This is a list of seasons completed by the Cincinnati Bearcats men's college basketball team. [1] [2]
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Henry Pratt (Independent)(1901–1902) | |||||||||
1901–02 | Henry Pratt | 5–4 | — | — | — | ||||
Anthony Chez (Independent)(1902–1904) | |||||||||
1902–03 | Anthony Chez | 4–4 | — | — | — | ||||
1903–04 | Anthony Chez | 8–6 | — | — | — | ||||
Anthony Chez: | 12–10 (.545) | ||||||||
Amos Foster (Independent)(1904–1909) | |||||||||
1904–05 | Amos Foster | 6–3 | — | — | — | ||||
1905–06 | Amos Foster | 2–1 | — | — | — | ||||
1906–07 | Amos Foster | 7–2 | — | — | — | ||||
1907–08 | Amos Foster | 9–0 | — | — | — | ||||
1908–09 | Amos Foster | 6–4 | — | — | — | ||||
Amos Foster: | 30–10 (.750) | ||||||||
C.A. Schroetter (Independent)(1909–1910) | |||||||||
1909–10 | C.A. Schroetter | 3–2 | — | — | — | ||||
Russ Easton (Ohio Athletic Conference)(1910–1914) | |||||||||
1910–11 | Russ Easton | 3–6 | 1–2 | — | — | ||||
1911–12 | Russ Easton | 2–9 | 1–6 | — | — | ||||
1912–13 | Russ Easton | 4–7 | 3–3 | — | — | ||||
1913–14 | Russ Easton | 2–8 | 2–5 | — | — | ||||
Russ Easton: | 11–30 (.268) | 7–16 (.304) | |||||||
George Little (Ohio Athletic Conference)(1914–1916) | |||||||||
1914–15 | George Little | 3–8 | 3–7 | — | — | ||||
1915–16 | George Little | 1–9 | 1–7 | — | — | ||||
George Little: | 4–17 (.190) | 4–14 (.222) | |||||||
Ion Cortright (Ohio Athletic Conference)(1916–1917) | |||||||||
1916–17 | Ion Cortright | 3–8 | 3–8 | — | — | ||||
Whitelaw Morrison (Ohio Athletic Conference)(1917–1918) | |||||||||
1917–18 | Whitelaw Morrison | 2–6 | 2–6 | — | — | ||||
Boyd Chambers (Ohio Athletic Conference)(1918–1925) | |||||||||
1918–19 | Boyd Chambers | 3–11 | 1–7 | — | — | ||||
1919–20 | Boyd Chambers | 5–9 | 4–6 | — | — | ||||
1920–21 | Boyd Chambers | 10–11 | 4–8 | — | — | ||||
1921–22 | Boyd Chambers | 15–8 | 8–4 | — | — | ||||
1922–23 | Boyd Chambers | 13–9 | 7–7 | — | — | ||||
1923–24 | Boyd Chambers | 11–8 | 10–4 | — | — | ||||
1924–25 | Boyd Chambers | 5–14 | 1–11 | — | — | ||||
Boyd Chambers (Buckeye Athletic Association)(1925–1928) | |||||||||
1925–26 | Boyd Chambers | 17–2 | 9–1 | 1st | — | ||||
1926–27 | Boyd Chambers | 13–5 | 5–5 | 3rd | — | ||||
1927–28 | Boyd Chambers | 14–4 | 8–2 | 1st | — | ||||
Boyd Chambers: | 106–81 (.567) | 57–55 (.509) | |||||||
Frank Rice (Buckeye Athletic Association)(1928–1932) | |||||||||
1928–29 | Frank Rice | 13–4 | 7–3 | 1st | — | ||||
1929–30 | Frank Rice | 14–4 | 7–3 | 1st | — | ||||
1930–31 | Frank Rice | 2–15 | 2–6 | 5th | — | ||||
1931–32 | Frank Rice | 4–11 | 2–10 | 7th | — | ||||
Frank Rice: | 33–34 (.493) | 18–22 (.450) | |||||||
John Halliday (Buckeye Athletic Association)(1932–1933) | |||||||||
1932–33 | John Halliday | 9–9 | 4–6 | 4th | — | ||||
Tay Brown (Buckeye Athletic Association)(1933–1937) | |||||||||
1933–34 | Tay Brown | 12–7 | 6–4 | 2nd | — | ||||
1934–35 | Tay Brown | 16–3 | 6–2 | 2nd | — | ||||
1935–36 | Tay Brown | 10–7 | 8–2 | 2nd | — | ||||
1936–37 | Tay Brown | 9–10 | 6–4 | 3rd | — | ||||
Tay Brown: | 47–27 (.635) | 26–12 (.684) | |||||||
Walter Van Winkle (Independent)(1937–1939) | |||||||||
1937–38 | Walter Van Winkle | 6–11 | — | — | — | ||||
1938–39 | Walter Van Winkle | 12–5 | — | — | — | ||||
Walter Van Winkle: | 18–16 (.529) | ||||||||
Clark Ballard (Independent)(1939–1942) | |||||||||
1939–40 | Clark Ballard | 8–9 | — | — | — | ||||
1940–41 | Clark Ballard | 6–12 | — | — | — | ||||
1941–42 | Clark Ballard | 10–10 | — | — | — | ||||
Clark Ballard: | 24–31 (.436) | ||||||||
Bob Ruess (Independent)(1942–1944) | |||||||||
1942–43 | Bob Ruess | 9–10 | — | — | — | ||||
1943–44 | Bob Ruess | 6–5 | — | — | — | ||||
Bob Ruess: | 15–15 (.500) | ||||||||
Ray Farnham (Independent)(1944–1946) | |||||||||
1944–45 | Ray Farnham | 8–9 | — | — | — | ||||
1945–46 | Ray Farnham | 8–13 | — | — | — | ||||
Ray Farnham: | 16–22 (.421) | ||||||||
John Wiethe (Mid-American Conference)(1946–1952) | |||||||||
1946–47 | John Wiethe | 17–9 | 6–2 | 1st | |||||
1947–48 | John Wiethe | 17–7 | 7–2 | 1st | — | ||||
1948–49 | John Wiethe | 23–5 | 9–1 | 1st | — | ||||
1949–50 | John Wiethe | 20–6 | 10–0 | 1st | — | ||||
1950–51 | John Wiethe | 18–4 | 7–1 | 1st | NIT First Round | ||||
1951–52 | John Wiethe | 11–16 | 5–5 | 5th | — | ||||
John Wiethe: | 106–47 (.693) | 44–11 (.800) | |||||||
George Smith (Mid-American Conference)(1952–1953) | |||||||||
1952–53 | George Smith | 11–13 | 9–3 | 2nd | — | ||||
George Smith (Independent)(1953–1957) | |||||||||
1953–54 | George Smith | 11–10 | — | — | — | ||||
1954–55 | George Smith | 21–8 | — | — | NIT Third Place | ||||
1955–56 | George Smith | 17–7 | — | — | — | ||||
1956–57 | George Smith | 15–9 | — | — | NIT First Round | ||||
George Smith (Missouri Valley Conference)(1957–1960) | |||||||||
1957–58 | George Smith | 25–3 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1958–59 | George Smith | 26–4 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA University Division Final Four | ||||
1959–60 | George Smith | 28–2 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA University Division Final Four | ||||
George Smith: | 154–56 (.733) | 48–6 (.889) | |||||||
Ed Jucker (Missouri Valley Conference)(1960–1965) | |||||||||
1960–61 | Ed Jucker | 27–3 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA University Division Champion | ||||
1961–62 | Ed Jucker | 29–2 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA University Division Champion | ||||
1962–63 | Ed Jucker | 26–2 | 11–1 | 1st | NCAA University Division Runner-up | ||||
1963–64 | Ed Jucker | 17–9 | 6–6 | 4th | — | ||||
1964–65 | Ed Jucker | 14–12 | 5–9 | 7th | — | ||||
Ed Jucker: | 113–28 (.801) | 42–20 (.677) | |||||||
Tay Baker (Missouri Valley Conference)(1965–1970) | |||||||||
1965–66 | Tay Baker | 21–7 | 10–4 | 1st | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1966–67 | Tay Baker | 17–9 | 6–8 | 4th | |||||
1967–68 | Tay Baker | 18–8 | 11–5 | 3rd | — | ||||
1968–69 | Tay Baker | 17–9 | 8–8 | 4th | — | ||||
1969–70 | Tay Baker | 21–6 | 12–4 | 2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
Tay Baker (Independent)(1970–1972) | |||||||||
1970–71 | Tay Baker | 14–12 | — | — | — | ||||
1971–72 | Tay Baker | 17–9 | — | — | — | ||||
Tay Baker: | 125–60 (.676) | 47–29 (.618) | |||||||
Gale Catlett (Independent)(1972–1975) | |||||||||
1972–73 | Gale Catlett | 17–9 | — | — | — | ||||
1973–74 | Gale Catlett | 19–8 | — | — | NIT First Round | ||||
1974–75 | Gale Catlett | 23–6 | — | — | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | ||||
Gale Catlett (Metro Conference)(1975–1978) | |||||||||
1975–76 | Gale Catlett | 25–6 | 2–1 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1976–77 | Gale Catlett | 25–5 | 4–2 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1977–78 | Gale Catlett | 17–10 | 6–6 | 4th | — | ||||
Gale Catlett: | 126–44 (.741) | 12–9 (.571) | |||||||
Ed Badger (Metro Conference)(1978–1983) | |||||||||
1978–79 | Ed Badger | 13–14 | 4–6 | 4th | — | ||||
1979–80 | Ed Badger | 13–15 | 3–9 | 6th | — | ||||
1980–81 | Ed Badger | 16–13 | 6–6 | 3rd | — | ||||
1981–82 | Ed Badger | 15–12 | 4–8 | 5th | — | ||||
1982–83 | Ed Badger | 11–17 | 1–11 | 7th | — | ||||
Ed Badger: | 68–71 (.489) | 18–40 (.310) | |||||||
Tony Yates (Metro Conference)(1983–1989) | |||||||||
1983–84 | Tony Yates | 3–25 | 0–14 | 8th | — | ||||
1984–85 | Tony Yates | 17–14 | 8–6 | 3rd | NIT Second Round | ||||
1985–86 | Tony Yates | 12–16 | 5–7 | 5th | — | ||||
1986–87 | Tony Yates | 12–16 | 3–9 | 7th | |||||
1987–88 | Tony Yates | 11–17 | 3–9 | 7th | — | ||||
1988–89 | Tony Yates | 15–12 | 5–7 | 5th | — | ||||
Tony Yates: | 70–100 (.412) | 24–52 (.316) | |||||||
Bob Huggins (Metro Conference)(1989–1991) | |||||||||
1989–90 | Bob Huggins | 20–14 | 9–5 | 2nd | NIT Second Round | ||||
1990–91 | Bob Huggins | 18–12 | 8–6 | 3rd | NIT Second Round | ||||
Bob Huggins (Great Midwest Conference)(1991–1995) | |||||||||
1991–92 | Bob Huggins | 29–5 | 8–2 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Final Four | ||||
1992–93 | Bob Huggins | 27–5 | 8–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
1993–94 | Bob Huggins | 22–10 | 7–5 | 4th | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1994–95 | Bob Huggins | 23–11 | 7–5 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
Bob Huggins (Conference USA)(1995–2005) | |||||||||
1995–96 | Bob Huggins | 28–5 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
1996–97 | Bob Huggins | 26–8 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1997–98 | Bob Huggins | 27–6 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1998–99 | Bob Huggins | 27–6 | 12–4 | 1st (American) | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1999–00 | Bob Huggins | 29–4 | 16–0 | 1st (American) | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
2000–01 | Bob Huggins | 25–10 | 11–5 | 1st (American) | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | ||||
2001–02 | Bob Huggins | 31–4 | 13–2 | 1st (American) | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
2002–03 | Bob Huggins | 17–12 | 9–7 | T–4th | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
2003–04 | Bob Huggins | 25–7 | 12–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
2004–05 | Bob Huggins | 25–8 | 12–4 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
Bob Huggins: | 399–127 (.759) | 169–58 (.744) | |||||||
Andy Kennedy (Big East Conference)(2005–2006) | |||||||||
2005–06 | Andy Kennedy | 21–13 | 8–8 | 8th | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
Mick Cronin (Big East Conference)(2006–2013) | |||||||||
2006–07 | Mick Cronin | 11–19 | 2–14 | 16th | — | ||||
2007–08 | Mick Cronin | 13–19 | 8–10 | 10th | CBI First Round | ||||
2008–09 | Mick Cronin | 18–14 | 8–10 | 10th | — | ||||
2009–10 | Mick Cronin | 19–16 | 7–11 | 11th | NIT Second Round | ||||
2010–11 | Mick Cronin | 26–9 | 11–7 | 6th | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
2011–12 | Mick Cronin | 26–11 | 12–6 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | ||||
2012–13 | Mick Cronin | 22–12 | 9–9 | 8th | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
Mick Cronin (American Athletic Conference)(2013–2019) | |||||||||
2013–14 | Mick Cronin | 27–7 | 15–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
2014–15 | Mick Cronin | 23–11 | 13–5 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Third Round | ||||
2015–16 | Mick Cronin | 22–11 | 12–6 | 3rd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
2016–17 | Mick Cronin | 30–6 | 16–2 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
2017–18 | Mick Cronin | 31–5 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
2018–19 | Mick Cronin | 28–7 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
Mick Cronin: | 296–147 (.668) | 143–89 (.616) | |||||||
John Brannen (American Athletic Conference)(2019–2021) | |||||||||
2019–20 | John Brannen | 20–10 | 13–5 | T–1st | No postseason held (COVID) | ||||
2020–21 | John Brannen | 12–11 | 8–6 | 5th | — | ||||
John Brannen: | 32–21 (.604) | 21–11 (.656) | |||||||
Wes Miller (American Athletic Conference)(2021–2023) | |||||||||
2021–22 | Wes Miller | 18–15 | 7–11 | 8th | — | ||||
2022–23 | Wes Miller | 23–13 | 11–7 | 4th | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
Wes Miller (Big 12 Conference)(2023–present) | |||||||||
2023–24 | Wes Miller | 22–15 | 7–11 | 11th | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
2024–25 | Wes Miller | 12–5 | 2–4 | ||||||
Wes Miller: | 75–48 (.610) | 27–32 (.458) | |||||||
Total: | 1,923–1,084 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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The Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball program represents the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school's team competes in NCAA Division I as part of the Big 12 Conference. The Bearcats are currently coached by Wes Miller.
The 1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 11th year at the school. The team held the #1 ranking in the AP poll for 12 weeks during the season, but had their national championship hopes undermined when Naismith Player of the Year Kenyon Martin broke his leg during the Conference USA tournament. The Bearcats finished with a 29–4 record.
The Cincinnati Bearcats football program represents the University of Cincinnati in college football. They compete at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level as members of the Big 12 Conference. They have played their home games in historic and renovated Nippert Stadium since 1924. The Bearcats have an all-time record of over .500, having reached their 600th program victory in 2017. The program has had a resurgence in recent years. After joining the Big East for the 2005 season, the Bearcats have gone 155–75, along with 14 bowl game appearances, 7 conference titles, 4 BCS/NY6 Bowl berths and 38 NFL Draft selections, as of the 2022 season.
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The Cincinnati–Louisville rivalry is a college sports rivalry between the University of Cincinnati Bearcats and the University of Louisville Cardinals. The rivalry between these two schools, located about 100 miles (160 km) apart, dates to their first men's college basketball game in 1921, and has continued across all sports, with the football series gaining attention as well, having started in 1929. Both universities share common characteristics, both being over 200 year old institutions in urban settings. The schools have also shared conferences historically, with the rivalry stretching over the span of four conferences from the Missouri Valley Conference, to the Metro Conference to Conference USA, and more recently in the Big East Conference, which in 2013 was renamed to the American Athletic Conference. After the 2013–14 season, Louisville joined the Atlantic Coast Conference and since then the rivalry has been put on hiatus in football and basketball. Cincinnati officially joined the Big 12 conference in 2023. However, many other sports at the universities, such as baseball, continue to battle periodically.
The 2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats were led by 13th-year head coach Mick Cronin, and played its home games at the newly renovated Fifth Third Arena as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 28–7, 14–4 in AAC play, finishing in second place. They defeated SMU, Wichita State, and No. 1 seed Houston to win the AAC tournament for the second consecutive year, and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 7 seed in the South region, they were upset by No. 10 seed Iowa in the first round.
The 1907–08 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1907–08 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Amos Foster, coaching his fourth season with the Bearcats.
The 1908–09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1908–09 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Amos Foster, coaching his fifth season with the Bearcats.
The 1909–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1909–10 college men's basketball season. The head coach was C.A. Schroetter, coaching his first season with the Bearcats.
The 1910–11 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1910–11 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Russell Easton, coaching his first season with the Bearcats.
The 1911–12 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1911–12 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Russell Easton, coaching his second season with the Bearcats.
The 1915–16 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1915–16 college men's basketball season. The head coach was George Little, coaching his third season with the Bearcats.
The 1918–19 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1918–19 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Boyd Chambers, coaching his first season with the Bearcats.
The 1919–20 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1919–20 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Boyd Chambers, coaching his second season with the Bearcats.
The 1920–21 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1920–21 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Boyd Chambers, coaching his third season with the Bearcats.
The Cincinnati–Xavier rivalry is a college sports rivalry between the University of Cincinnati Bearcats and the Xavier University Musketeers. The two schools are separated by less than 3 miles (4.8 km) in Cincinnati, making the archrivalry one of the closest major rivalries in the country. The rivalry dates to their first college football game between the teams in 1918. The first men's college basketball game was played in 1927, which has become the most famous sport in the rivalry, known as the Crosstown Shootout. National outlets cover the game each year, many considering that it is one of the fiercest rivalries in college basketball. The college football series would run until the Xavier Musketeers football ceased play after their final season in 1973. Many other sports at the universities, such as baseball, also face off annually.
The Cincinnati–Memphis rivalry is a college sports rivalry between the University of Cincinnati Bearcats and the University of Memphis Tigers. The rivalry between these two schools dates to their first college football game in 1966, and has continued across all sports, with the men's basketball series gaining attention as well, having started in 1968. The schools have also shared conferences historically, with the rivalry stretching over the span of five conferences from the Missouri Valley Conference, to the Metro Conference, Great Midwest Conference, Conference USA, and more recently in the American Athletic Conference.
The 1906–07 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1906–07 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Amos Foster, coaching his third season with the Bearcats.
The 2007–08 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Fifth Third Arena, which has a capacity of 13,176. They are members of the Big East Conference. The Bearcats finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in Big East play and were defeated in the first round of the 2008 Big East men's basketball tournament by the 7th seed Pittsburgh.