincinnati, OH
February 15, 2013
9:00pm, ESPN		No. 15  Georgetown L 55–62 19–7
(7–6)		Fifth Third Arena (12,842)
Cincinnati, OH
February 21, 2013
7:00pm, ESPN		at  Connecticut L 66–73 OT19–8
(7–7)		 XL Center  (11,131)
Hartford, CT
February 24, 2013
2:00pm,  CBS 		at No. 25 Notre DameL 41–62 19–9
(7–8)		 Edmund P. Joyce Center  (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
March 2, 2013
2:00pm, BIG EAST Network/WKRC/ESPN3		ConnecticutW 61–56 20–9
(8–8)		Fifth Third Arena (12,432)
Cincinnati, OH
March 4, 2013
7:00pm, ESPN		at No. 8  Louisville
Rivalry 		L 51–67 20–10
(8–9)		 KFC Yum! Center  (22,739)
Louisville, KY
March 9, 2013
4:00pm, Big East Network/FSOH/ESPN3		 South Florida W 61–53 OT21–10
(9–9)		Fifth Third Arena (11,572)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East tournament
March 13, 2013
12:00pm, ESPN		(9) vs. (8) Providence
Second Round		W 61–44 22–10
 Madison Square Garden  (20,057)
New York, NY
March 14, 2013
12:00pm, ESPN		(9) vs. (1) No. 5 Georgetown
Quarterfinals		L 43–62 22–11
Madison Square Garden (20,057)
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2013*
3:00pm, CBS		(10 MW) vs. (7 MW)  Creighton
Second Round		L 63–67 22–12
 Wells Fargo Center  (20,125)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

[6]

Awards and milestones

Big East Conference honors

All-Big East Second Team

  • Sean Kilpatrick

Player of the Week

  • Week 2: Sean Kilpatrick
  • Week 10: Sean Kilpatrick

Source [7] [8]

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend:██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16WK 17Wk 18Final
AP242424221711111181421RV212417
Coaches25252420161212118152024202317

[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Big East Conference Standings – 2012–13." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Octavius Ellis dismissed from UC". Cincinnati Enquirer. May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Titus Rubles - Men's Basketball".
  4. ↑ "David Nyarsuk - Men's Basketball".
  5. ↑ "2012-13 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats".
  6. ↑ "2012-2013 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Schedule". cstv.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Big East Conference Basketball Media Guide". Big East Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Big East Conference Basketball Media Guide". Big East Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  9. ↑ "2021-22 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Preseason". Archived from the original on March 6, 2010.
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