2012–13 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2012–13 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig 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 arenaFifth Third Arena
Seasons
2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Louisville†** 14 – 4   .778 35 – 5   .875
No. 8 Georgetown 14 – 4   .778 25 – 7   .781
No. 15 Marquette 14 – 4   .778 26 – 9   .743
No. 20 Pittsburgh 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727
No. 16 Syracuse 11 – 7   .611 30 – 10   .750
No. 23 Notre Dame 11 – 7   .611 25 – 10   .714
Villanova 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
Connecticut* 10 – 8   .556 20 – 10   .667
Cincinnati 9 – 9   .500 22 – 12   .647
Providence 9 – 9   .500 19 – 15   .559
St. John's 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Rutgers 5 – 13   .278 15 – 16   .484
Seton Hall 3 – 15   .167 15 – 18   .455
South Florida 3 – 15   .167 12 – 19   .387
DePaul 2 – 16   .111 11 – 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.

Offseason

Departing players

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Octavius Ellis 2 F 6'9" 210 Freshmen Memphis, Tennessee Dismissed,[2] transferred to Trinity Valley CC
Dion Dixon 3 G 6'3" 195 Senior Chicago, Illinois Graduated
Yancy Gates 34 F 6'9" 260 Senior Cincinnati, Ohio Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Titus Rubles F 6'7" 220 Junior Dallas, TX Junior college transferred from Blinn College[3]
David Nyarsuk C 7'1" 230 Junior Juba, South Sudan Junior college transferred from Mountain State University[4]

Recruiting class of 2013

College recruiting information (2013)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Troy Caupain
SG 		Midlothian, Virginia Cosby High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 8, 2012 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 77
Kevin Johnson
SG 		Cincinnati, Ohio Summit Country Day School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 11, 2012 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 78
Jamaree Strickland
C 		Oakland, California Queen City Prep (NC) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Nov 16, 2012 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN grade: 67
Deshaun Moorman
SG 		Brandon, Florida Faith Baptist School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 16, 2012 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 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 
Star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 26  ESPN: 24
  • 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 2013 Player Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2012–13 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jeremiah Davis III Injured Current redshirt 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 Sr Urban Christian Academy Savannah, Georgia
F 2 Titus Rubles 6 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 Fr NIA 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 10 Alex 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 14 Ge'Lawn Guyn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) So South Kent Prep Georgetown, Kentucky
F 15 Jermaine Sanders 6 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 24 Kelvin Gaines 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 227 lb (103 kg) RS So Arlington Country Day School Ocala, Florida
C 33 David Nyarsuk 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Mountain State University Juba, South Sudan
F 44 JaQuon 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 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Cheikh Mbodj David Nyarsuk
PF Justin Jackson Titus Rubles Kelvin Gaines
SF JaQuon Parker Shaq Thomas
SG Sean Kilpatrick Jermaine Sanders Alex Eppensteiner
PG Cashmere Wright Ge'Lawn Guyn Jeremiah Davis III

Source[5]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (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 OT 16–3
(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 Rutgers W 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 Pittsburgh L 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 OT 19–8
(7–7) 		XL Center (11,131)
Hartford, CT
February 24, 2013
2:00pm, CBS 		at No. 25 Notre Dame L 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 		Connecticut W 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 OT 21–10
(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.

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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

Main article: 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 WK 17 Wk 18 Final
AP 24 24 24 22 17 11 11 11 8 14 21 RV 21 24 17
Coaches 25 25 24 20 16 12 12 11 8 15 20 24 20 23 17

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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.