2019–20 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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The 2019–20 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats were led by first-year head-coach John Brannen. The team played their home games at Fifth Third Arena as members of the American Athletic Conference.

ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record20–10 (13–5 American)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Jayson Gee (1st season)
  • Sean Dwyer (1st season)
  • Tim Morris (1st season)
Quick facts Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball, AAC regular season co-champions ...
2019–20 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
AAC regular season co-champions
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record20–10 (13–5 American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jayson Gee (1st season)
  • Sean Dwyer (1st season)
  • Tim Morris (1st season)
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
Seasons
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2019–20 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Cincinnati13–5 .72220–10  .667
No. 22 Houston13–5 .72223–8  .742
Tulsa13–5 .72221–10  .677
Wichita State11–7 .61123–8  .742
UConn10–8 .55619–12  .613
Memphis10–8 .55621–10  .677
SMU9–9 .50019–11  .633
UCF7–11 .38916–14  .533
South Florida7–11 .38914–17  .452
Temple6–12 .33314–17  .452
East Carolina5–13 .27811–20  .355
Tulane4–14 .22212–18  .400
Note: The 2020 AAC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll
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Previous season

The Bearcats finished the 2018–19 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. After the conclusion of the NCAA tournament, head coach Mick Cronin accepted the head-coaching position at UCLA.[1] John Brannen, the head coach at nearby Northern Kentucky, would be hired to replace Cronin.[2] In the transition, UC lost G/F Rashawn Fredericks and C Nysier Brooks - both of whom would've both been seniors. They also lost sophomore guard Logan Johnson and backup PF Eliel Nsoseme. Incoming freshman and Ohio's Mr. Basketball in 2019, Samari Curtis, also de-committed. Jarron Cumberland announced he would test the waters to enter the 2019 NBA draft on April 20, 2019.[3] On May 27, Cumberland announced he would return for his senior season.[4]

Despite the deluge of transfers, Brannen was able to inspire a late-season recruiting renaissance, as he moved quickly to land Jeremiah Davenport, Chris Vogt, Mika Adams-Woods, Chris McNeal, Jaume Sorolla, and Jaevin Cumberland (in that order) - with the latter four commitments transpiring in under one week's time. It is worth noting that, at the time of the final scholarship being fulfilled, both Logan Johnson and Eliel Nsoseme were still in the transfer protocol and technically "could" return to UC; this series of signings effectively locked in their transfer from the program.

After all the dust settled, UC would have a final transfer enter the portal in redshirt Freshman LaQuill Hardnett. His spot would be filled shortly thereafter by the highest rated recruit of the 2019 class, Zach Harvey. Entering this season, new scholarship players would now outnumber returning players 7-6.

Offseason

Departing players

More information Name, Number ...
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Logan Johnson 0 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Mountain View, California Transferred to Saint Mary's[5]
Justin Jenifer 3 G 5'10" 175 Senior Baltimore, Maryland Graduated
Rashawn Fredericks 10 G/F 6'5" 200 Junior St. Croix, Virgin Islands Transferred to UAB[6]
LaQuill Hardnett 11 F 6'8" 210 RS Freshman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Transferred to Buffalo[7]
Cane Broome 15 G 6'0" 165 RS Senior East Hartford, Connecticut Graduated
Eliel Nsoseme 22 F/C 6'9" 225 Sophomore Kinshasa, DR Congo Transferred to Georgia State[8]
Nysier Brooks 33 C 6'11" 240 Junior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Transferred to Miami (FL)[9]
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Incoming transfers

More information Name, Pos. ...
NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Chris VogtC7'1"240JuniorMayfield, KYTransferred from Northern Kentucky. Vogt was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[10]
Chris McNealPG6'0"195Graduate StudentJackson, TNTransferred from Tennessee Tech after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.[11]
Jaume SorollaC6'11"240Graduate StudentTortosa, SpainTransferred from Valparaiso after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.[12]
Jaevin CumberlandSG6'3"185Graduate StudentWilmington, OHTransferred from Oakland after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.[13] Cousin of guard Jarron Cumberland.
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2019 recruiting class

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Jeremiah Davenport
SG		 Cincinnati, OH Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 11, 2019[14] 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports: 3/5 stars   
Mika Adams-Woods
PG		 Syracuse, NY New Hampton School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 30, 2019[15] 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   (78)
Zach Harvey
SG		 Topeka, KS Prolific Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) June 27, 2019[16] 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   (80)
Overall recruit ranking:    247Sports: 44
  • 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 2019 Player Commits". ESPN. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
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2020 Recruiting class

More information College recruiting (2020), Name ...
College recruiting (2020)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Mike Saunders
PG		 Indianapolis, IN Wasatch Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) June 11, 2019[17] 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   (80)
Gabe Madsen
SF		 Rochester, MN Mayo High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) August 31, 2019[18] 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   (80)
Mason Madsen
CG		 Rochester, MN Mayo High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) August 31, 2019[19] 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 2/5 stars   (NR)
Tari Eason
PF		 Seattle, WA Garfield High School (Seattle) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) December 21, 2019[20] 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   (79)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • 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:

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Preseason

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on October 14, 2019, with the Bearcats predicted to finish third in the AAC.[21]

More information Predicted finish, Team ...
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Houston113 (7)
2Memphis113 (4)
3Cincinnati94 (1)
4Wichita State88
5USF79
6UConn75
7Temple72
8SMU47
9UCF40
10Tulsa36
11East Carolina20
12Tulane15
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Preseason Awards

American Athletic Conference[22]

  • All-AAC First Team - Jarron Cumberland (* Only unanimous selection)
  • AAC Player of the Year - Jarron Cumberland

Sporting News[23]

  • All-America: Second team - Jarron Cumberland

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2019–20 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Chris McNeal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) GSTennessee Tech Jackson, Tennessee
G 1 Jeremiah Davenport Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrHargrave Military Academy Cincinnati, Ohio
G 2 Keith Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrBishop Loughlin Memorial High School Brooklyn, New York
G 3 Mika Adams-Woods 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrNew Hampton School Syracuse, New York
G 5 Trevor Moore (T) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrSouth Kent Prep Houston, Texas
F 13 Trevon Scott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrMcIntosh County Academy Darien, Georgia
F 20 Mamoudou Diarra 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS So22ft Academy Bamako, Mali
G 21 Jaevin Cumberland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) GSOakland Wilmington, Ohio
G 23 Zach Harvey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrProlific Prep Topeka, Kansas
F 24 Prince Toyambi Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS FrFresno High School Kinshasa, DR Congo
G 31 Sam Martin (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrSummit Country Day School Cincinnati, Ohio
G 32 John Koz (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrBay High School Cleveland, Ohio
C 33 Chris Vogt 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)260 lb (118 kg) JrNorthern Kentucky Mayfield, Kentucky
C 35 Jaume Sorolla (LT) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) GSValparaiso Tortosa, Spain
G 34 Jarron Cumberland 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrWilmington High School Wilmington, Ohio
F 44 Adam Cook (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrMarysville High School Marysville, Ohio
F 45 Rob Banks (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrGould Academy Bracknell, England
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (T) Transferred
  • (LT) Left team
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 4, 2020

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  • Preseason - Prince Toyambi underwent surgery to correct a cardiac issue, leading him to sit out for the entire season.[24]
  • Dec. 9, 2019 - Trevor Moore elected to transfer to Morgan State after the fall semester.[25]
  • Feb. 4, 2020 - Jaume Sorolla left the team. He elected to return home to Spain to pursue a professional career.[26]
  • Mar. 1, 2020 - Jeremiah Davenport did not make the trip to Houston. He later underwent surgery to correct a knee injury, leading him to sit out for the rest of the season.[27]

Depth chart

More information Pos., Starting 5 ...
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Chris Vogt Jaume Sorolla Rob Banks
PF Trevon Scott Mamoudou Diarra Adam Cook
SF Keith Williams Zach Harvey Jeremiah Davenport
SG Jarron Cumberland Jaevin Cumberland Trevor Moore
PG Mika Adams-Woods Chris McNeal Sam Martin
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Schedule and results

The Bearcats traveled to in-state rival Ohio State to open the season for the second part of a home-and-home series with the Buckeyes. The Bearcats also began a home-and-home series with Tennessee beginning in the 2019–2020 season in Cincinnati. Tennessee visited Fifth Third Arena on December 18, 2019.[29] The Bearcats traveled to Chicago to take on Iowa in the Chicago Legends event.[30] Cincinnati traveled to the Virgin Islands to compete in the Paradise Jam tournament where they finished in third-place.[31]

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2019*
6:00pm, Bearcats TV		 Thomas More W 79–36 
 15 – McNeal  5 – Diarra  4 – Adams-Woods  Fifth Third Arena (5,389)
Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019*
8:30pm, FS1		 at No. 18 Ohio State L 56–64  0–1
  13 – Tied  12 – Scott  3 – Jar. Cumberland  Value City Arena (13,845)
Columbus, OH
November 11, 2019
7:00pm, FSOH/ESPN3		 Drake W 81–59  1–1
  17 – Jae. Cumberland  11 – Scott  4 – McNeal  Fifth Third Arena (10,133)
Cincinnati, OH
November 14, 2019*
7:00pm, FSOH/ESPN3		 Alabama A&M W 85–53  2–1
  18 – Vogt  10 – Vogt  6 – Jae. Cumberland  Fifth Third Arena (9,830)
Cincinnati, OH
November 22, 2019*
5:45pm, FloSports		 vs. Illinois State
Paradise Jam Quarterfinals		 W 66–65  3–1
  23 – Jar. Cumberland  13 – Vogt  3 – Scott  Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 24, 2019*
7:45pm, FloSports		 vs. Bowling Green
Paradise Jam Semifinals		 L 84–91 OT 3–2
  21 – Jae. Cumberland  11 – Scott  4 – McNeal  Sports and Fitness Center (1,525)
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2019*
5:45pm, FloSports		 vs. Valparaiso
Paradise Jam Third-place game		 W 81–77 OT 4–2
  21 – Vogt  11 – Scott  4 – Tied  Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2019*
7:00pm, FSOH/ESPN3		 UNLV W 72–65 OT 5–2
  20 – Jar. Cumberland  9 – Scott  5 – Jar. Cumberland  Fifth Third Arena (10,783)
Cincinnati, OH
December 3, 2019*
7:00pm, CBSSN		 Vermont W 82–73  6–2
  23 – Williams  12 – Scott  5 – Williams  Fifth Third Arena (10,220)
Cincinnati, OH
December 7, 2019*
5:00pm, FS1		 at Xavier
Crosstown Shootout		 L 66–73  6–3
  15 – Williams  9 – Williams  4 – Jar. Cumberland  Cintas Center (10,811)
Cincinnati, OH
December 14, 2019*
7:00pm, FSOH/ESPN3		 Colgate L 66–67  6–4
  16 – Vogt  7 – Tied  4 – Jar. Cumberland  Fifth Third Arena (10,416)
Cincinnati, OH
December 18, 2019*
7:00pm, ESPN2		 No. 21 Tennessee W 78–66  7–4
  15 – Scott  7 – Scott  4 – Tied  Fifth Third Arena (12,012)
Cincinnati, OH
December 21, 2019*
9:00pm, BTN		 vs. Iowa
Chicago Legends		 L 70–77  7–5
  18 – Jar. Cumberland  8 – Vogt  4 – McNeal  United Center (6,814)
Chicago, IL
AAC Regular Season
January 1, 2020
7:00pm, CBSSN		 UConn W 67–51  8–5
(1–0)		  19 – Vogt  13 – Scott  5 – Tied  Fifth Third Arena (10,833)
Cincinnati, OH
January 4, 2020
4:00pm, CBSSN		 at Tulane L 71–76  8–6
(1–1)		  21 – Vogt  6 – Tied  8 – Scott  Devlin Fieldhouse (2,513)
New Orleans, LA
January 8, 2020
7:00pm, ESPNU		 Tulsa W 75–44  9–6
(2–1)		  22 – Jar. Cumberland  11 – Vogt  8 – Jar. Cumberland  Fifth Third Arena (10,138)
Cincinnati, OH
January 11, 2020
12:00pm, ESPN2		 at UCF W 68–54  10–6
(3–1)		  16 – Williams  11 – Scott  7 – Jar. Cumberland  Addition Financial Arena (5,482)
Orlando, FL
January 16, 2020
7:00pm, ESPN		 at No. 22 Memphis
Rivalry		 L 49–60  10–7
(3–2)		  19 – Jar. Cumberland  8 – Williams  2 – Tied  FedEx Forum (16,079)
Memphis, TN
January 19, 2020
6:00pm, ESPNU		 East Carolina W 82–57  11–7
(4–2)		  16 – Scott  11 – Tied  7 – Jar. Cumberland  Fifth Third Arena (11,103)
Cincinnati, OH
January 22, 2020
7:00pm, ESPNews		 at Temple W 89–82  12–7
(5–2)		  22 – Jar. Cumberland  11 – Scott  6 – Jar. Cumberland  Liacouras Center (6,463)
Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 2020
7:00pm, ESPNews		 SMU W 65–43  13–7
(6–2)		  28 – Jar. Cumberland  9 – Tied  4 – Jar. Cumberland  Fifth Third Arena (11,221)
Cincinnati, OH
February 1, 2020
6:00pm, ESPN2		 No. 21 Houston W 64–62  14–7
(7–2)		  17 – Jar. Cumberland  11 – Scott  7 – Jar. Cumberland  Fifth Third Arena (12,189)
Cincinnati, OH
February 6, 2020
7:00pm, ESPN		 at Wichita State W 80–79  15–7
(8–2)		  24 – Jar. Cumberland  11 – Scott  5 – Jar. Cumberland  Charles Koch Arena (10,211)
Wichita, KS
February 9, 2020
12:00pm, CBSSN		 at UConn L 71–72 OT 15–8
(8–3)		  25 – Scott  13 – Scott  10 – Jar. Cumberland  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,409)
Storrs, CT
February 13, 2020
7:00pm, ESPN		 Memphis
Rivalry		 W 92–86 OT 16–8
(9–3)		  25 – Scott  19 – Scott  9 – Jar. Cumberland  Fifth Third Arena (12,239)
Cincinnati, OH
February 16, 2020
12:00pm, CBSSN		 at East Carolina W 70–67 OT 17–8
(10–3)		  17 – Williams  12 – Scott  5 – Williams  Williams Arena (4,082)
Greenville, NC
February 19, 2020
7:00pm, ESPNU		 UCF L 87–89 2OT 17–9
(10–4)		  22 – Scott  21 – Scott  9 – Jar. Cumberland  Fifth Third Arena (10,874)
Cincinnati, OH
February 23, 2020
1:00pm, ESPN		 Wichita State W 67–64  18–9
(11–4)		  24 – Jar. Cumberland  11 – Scott  4 – Tied  Fifth Third Arena (12,137)
Cincinnati, OH
March 1, 2020
1:00pm, ESPN		 at No. 25 Houston L 55–68  18–10
(11–5)		  17 – Scott  11 – Scott  4 – Jar. Cumberland  Fertitta Center (7,096)
Houston, TX
March 3, 2020
7:00pm, ESPNU		 at South Florida W 79–67  19–10
(12–5)		  30 – Williams  11 – Scott  3 – Scott  Yuengling Center (3,008)
Tampa, FL
March 7, 2020
8:00pm, CBSSN		 Temple W 64–63  20–10
(13–5)		  20 – Jar. Cumberland  12 – Scott  7 – Jar. Cumberland  Fifth Third Arena (12,365)
Cincinnati, OH
AAC Tournament
March 13, 2020
1:00pm, ESPN2		 (1) vs. (8) UCF / (9) South Florida
Quarterfinals		 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Rankings

Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRV——RV——————————RVRV——
Coaches———RVRV——————————RVRV——
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*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Awards and honors

American Athletic Conference honors

All-AAC Awards

  • Defensive Player of the Year: Trevon Scott
  • Most Improved Player: Trevon Scott
  • Sportsmanship Award: Trevon Scott

All-AAC First Team

Player of the Week

  • Week 15: Trevon Scott

Weekly Honor Roll

  • Week 4: Chris Vogt
  • Week 10: Trevon Scott
  • Week 11: Jarron Cumberland
  • Week 12: Jarron Cumberland
  • Week 13: Jarron Cumberland
  • Week 14: Trevon Scott
  • Week 16: Trevon Scott
  • Week 18: Keith Williams

Source[32][33][34]

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