Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball

Cincinnati Bearcats
Cincinnati Bearcats
	2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
University	University of Cincinnati
First season	1901
All-time record	1885-1063 (.639)
Athletic director	John Cunningham
Head coach	Wes Miller (4th season)
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Location	Cincinnati, Ohio
Arena	Fifth Third Arena ; (capacity: 12,012)
Nickname	Bearcats
Student section	The RUCkus
Colors	Red and black;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament champions
	1961, 1962
NCAA tournament runner-up
	1963
NCAA tournament Final Four
	1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1992
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1992, 1993, 1996
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1975, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2012
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018
NCAA tournament appearances
	1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference tournament champions
	1976, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2018, 2019
Conference regular season champions
	1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2014, 2018, 2020

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.^[2] The Bearcats are currently coached by Wes Miller.

With over 1800 all-time wins, the Bearcats are the 12th winningest basketball program 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.^[3]

Cincinnati has been playing its home games since 1989 at Fifth Third Arena, which received an $87 million renovation for the 2018 season. Cincinnati joined the original Big East Conference in 2005, which was rebranded as the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in 2013. In 2023, they joined the Big 12 conference.^[4]

^ "Brand Color". University of Cincinnati Brand Guide. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
^ Bach, John (September 10, 2021). "University of Cincinnati to join Big 12". UC News. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
^ "Cincinnati Players in the NBA - RealGM".
^ "Big 12 gives OK to BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, UCF". ESPN.com. September 10, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2022.

[1] "Brand Color". University of Cincinnati Brand Guide. Retrieved June 11, 2022.

[2] Bach, John (September 10, 2021). "University of Cincinnati to join Big 12". UC News. Retrieved February 9, 2022.

[3] "Cincinnati Players in the NBA - RealGM".

[4] "Big 12 gives OK to BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, UCF". ESPN.com. September 10, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2022.

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