Overview
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.
With over 1800 all-time wins, the Bearcats are the 12th winningest basketball programs of all-time. The school's merits include 2 National Titles, 6 Final Fours, and 33 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament appearances. As of 2019, Cincinnati had an all-time tournament record of 46–32. There have also been 42 All-American honors issued to Bearcats as well, while 36 have gone on to play in the NBA.
Cincinnati has been playing its home games since 1989 at Fifth Third Arena, which received an $87 million renovation for the 2018 season. The Bearcats played their 2017–18 season at BB&T Arena on the campus of Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Kentucky while their home arena was renovated. Cincinnati joined the original Big East Conference in 2005, which was rebranded as the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in 2013. They recently accepted an invitation to join the Big 12 conference.
By the numbers
Statistics and NCAA all-time rankings (through the end of the 2021–22 season):
Wins: 1885 (14th)
Win percentage: .640 (16th)
National Titles: 2 (T-10th)
Final Fours: 6 (T-12th)
NCAA Tournament appearances: 33 (T-18th)
NCAA Tournament games played: 78 (16th)
NCAA Tournament wins: 46 (17th)
Weeks in the AP Top 25: 433 (12th)
Weeks in the AP Top 10: 210 (15th)
Weeks at No. 1 in the AP Poll: 45 (7th)
14 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 1992 to 2005 (T-11th longest streak all-time)
10 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 2011–2019
First-team Consensus All-American selections: 8 (T-22nd)
Current players in the NBA: 1
First school to reach three consecutive National Title games (1961–63)
First school to reach five consecutive Final Fours (1959–63)
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