2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Head coach
Associate head coachChad Dollar (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Andre Morgan (4th season)
  • Drew Adams (2nd season)
  • Jake Thelen (2nd season)
  • Tim Buckley (1st season)
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arizona0–0 –0–0  –
Arizona State0–0 –0–0  –
Baylor0–0 –0–0  –
BYU0–0 –0–0  –
Cincinnati0–0 –0–0  –
Colorado0–0 –0–0  –
Houston0–0 –0–0  –
Iowa State0–0 –0–0  –
Kansas0–0 –0–0  –
Kansas State0–0 –0–0  –
Oklahoma State0–0 –0–0  –
TCU0–0 –0–0  –
Texas Tech0–0 –0–0  –
UCF0–0 –0–0  –
Utah0–0 –0–0  –
West Virginia0–0 –0–0  –
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner
As of June 26, 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 IIIG/F6' 5"215Graduate studentGreensboro, NCCompleted college eligibility
Landen LongG5' 11"185Graduate studentCincinnati, OHCompleted college eligibility
Ody OguamaF6' 9"230Graduate studentRaleigh, NCCompleted college eligibility
Viktor LakhinC6' 11"240 JuniorMoscow, RussiaTransferred to Clemson[3][4]
Jamille ReynoldsF6' 11"275SeniorSt. Petersburg, FLTransferred to South Florida[5]
Sage TolentinoC7' 1"240 SophomoreHonolulu, HITransferred to UNC Asheville[6][7]

    Incoming transfers
    Cincinnati incoming transfers
    Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Old school Remaining Eligibility
    Arrinten PageC6' 11"245SophomoreAtlanta, GAUSCThree years[8]
    Connor HickmanG6' 3"200SeniorBloomington, INBradleyOne year[9]
    Dillon MitchellF6' 8"205JuniorTampa, FLTexasTwo 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 
    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 
    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
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Daniel Skillings 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrRoman Catholic High School Blackwood, NJ
    G 1 Day Day Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrKilgore College Columbia, SC
    G 2 Jizzle James 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoOlympia High School Orlando, FL
    G/F 3 Rayvon Griffith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS FrAZ Compass Prep Cincinnati, OH
    G 5 CJ Fredrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) GSKentucky Cincinnati, OH
    G 8 Connor Hickman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrBradley Bloomington, IN
    G 10 Josh Reed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrPace Academy Atlanta, GA
    G 11 CJ Anthony 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrPutnam Science Academy Columbus, OH
    F 14 Tyler Betsey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)212 lb (96 kg) FrSt. Thomas More Windsor, CT
    G 20 JJ Rembert 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
    —
    		 FrNation Ford High School Queens, NY
    F 22 Arrinten Page 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoUSC Atlanta, GA
    F 23 Dillon Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrTexas Tampa, FL
    F 24 Tyler McKinley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrWinton Woods High School Cincinnati, OH
    G/F 41 Simas Lukošius 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrButler Kaunas, Lithuania
    C 55 Aziz Bandaogo 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) GSUtah Valley Dakar, Senegal
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: June 19, 2024

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    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
    TBD
    TBD    		 at Georgia Tech     McCamish Pavilion 
    Atlanta, GA
    TBD
    TBD    		 Howard     Fifth Third Arena 
    Cincinnati, OH
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Source[11][12]

    References
    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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