2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team explained

The 2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats played home games on Ed Jucker Court at the Fifth Third Arena. The 2014–15 season was the second season the Bearcats participated in the American Athletic Conference, and were coached by Mick Cronin in his ninth season. Mick Cronin discovered he had an arterial dissection and sat out the rest of the season, last coaching December 17 against San Diego State,^[1] which would see Assistant Head Coach Larry Davis coach the rest of the season. They finished the season 23–11, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic tournament to UConn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Purdue in the second round before losing in the third round to Kentucky.

Offseason

Departing players

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
	0	G		186			Walk-on; graduated
	0	G		199			Transferred to Ball State (mid-season)[2]
	2	F		220			Graduated
	5	F		230			Graduated
	11	F		199			Transferred to Manhattan[3]
	23	G		210			Graduated
	33	C		250			Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
	C		270			Junior college transferred from Hutchinson CC[4]
	C		205			Junior college transferred from Trinity Valley CC[5]
Farad Cobb	G		175			Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida SC[6]

Recruiting class of 2015

Roster

• Nov 21, 2014 - Ge'Lawn Guyn injured his pinky in practice. Guyn would leave the team after the fall semester and graduate in the spring.^[7] He maintained one year of eligibility and later transferred to East Tennessee State.
• Dec 13, 2014 - Jamaree Strickland elected to transfer after the fall semester. Strickland had been suspended from the team since November 26.^[8] Strickland eventually transferred to Arizona Western College.
• Feb 19, 2015 - Following the Xavier game, Deshaun Morman was indefinitely suspended.^[9] Morman would eventually transfer to Towson after the conclusion of the season.

Depth chart

Source^[10]

Schedule

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Awards and milestones

American Athletic Conference honors

All-AAC Second Team

• Octavius Ellis

All-AAC Honorable Mention

• Troy Caupain

All-AAC Rookie Team

• Gary Clark

Player of the Week

• Week 17: Farad Cobb

Rookie of the Week

• Week 4: Gary Clark

Source^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cincinnati's Mick Cronin: 'Believe me, I know how lucky I am.'.
2. Web site: Men's Basketball Adds Jeremiah Davis as Transfer . . 3 Jan 2014 . ballstatesports.com . 29 Aug 2020 .
3. Web site: Woo. Jeremy. Manhattan lands Cincinnati transfer Jermaine Lawrence. SI.com. 13 June 2014.
4. Web site: Coreontae DeBerry - Men's Basketball.
5. Web site: Octavius Ellis - Men's Basketball.
6. Web site: Farad Cobb - Men's Basketball.
7. Web site: UC's Guyn granted release from basketball team . Groeschen . Tom . 3 March 2015 . enquirer.com . . 29 Aug 2020 .
8. Web site: Cincinnati Bearcats Center Jamaree Strickland Transferring . Bains . Chris . 13 Dec 2014 . cincyontheprowl.com . 2 Sep 2020 .
9. Web site: Larry Davis On Deshaun Morman's Future, "It's Really Up To Him" . Bains . Chris . 24 Mar 2015 . cincyontheprowl.com . 2 Sep 2020 .
10. Web site: 2014-15 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats.
11. Web site: University of Cincinnati Official Athletics Site - Men's Basketball . 2014-05-15 . 2010-12-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101231204253/http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/cinn-m-baskbl-sched.html . dead .
12. News: A look at UC's 2014-15 non-league schedule. 19 May 2014. Cincinnati Enquirer. 19 March 2014.
13. News: American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Guide. American Athletic Conference. December 21, 2018.