2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Head coach	Wes Miller (4th season);
Associate head coach	Chad Dollar (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Andre Morgan (4th season); Drew Adams (2nd season); Jake Thelen (2nd season); Tim Buckley (1st season);
Home arena	Fifth Third Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team will represent the University of Cincinnati in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats will be led by fourth-year head coach Wes Miller. The team will play their home games at Fifth Third Arena as second-year members of the Big 12 Conference.

2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Baylor	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
BYU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Houston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
TCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCF	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of July 2, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Bearcats finished the 2023–24 season 22–15, 7–11 in Big 12 play, to finish in 11th place. They defeated West Virginia, and Kansas in the Big 12 tournament before losing to Baylor in the quarterfinals.^[1]

The Bearcats were invited to play in the NIT, where they defeated San Francisco and Bradley before falling to Indiana State in the quarterfinals.^[2]

Offseason

Player departures

Cincinnati departing players
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
John Newman III	G/F	6' 5"	215	Graduate student	Greensboro, NC	Completed college eligibility
Landen Long	G	5' 11"	185	Graduate student	Cincinnati, OH	Completed college eligibility
Ody Oguama	F	6' 9"	230	Graduate student	Raleigh, NC	Completed college eligibility
Viktor Lakhin	C	6' 11"	240	Junior	Moscow, Russia	Transferred to Clemson^[3]^[4]
Jamille Reynolds	F	6' 11"	275	Senior	St. Petersburg, FL	Transferred to South Florida^[5]
Sage Tolentino	C	7' 1"	240	Sophomore	Honolulu, HI	Transferred to UNC Asheville^[6]^[7]

Incoming transfers

Cincinnati incoming transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Old school	Remaining Eligibility
Arrinten Page	C	6' 11"	245	Sophomore	Atlanta, GA	USC	Three years^[8]
Connor Hickman	G	6' 3"	200	Senior	Bloomington, IN	Bradley	One year^[9]
Dillon Mitchell	F	6' 8"	205	Junior	Tampa, FL	Texas	Two years^[10]

Class of 2024

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tyler Betsey SF	Windsor, CT	St. Thomas More	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 6, 2023
Tyler Betsey SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Tyler McKinley PF	Cincinnati, OH	Winton Woods High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 8, 2023
Tyler McKinley PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2024 Cincinnati Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. "Cincinnati 2024 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com.

Roster

Roster below is based on the 2023–24 roster with outgoing players removed and incoming players added. The roster will undergo multiple changes as players leave via the NBA draft or transfers and players are added via the transfer portal and recruiting.

2024–25 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)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Roman Catholic High School	Blackwood, NJ
G	1	Day Day Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Kilgore College	Columbia, SC
G	2	Jizzle James	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Olympia High School	Orlando, FL
G/F	3	Rayvon Griffith	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	AZ Compass Prep	Cincinnati, OH
G	5	CJ Fredrick	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Kentucky	Cincinnati, OH
G	8	Connor Hickman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Bradley	Bloomington, IN
G	10	Josh Reed	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Pace Academy	Atlanta, GA
G	11	CJ Anthony (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Putnam Science Academy	Columbus, OH
F	14	Tyler Betsey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Fr	St. Thomas More	Windsor, CT
G	20	JJ Rembert (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Fr	Nation Ford High School	Queens, NY
F	22	Arrinten Page	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	USC	Atlanta, GA
F	23	Dillon Mitchell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Texas	Tampa, FL
F	24	Tyler McKinley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Winton Woods High School	Cincinnati, OH
G/F	41	Simas Lukošius	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Butler	Kaunas, Lithuania
C	55	Aziz Bandaogo	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	GS	Utah Valley	Dakar, Senegal

Head coach

Wes Miller (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Chad Dollar (South Florida)
Andre Morgan (North Georgia)
Drew Adams (Iowa)
Jake Thelen (Bellarmine)
Tim Buckley (Bemidji State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 19, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024 TBD	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
November 8, 2024 TBD	Morehead State	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
November 13, 2024 TBD	at Northern Kentucky	Truist Arena Highland Heights, KY
December 3, 2024 TBD	at Villanova Big East–Big 12 Battle	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
December 14, 2024 TBD	Xavier Crosstown Shootout	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
December 20, 2024 TBD	vs. Dayton	Heritage Bank Center Cincinnati, OH
December 22, 2024 TBD	Grambling State	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBD	at Georgia Tech	McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
TBD TBD	Howard	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Big 12 regular season
TBD TBD	Arizona	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBD	Arizona State	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBD	Baylor	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBD	BYU	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBD	Kansas	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBD	Kansas State	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBD	TCU	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBD	Texas Tech	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBD	West Virginia rivalry	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBA	at Baylor	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
TBD TBA	at BYU	Marriott Center Provo, UT
TBD TBA	at Colorado	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
TBD TBA	at Houston	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
TBD TBA	at Iowa State	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
TBD TBA	at Kansas State	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
TBD TBA	at Oklahoma State	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
TBD TBA	at UCF	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
TBD TBA	at Utah	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
TBD TBA	at West Virginia rivalry	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
Big 12 tournament
March , 2025 TBA, TBA	vs. TBA	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[11]^[12]

References

^ "Cincinnati's Big 12 Championships Run Ends in Quarterfinals". gobearcats.com. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "Bearcats Fall Short in Quarterfinals to Indiana State, 85-81". gobearcats.com. March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ Smith, Kaiden (April 2, 2024). "Cincinnati center Viktor Lakhin enters NCAA transfer portal". on3.com. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
^ Heltman, Russ. "Former Cincinnati Bearcats Forward Viktor Lakhin Transferring to ACC School". si.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
^ Rapien, James (April 4, 2024). "Cincinnati Bearcats Forward Jamille Reynolds Transferring to American Athletic Conference School". si.com. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
^ Heltman, Russ. "Cincinnati Forward Entering Transfer Portal". si.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
^ @@Knickoson42 (April 24, 2024). "Former #Bearcats center Sage Tolentino has committed to UNC Asheville, he announced on Instagram" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Heltman, Russ. "Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Lands Commitment From USC Center". si.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
^ Heltman, Russ. "Bradley Transfer Guard Commits to Cincinnati". si.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
^ Knickoson, Keegan. "Texas F Dillon Mitchell will transfer to UC". 247sports.com. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
^ "Wildcats to Host Cincinnati in Big 12-BIG EAST Battle". villanova.com. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
^ Heltman, Russ. "Report: Cincinnati Finalizing Another Matchup Against Dayton". si.com. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

[1] "Cincinnati's Big 12 Championships Run Ends in Quarterfinals". gobearcats.com. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.

[2] "Bearcats Fall Short in Quarterfinals to Indiana State, 85-81". gobearcats.com. March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.

[3] Smith, Kaiden (April 2, 2024). "Cincinnati center Viktor Lakhin enters NCAA transfer portal". on3.com. Retrieved April 3, 2024.

[4] Heltman, Russ. "Former Cincinnati Bearcats Forward Viktor Lakhin Transferring to ACC School". si.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.

[5] Rapien, James (April 4, 2024). "Cincinnati Bearcats Forward Jamille Reynolds Transferring to American Athletic Conference School". si.com. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

[6] Heltman, Russ. "Cincinnati Forward Entering Transfer Portal". si.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.

[7] @@Knickoson42 (April 24, 2024). "Former #Bearcats center Sage Tolentino has committed to UNC Asheville, he announced on Instagram" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[8] Heltman, Russ. "Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Lands Commitment From USC Center". si.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.

[9] Heltman, Russ. "Bradley Transfer Guard Commits to Cincinnati". si.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.

[10] Knickoson, Keegan. "Texas F Dillon Mitchell will transfer to UC". 247sports.com. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

[11] "Wildcats to Host Cincinnati in Big 12-BIG EAST Battle". villanova.com. Retrieved April 29, 2024.

[12] Heltman, Russ. "Report: Cincinnati Finalizing Another Matchup Against Dayton". si.com. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

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