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|CoachRank=
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|APRank=
|record = 15–8
|record = 22–15
|conf_record = 4–6
|conf_record = 7–11
|head_coach= [[Wes Miller]]
|head_coach= [[Wes Miller]]
|hc_year= 3rd
|hc_year= 3rd
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|asst_coach3= Drew Adams
|asst_coach3= Drew Adams
|ac3_year= 1st
|ac3_year= 1st
|asst_coach4= Josh Loeffler
|asst_coach4= [[Josh Loeffler]]
|ac4_year= 1st
|ac4_year= 1st
|asst_coach5= Jake Thelen
|asst_coach5= Jake Thelen
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|stadium=[[Fifth Third Arena]]
|stadium=[[Fifth Third Arena]]
|champion=
|champion=
|tourney =
|tourney =[[2024 National Invitation Tournament|NIT]]
|tourney_result =
|tourney_result = Quarterfinals
}}
}}
{{2023–24 Big 12 men's basketball standings}}
{{2023–24 Big 12 men's basketball standings}}
The '''2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team''' will represent the [[University of Cincinnati]] in the [[2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season]]. The Bearcats will be led by third-year head coach [[Wes Miller]]. The team will play their home games at [[Fifth Third Arena]] as members of the [[Big 12 Conference]], their first season in the Big 12.
The '''2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team''' represented the [[University of Cincinnati]] in the [[2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season]]. The Bearcats were led by third-year head coach [[Wes Miller]]. The team played their home games at [[Fifth Third Arena]] as first-year members of the [[Big 12 Conference]]. They finished the season 22–15, 7–11 in [[2023–24 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season|Big 12 play]] to finish in a tie for 11th place. As the No 12 seed in the [[2024 Big 12 men's basketball tournament|Big 12 tournament]], they defeated [[2023–24 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team|West Virginia]] and [[2023–24 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team|Kansas]] before losing to [[2023–24 Baylor Bears men's basketball team|Baylor]] in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the [[2024 National Invitation Tournament|National Invitation Tournament]]. As a No. 2 seed, they defeated [[2023–24 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team|San Francisco]] and [[2023–24 Bradley Braves men's basketball team|Bradley]] before losing to [[2023–24 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team|Indiana State]] in the quarterfinals.


The season was the first for the Bearcats in the Big 12 as they had left the [[American Athletic Conference]] to join the Big 12 in July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-01 |title=BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, UCF officially join the Big 12 Conference |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/byu-cincinnati-houston-ucf-officially-155911372.html |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Previous season==
The [[2022–23 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team|Bearcats]] finished the [[2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2022–23 season]] 23–13, 11–7 in [[2022–23 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season|AAC play]] to finish in fourth place. They defeated [[2022–23 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] in the [[2023 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament|AAC tournament]] before losing to [[2022–23 Houston Cougars men's basketball team|Houston]] in the quarterfinals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gobearcats.com/news/2023/3/11/mens-basketball-cincinnati-falls-to-no-1-houston-in-aac-semifinals.aspx |title=Cincinnati Falls to No.1 Houston in AAC Semifinals |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=March 11, 2023 |website=gobearcats.com |publisher=UC Athletics |access-date=March 23, 2023|quote=}}</ref>


==Previous season==
The Bearcats were invited to play in the [[2023 National Invitation Tournament|NIT]], where they would defeat [[2022–23 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team|Virginia Tech]] and [[2022–23 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team|Hofstra]] before falling to [[2022–23 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team|Utah Valley]] in the Quarterfinals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gobearcats.com/news/2023/3/23/mens-basketball-bearcats-postseason-run-ends-in-utah.aspx |title=Bearcats' Postseason Run Ends in Utah |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=March 23, 2023 |website=gobearcats.com |publisher=UC Athletics |access-date=March 23, 2023|quote=}}</ref>
The [[2022–23 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team|Bearcats]] finished the [[2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2022–23 season]] 23–13, 11–7 in [[2022–23 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season|AAC play]] to finish in fourth place. They defeated [[2022–23 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] before losing to [[2022–23 Houston Cougars men's basketball team|Houston]] in the quarterfinals of the [[2023 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament|AAC tournament]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gobearcats.com/news/2023/3/11/mens-basketball-cincinnati-falls-to-no-1-houston-in-aac-semifinals.aspx |title=Cincinnati Falls to No.1 Houston in AAC Semifinals |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=March 11, 2023 |website=gobearcats.com |publisher=UC Athletics |access-date=March 23, 2023|quote=}}</ref> The Bearcats received an at-large bid to the [[2023 National Invitation Tournament|NIT]], where they defeated [[2022–23 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team|Virginia Tech]] and [[2022–23 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team|Hofstra]] before falling to [[2022–23 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team|Utah Valley]] in the quarterfinals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gobearcats.com/news/2023/3/23/mens-basketball-bearcats-postseason-run-ends-in-utah.aspx |title=Bearcats' Postseason Run Ends in Utah |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=March 23, 2023 |website=gobearcats.com |publisher=UC Athletics |access-date=March 23, 2023|quote=}}</ref>


==Offseason==
==Offseason==
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| [[CJ Fredrick]] || G || {{sort|75|6' 3"}} || 185 || {{sort|5|Graduate Student}} || [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati, OH]] || [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]] || Two years<ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Fredrick |first=CJ |user=cj_fredrick |number=1650569958080872449|date=April 24, 2023 |title=Excited for this next step in my journey! I’m all in! Go Bearcats❤️}}</ref>
| [[CJ Fredrick]] || G || {{sort|75|6' 3"}} || 185 || {{sort|5|Graduate Student}} || [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati, OH]] || [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]] || Two years<ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Fredrick |first=CJ |user=cj_fredrick |number=1650569958080872449|date=April 24, 2023 |title=Excited for this next step in my journey! I’m all in! Go Bearcats❤️}}</ref>
|-
|-
| Simas Lukosius || G || {{sort|80|6' 8"}} || 225 || {{sort|3|Junior}} || [[Kaunas, Lithuania]] || [[Butler Bulldogs men's basketball|Butler]] || Two years<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/36320127/butler-transfer-simas-lukosius-commits-cincinnati |title=Butler transfer Simas Lukosius commits to Cincinnati |last=Givony |first=Jonathan | last2=Borzello | first2=Jeff |date=29 Apr 2023 |website=ESPN.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=3 May 2023 |quote=}}</ref>
| Simas Lukošius|| G || {{sort|80|6' 8"}} || 225 || {{sort|3|Junior}} || [[Kaunas, Lithuania]] || [[Butler Bulldogs men's basketball|Butler]] || Two years<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/36320127/butler-transfer-simas-lukosius-commits-cincinnati |title=Butler transfer Simas Lukosius commits to Cincinnati |last=Givony |first=Jonathan | last2=Borzello | first2=Jeff |date=29 Apr 2023 |website=ESPN.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=3 May 2023 |quote=}}</ref>
|-
|-
| Aziz Bandaogo || F || {{sort|84|7' 0"}} || 230 || {{sort|4|Senior}} || [[Dakar, Senegal]] || [[Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball|Utah Valley]] || Two years<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/37693873/utah-valley-transfer-aziz-bandaogo-commits-cincinnati |title=Utah Valley transfer Aziz Bandaogo commits to Cincinnati |last=Givony |first=Jonathan |date=20 May 2023 |website=ESPN.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=2 June 2023 |quote=}}</ref>
| Aziz Bandaogo || F || {{sort|84|7' 0"}} || 230 || {{sort|4|Senior}} || [[Dakar, Senegal]] || [[Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball|Utah Valley]] || Two years<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/37693873/utah-valley-transfer-aziz-bandaogo-commits-cincinnati |title=Utah Valley transfer Aziz Bandaogo commits to Cincinnati |last=Givony |first=Jonathan |date=20 May 2023 |website=ESPN.com |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=2 June 2023 |quote=}}</ref>
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* Andre Morgan ({{college|North Georgia}})
* Andre Morgan ({{college|North Georgia}})
* Drew Adams ({{college|Iowa}})
* Drew Adams ({{college|Iowa}})
* Josh Loeffler ({{college|Swarthmore}})
* [[Josh Loeffler]] ({{college|Swarthmore}})
* Jake Thelen ({{college|Bellarmine}})
* Jake Thelen ({{college|Bellarmine}})
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| rebounds = 12
| highassister = Lukosius
| highassister = Lukošius
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| assists = 5
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| record = 2–0
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| highrebounder = Lahkin
| highrebounder = Lahkin
| rebounds = 14
| rebounds = 14
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| highassister = Lukošius
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| assists = 7
| record = 4–0
| record = 4–0
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| rebounds = 9
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = ''{{tooltip|Tied|Lukosius, Thomas}}''
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| assists = 4
| assists = 4
| record = 5–0
| record = 5–0
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| rebounds = 10
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| assists = 3
| assists = 3
| record = 7–1
| record = 7–1
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| tv = ESPN+
| tv = ESPN+
| score = [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/dayton/boxscore/11422 68–82]
| score = [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/dayton/boxscore/11422 68–82]
| highscorer = Lukosius
| highscorer = Lukošius
| points = 14
| points = 14
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| rebounds = 14
| rebounds = 14
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| assists = 2
| assists = 2
| record = 8–2
| record = 8–2
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| assists = 7
| assists = 7
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| record = 11–2
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| time = 10:00 p.m.
| time = 10:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| away = yes
| nonconf =
| opponent = [[2023–24 BYU Cougars men's basketball team|BYU]]
| opponent = [[2023–24 BYU Cougars men's basketball team|BYU]]
| opprank = 12
| opprank = 12
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| highrebounder = Bandaogo
| highrebounder = Bandaogo
| rebounds = 10
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = Lukosius
| highassister = Lukošius
| assists = 3
| assists = 3
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}}
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| date = January 9, 2024
| date = January 9, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| away =
| nonconf =
| opponent = [[2023–24 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team|Texas]]
| opponent = [[2023–24 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team|Texas]]
| opprank = 25
| opprank = 25
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| tv = ESPN+
| tv = ESPN+
| score = [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/texas/boxscore/11427 73–74]
| score = [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/texas/boxscore/11427 73–74]
| highscorer = Lukosius
| highscorer = Lukošius
| points = 19
| points = 19
| highrebounder = Newman III
| highrebounder = Newman III
| rebounds = 6
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = Lukosius
| highassister = Lukošius
| assists = 4
| assists = 4
| record = 12–3
| record = 12–3
| conference = 1–1
| conference = 1–1
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| attend = 11,014
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}}
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| time = 8:00 p.m.
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| away = yes
| nonconf =
| opponent = [[2023–24 Baylor Bears men's basketball team|Baylor]]
| opponent = [[2023–24 Baylor Bears men's basketball team|Baylor]]
| opprank = 14
| opprank = 14
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| highrebounder = Newman III
| highrebounder = Newman III
| rebounds = 7
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Lukosius
| highassister = Lukošius
| assists = 5
| assists = 5
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| record = 12–4
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| conference = 1–2
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}}
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| date = January 20, 2024
| date = January 20, 2024
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| away =
| nonconf =
| opponent = [[2023–24 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team|Oklahoma]]
| opponent = [[2023–24 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team|Oklahoma]]
| opprank = 15
| opprank = 15
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| tv = ESPN+
| tv = ESPN+
| score = [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/oklahoma/boxscore/11430 65–69]
| score = [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/oklahoma/boxscore/11430 65–69]
| highscorer = Lukosius
| highscorer = Lukošius
| points = 17
| points = 17
| highrebounder = ''{{tooltip|Tied|Lahkin, Lukosius}}''
| highrebounder = ''{{tooltip|Tied|Lahkin, Lukošius}}''
| rebounds = 7
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Thomas
| highassister = Thomas
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| record = 13–5
| record = 13–5
| conference = 2–3
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}}
}}
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| time = 9:00 p.m.
| time = 9:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| away = yes
| nonconf =
| opponent = [[2023–24 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team|Kansas]]
| opponent = [[2023–24 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team|Kansas]]
| opprank = 7
| opprank = 7
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| record = 13–6
| record = 13–6
| conference = 2–4
| conference = 2–4
| overtime =
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| attend = 16,300
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}}
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| date = January 27, 2024
| date = January 27, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| away =
| nonconf =
| opponent = [[2023–24 UCF Knights men's basketball team|UCF]]
| opponent = [[2023–24 UCF Knights men's basketball team|UCF]]
| site_stadium = Fifth Third Arena
| site_stadium = Fifth Third Arena
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| highrebounder = ''{{tooltip|Tied|Bandaogo, Newman III, Skillings}}''
| highrebounder = ''{{tooltip|Tied|Bandaogo, Newman III, Skillings}}''
| rebounds = 7
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Lukosius
| highassister = Lukošius
| assists = 6
| assists = 6
| record = 14–6
| record = 14–6
| conference = 3–4
| conference = 3–4
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}}
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| time = 7:00 p.m.
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| away = yes
| nonconf =
| opponent = [[2023–24 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team|West Virginia]]
| opponent = [[2023–24 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team|West Virginia]]
| site_stadium = [[WVU Coliseum]]
| site_stadium = [[WVU Coliseum]]
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| record = 14–7
| record = 14–7
| conference = 3–5
| conference = 3–5
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| attend = 10,349
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}}
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| time = 6:00 p.m.
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| away = yes
| nonconf =
| opponent = [[2023–24 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team|Texas Tech]]
| opponent = [[2023–24 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team|Texas Tech]]
| opprank = 15
| opprank = 15
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| tv = ESPN+
| tv = ESPN+
| score = [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/texas-tech/boxscore/11434 75–72]
| score = [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/texas-tech/boxscore/11434 75–72]
| highscorer = Lukosius
| highscorer = Lukošius
| points = 16
| points = 16
| highrebounder = Bandaogo
| highrebounder = Bandaogo
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| record = 15–7
| record = 15–7
| conference = 4–5
| conference = 4–5
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| date = February 10, 2024
| date = February 10, 2024
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| away =
| nonconf =
| opponent = [[2023–24 Houston Cougars men's basketball team|Houston]]
| opponent = [[2023–24 Houston Cougars men's basketball team|Houston]]
| opprank = 5
| opprank = 5
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| record = 15–8
| record = 15–8
| conference = 4–6
| conference = 4–6
| overtime =
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}}
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| date = February 13, 2024
| date = February 13, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| away =
| nonconf =
| opponent = [[2023–24 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team|Iowa State]]
| opponent = [[2023–24 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team|Iowa State]]
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Fifth Third Arena
| site_stadium = Fifth Third Arena
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| tv = <!-- Leave as TBD until it's decided which ESPN is carrying the game per Wikipedia policy -->ESPN2
| tv = ESPN2
| score = [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/iowa-state/boxscore/11436 59–68]
| score =
| highscorer =  
| highscorer = James
| points =
| points = 16
| highrebounder =  
| highrebounder = Skillings
| rebounds =
| rebounds = 11
| highassister =  
| highassister = ''{{tooltip|Tied|James, Skillings}}''
| assists =
| assists = 3
| record =
| record = 15–9
| conference =
| conference = 4–7
| overtime =
| attend = 11,819
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
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| time = 4:00 p.m.
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| away = yes
| nonconf =
| opponent = UCF
| opponent = UCF
| site_stadium = [[Addition Financial Arena]]
| site_stadium = [[Addition Financial Arena]]
| site_cityst = [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]]
| site_cityst = [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]]
| tv = ESPN+
| tv = ESPN+
| score = [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/ucf/boxscore/11437 76–74]
| score =
| highscorer =  
| highscorer = Skillings Jr.
| points =
| points = 15
| highrebounder =  
| highrebounder = Reynolds
| rebounds =
| rebounds = 9
| highassister =  
| highassister = Thomas
| assists =
| assists = 3
| record =
| record = 16–9
| conference =
| conference = 5–7
| overtime =
| attend = 8,624
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 21, 2024
| date = February 21, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| away =
| nonconf =
| opponent = [[2023–24 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team|Oklahoma State]]
| opponent = [[2023–24 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team|Oklahoma State]]
| site_stadium = Fifth Third Arena
| site_stadium = Fifth Third Arena
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| tv = ESPN+
| tv = ESPN+
| score = [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/oklahoma-state/boxscore/11438 76–80]
| score =
| highscorer =  
| highscorer = Lukošius
| points =
| points = 17
| highrebounder =  
| highrebounder = Skillings Jr.
| rebounds =
| rebounds = 10
| highassister =  
| highassister = Lukošius
| assists =
| assists = 4
| record =
| record = 16–10
| conference =
| conference = 5–8
| overtime =
| attend = 11,029
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
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| time = 3:00 p.m.
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| away = yes
| nonconf =
| opponent = TCU
| opponent = TCU
| site_stadium = [[Schollmaier Arena]]
| site_stadium = [[Schollmaier Arena]]
| site_cityst = [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth, TX]]
| site_cityst = [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth, TX]]
| tv = ESPN+
| tv = ESPN+
| score = [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/tcu/boxscore/11439 57–75]
| score =
| highscorer =  
| highscorer = Thomas
| points =
| points = 13
| highrebounder =  
| highrebounder = Bandaogo
| rebounds =
| rebounds = 9
| highassister =  
| highassister = Lukošius
| assists =
| assists = 4
| record =
| record = 16–11
| conference =
| conference = 5–9
| overtime =
| attend = 6,090
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
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| time = 7:00 p.m.
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| away = yes
| nonconf =
| opponent = Houston
| opponent = Houston
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = [[Fertitta Center]]
| site_stadium = [[Fertitta Center]]
| site_cityst = [[Houston|Houston, TX]]
| site_cityst = [[Houston|Houston, TX]]
| tv = ESPN2
| tv = <!-- Leave as TBD until it's decided which ESPN is carrying the game per Wikipedia policy -->TBD
| score = [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/houston/boxscore/11440 59–67]
| score =
| highscorer =  
| highscorer = ''{{tooltip|Tied|Lakhin, Lukošius}}''
| points =
| points = 11
| highrebounder =  
| highrebounder = Lakhin
| rebounds =
| rebounds = 9
| highassister =  
| highassister = Thomas
| assists =
| assists = 6
| record =
| record = 16–12
| conference =
| conference = 5–10
| overtime =
| attend = 7,352
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 2, 2024
| date = March 2, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| away =
| nonconf =
| opponent = [[2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team|Kansas State]]
| opponent = [[2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team|Kansas State]]
| site_stadium = Fifth Third Arena
| site_stadium = Fifth Third Arena
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| tv = ESPN+
| tv = ESPN+
| score = [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/kansas-state/boxscore/11441 74–72]
| score =
| highscorer =  
| highscorer = Newman III
| points =
| points = 18
| highrebounder =  
| highrebounder = Bandaogo
| rebounds =
| rebounds = 8
| highassister =  
| highassister = Thomas
| assists =
| assists = 5
| record =
| record = 17–12
| conference =
| conference = 6–10
| overtime =
| attend = 11,974
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
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| time = 8:00 p.m.
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| away = yes
| nonconf =
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opponent = Oklahoma
| site_stadium = [[Lloyd Noble Center]]
| site_stadium = [[Lloyd Noble Center]]
| site_cityst = [[Norman, Oklahoma|Norman, OK]]
| site_cityst = [[Norman, Oklahoma|Norman, OK]]
| tv = ESPN+
| tv = ESPN+
| score = [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/oklahoma/boxscore/11442 71–74]
| score =
| highscorer =  
| highscorer = James
| points =
| points = 16
| highrebounder =  
| highrebounder = Skillings Jr.
| rebounds =
| rebounds = 9
| highassister =  
| highassister = Thomas
| assists =
| assists = 3
| record =
| record = 17–13
| conference =
| conference = 6–11
| overtime =
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| attend = 6,124
}}
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 9, 2024
| date = March 9, 2024
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| away =
| nonconf =
| opponent = West Virginia
| opponent = West Virginia
| site_stadium = Fifth Third Arena
| site_stadium = Fifth Third Arena
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| gamename = rivalry
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = ESPN+
| tv = ESPN+
| score = [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/west-virginia/boxscore/11443 92–56]
| score =
| highscorer =  
| highscorer = Skillings Jr.
| points =
| points = 17
| highrebounder =  
| highrebounder = Bandaogo
| rebounds =
| rebounds = 7
| highassister =  
| highassister = Thomas
| assists =
| assists = 7
| record =
| record = 18–13
| conference =
| conference = 7–11
| overtime =
| attend = 11,914
| attend =
}}
}}
|-
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Cincinnati Bearcats}}| [[2024 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament|<span style={{NCAA color cell|Cincinnati Bearcats}}>Big 12 Tournament</span>]]
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Cincinnati Bearcats}}| [[2024 Big 12 men's basketball tournament|<span style={{NCAA color cell|Cincinnati Bearcats}}>Big 12 Tournament</span>]]
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = TBD
| date = March 12, 2024
| time = TBD
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| neutral = yes
| neutral = yes
| seed =
| seed = 11
| opponent =
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank =
| oppseed = 14
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = [[T-Mobile Center]]
| site_stadium = [[T-Mobile Center]]
| site_cityst = [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City, MO]]
| site_cityst = [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City, MO]]
| gamename =
| gamename = First Round/rivalry
| tv =
| tv = ESPN+
| score = [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/west-virginia/boxscore/11444 90–85]
| score =
| highscorer =  
| highscorer = Lukošius
| points =
| points = 31
| highrebounder =  
| highrebounder = Bandaogo
| rebounds =
| rebounds = 13
| highassister =  
| highassister = ''{{tooltip|Tied|Skillings, Lukošius}}''
| assists =
| assists = 4
| record =
| record = 19–13
| overtime =
| attend =
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 13, 2024
| time = 9:30 p.m.
| neutral = yes
| seed = 11
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank = 16
| oppseed = 6
| site_stadium = T-Mobile Center
| site_cityst = Kansas City, MO
| gamename = Second Round
| tv = ESPN2
| score = [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/kansas/boxscore/11639 72–52]
| highscorer = Skillings Jr.
| points = 25
| highrebounder = Newman III
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = Lukosius
| assists = 3
| record = 20–13
| attend = 18,261
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 14, 2024
| time = 9:30 p.m.
| neutral = yes
| seed = 11
| opponent = Baylor
| opprank = 14
| oppseed = 3
| site_stadium = T-Mobile Center
| site_cityst = Kansas City, MO
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = ESPN2
| score = [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/baylor/boxscore/11640 56–68]
| highscorer = Skillings Jr.
| points = 15
| highrebounder = Newman III
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = Lukosius
| assists = 4
| record = 20–14
| attend = 19,135
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Cincinnati Bearcats}}| [[2024 National Invitation Tournament|<span style={{NCAA color cell|Cincinnati Bearcats}}>NIT</span>]]
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 20, 2024
| time = 9:00 p.m.
| seed = 2
| opponent = [[2023–24 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team|San Francisco]]
| site_stadium = Fifth Third Arena
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| gamename = First Round - Indiana State Bracket
| tv = ESPN+
| score = [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/san-francisco/boxscore/11641 73–72]
| highscorer = Lukosius
| points = 28
| highrebounder = Newman III
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Thomas
| assists = 7
| record = 21–14
| overtime = OT
| attend = 3,899
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 23, 2024
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| seed = 2
| opponent = [[2023–24 Bradley Braves men's basketball team|Bradley]]
| oppseed = 3
| site_stadium = Fifth Third Arena
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| gamename = Second Round - Indiana State Bracket
| tv = ESPN+
| score = [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/bradley/boxscore/11661 74–57]
| highscorer = James
| points = 25
| highrebounder = Newman III
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Newman III
| assists = 4
| record = 22–14
| overtime =
| attend = 4,732
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 26, 2024
| time = 9:00 p.m.
| seed = 2
| away = yes
| opponent = [[2023–24 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team|Indiana State]]
| oppseed = 1
| site_stadium = [[Hulman Center]]
| site_cityst = [[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute, IN]]
| gamename = Quarterfinals - Indiana State Bracket
| tv = ESPN
| score = 81–85
| highscorer = Lukosius
| points = 26
| highrebounder = Skillings Jr.
| rebounds = 12
| highassister = James
| assists = 5
| record = 22–15
| overtime =
| attend = 8,057
}}
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=[[AP Poll]]|timezone=[[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Time]]}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=[[AP Poll]]|timezone=[[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Time]]}}
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2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record22–15 (7–11 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachChad Dollar (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Andre Morgan (3rd season)
  • Drew Adams (1st season)
  • Josh Loeffler (1st season)
  • Jake Thelen (1st season)
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3т Houston 15 - 3   .833 32 - 5   .865
No. 8 Iowa State † 13 - 5   .722 29 - 8   .784
No. 16 Baylor 11 - 7   .611 24 - 11   .686
Texas Tech 11 - 7   .611 23 - 11   .676
BYU 10 - 8   .556 23 - 11   .676
No. 19 Kansas 10 - 8   .556 23 - 11   .676
Texas 9 - 9   .500 21 - 13   .618
TCU 9 - 9   .500 21 - 13   .618
Oklahoma 8 - 10   .444 20 - 12   .625
Kansas State 8 - 10   .444 19 - 15   .559
Cincinnati 7 - 11   .389 22 - 15   .595
UCF 7 - 11   .389 17 - 16   .515
Oklahoma State 4 - 14   .222 12 - 20   .375
West Virginia 4 - 14   .222 9 - 23   .281
† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats were led by third-year head coach Wes Miller. The team played their home games at Fifth Third Arena as first-year members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 22–15, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for 11th place. As the No 12 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated West Virginia and Kansas before losing to Baylor in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament. As a No. 2 seed, they defeated San Francisco and Bradley before losing to Indiana State in the quarterfinals.

The season was the first for the Bearcats in the Big 12 as they had left the American Athletic Conference to join the Big 12 in July 2023.[1]

Previous season

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The Bearcats finished the 2022–23 season 23–13, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Temple before losing to Houston in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament.[2] The Bearcats received an at-large bid to the NIT, where they defeated Virginia Tech and Hofstra before falling to Utah Valley in the quarterfinals.[3]

Offseason

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Player departures

[edit]
Cincinnati departing players
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Kalu Ezikpe F 6' 8" 240 Graduate Student Lawrenceville, GA Completed college eligibility[a]
Landers Nolley II G 6' 7" 208 Graduate Student Atlanta, GA Play professionally[4]
Mika Adams-Woods G 6' 3" 180 Graduate Student Syracuse, NY Transferred to St. Bonaventure[5]
David DeJulius G 6' 0" 200 Graduate Student Detroit, MI Completed college eligibility
Rob Phinisee G 6' 1" 187 Graduate Student Lafayette, IN Completed college eligibility[a]
Jeremiah Davenport G 6' 7" 215 Graduate Student Cincinnati, OH Transferred to Arkansas[6]
Jarrett Hensley F 6' 8" 220 Junior Merriam, KS Transferred to Southern Illinois[7]
  1. ^ a b Ezikpe and Phinese both were graduate transfers in the 2022–23 season, with Ezikpe having graduated from Old Dominion and Phinese from Indiana.

Incoming transfers

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Cincinnati incoming transfers
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Old school Remaining Eligibility
DaVeon Thomas G 6' 0" 190 Junior Columbia, SC Kilgore College Two years[8]
Jamille Reynolds F 6' 10" 285 Senior Saint Petersburg, FL Temple Two years[9]
CJ Fredrick G 6' 3" 185 Graduate Student Cincinnati, OH Kentucky Two years[10]
Simas Lukošius G 6' 8" 225 Junior Kaunas, Lithuania Butler Two years[11]
Aziz Bandaogo F 7' 0" 230 Senior Dakar, Senegal Utah Valley Two years[12]

Class of 2023

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rayvon Griffith
SG 		Cincinnati, OH AZ Compass Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 1, 2022[13] 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Jizzle James
PG 		Orlando, FL Olympia High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) October 4, 2022[14] 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  • "2023 Cincinnati Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  • "Cincinnati 2023 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022.

Roster

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2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Daniel Skillings 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Roman Catholic High School Philadelphia, PA
G 1 Day Day Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Kilgore College Columbia, SC
G 2 Jizzle James 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Olympia High School Orlando, FL
G/F 3 Rayvon Griffith Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr AZ Compass Prep Cincinnati, OH
G 5 CJ Fredrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Kentucky Cincinnati, OH
G 10 Josh Reed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Pace Academy Atlanta, GA
G 11 CJ Anthony (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Putnam Science Academy Columbus, OH
F 13 Jamille Reynolds 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Sr Temple Saint Petersburg, FL
G 14 Landon Lang (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Ohio Northern Mason, OH
G/F 15 John Newman III 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Clemson Greensboro, NC
G 21 Chase Kirkwood (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Arkansas Phoenix, MD
F 30 Viktor Lakhin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr CSKA–2 Anapa, Russia
F 33 Ody Oguama 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Wake Forest Raleigh, NC
G/F 41 Simas Lukošius 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Butler Kaunas, Lithuania
C 44 Sage Tolentino 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr Hamilton High School Kane'ohe, HI
C 55 Aziz Bandaogo 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Utah Valley Dakar, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 6, 2023*
9:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UIC W 69–58  1–0
  15 – Thomas   8 - Tied   3 – Thomas  Fifth Third Arena (9,936)
Cincinnati, OH
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy W 93–61  2–0
  14 – Fredrick   12 – Reed   5 – Lukošius  Fifth Third Arena (4,267)
Cincinnati, OH
November 12, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Washington W 85–73  3–0
  26 – Lahkin   11 – Lahkin   5 – Thomas  Fifth Third Arena (3,063)
Cincinnati, OH
November 19, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Kentucky W 90–66  4–0
  25 – Skillings   14 – Lahkin   7 – Lukošius  Fifth Third Arena (10,018)
Cincinnati, OH
November 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia Tech W 89–54  5–0
  15 – Lahkin   9 – Bandaogo   4 - Tied  Fifth Third Arena (11,756)
Cincinnati, OH
November 28, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Howard W 86–81 OT 6–0
  19 – Lahkin   6 - Tied   4 – Thomas  Burr Gymnasium (1,324)
Washington, D.C.
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Florida Gulf Coast W 99–62  7–0
  19 - Tied   12 – Skillings   6 – Lahkin  Fifth Third Arena (9,812)
Cincinnati, OH
December 9, 2023*
6:30 p.m., FS1 		at Xavier
Crosstown Shootout 		L 79–84  7–1
  19 – James   10 – Bandaogo   3 - Tied  Cintas Center (10,724)
Cincinnati, OH
December 12, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bryant W 85–53  8–1
  14 – Fredrick   17 – Bandaogo   3 – James  Fifth Third Arena (9,303)
Cincinnati, OH
December 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Dayton
Hoops Classic 		L 68–82  8–2
  14 – Lukošius   14 – Bandaogo   2 - Tied  Heritage Bank Center (12,547)
Cincinnati, OH
December 19, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Merrimack W 65–49  9–2
  18 – Lahkin   11 – Reynolds   4 – Thomas  Fifth Third Arena (9,477)
Cincinnati, OH
December 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Stetson W 83–75  10–2
  29 – Skillings   10 – Skillings   7 – Fredrick  Fifth Third Arena (9,762)
Cincinnati, OH
December 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Evansville W 76–58  11–2
  16 – Newman III   9 – Lakhin   7 – Thomas  Fifth Third Arena (10,977)
Cincinnati, OH
Big 12 Regular Season
January 6, 2024
10:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 12 BYU W 71–60  12–2
(1–0) 		 17 – Lakhin   10 – Bandaogo   3 – Lukošius  Marriott Center (16,879)
Provo, UT
January 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 25 Texas L 73–74  12–3
(1–1) 		 19 – Lukošius   6 – Newman III   4 – Lukošius  Fifth Third Arena (11,014)
Cincinnati, OH
January 13, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 14 Baylor L 59–62  12–4
(1–2) 		 24 – Skillings   7 – Newman III   5 – Lukošius  Foster Pavilion (7,500)
Waco, TX
January 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 19 TCU W 81–77 OT 13–4
(2–2) 		 21 – Thomas   7 – Newman III   6 – Thomas  Fifth Third Arena (10,314)
Cincinnati, OH
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 15 Oklahoma L 65–69  13–5
(2–3) 		 17 – Lukošius   7 - Tied   6 – Thomas  Fifth Third Arena (12,406)
Cincinnati, OH
January 22, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 7 Kansas L 69–74  13–6
(2–4) 		 16 – Skillings   11 – Bandaogo   3 – Thomas  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UCF W 68–57  14–6
(3–4) 		 21 – Skillings   7 - Tied   6 – Lukošius  Fifth Third Arena (12,112)
Cincinnati, OH
January 31, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at West Virginia
rivalry 		L 65–69  14–7
(3–5) 		 15 – Skillings   9 – Bandaogo   4 – Thomas  WVU Coliseum (10,349)
Morgantown, WV
February 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 15 Texas Tech W 75–72  15–7
(4–5) 		 16 – Lukošius   10 – Bandaogo   4 – Thomas  United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
Lubbock, TX
February 10, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 5 Houston L 62–67  15–8
(4–6) 		 13 – Skillings   10 – Newman III   3 – Newman III  Fifth Third Arena (12,715)
Cincinnati, OH
February 13, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 10 Iowa State L 59–68  15–9
(4–7) 		 16 – James   11 – Skillings   3 - Tied  Fifth Third Arena (11,819)
Cincinnati, OH
February 17, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UCF W 76–74  16–9
(5–7) 		 15 – Skillings Jr.   9 – Reynolds   3 – Thomas  Addition Financial Arena (8,624)
Orlando, FL
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oklahoma State L 76–80  16–10
(5–8) 		 17 – Lukošius   10 – Skillings Jr.   4 – Lukošius  Fifth Third Arena (11,029)
Cincinnati, OH
February 24, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at TCU L 57–75  16–11
(5–9) 		 13 – Thomas   9 – Bandaogo   4 – Lukošius  Schollmaier Arena (6,090)
Fort Worth, TX
February 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 1 Houston L 59–67  16–12
(5–10) 		 11 - Tied   9 – Lakhin   6 – Thomas  Fertitta Center (7,352)
Houston, TX
March 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kansas State W 74–72  17–12
(6–10) 		 18 – Newman III   8 – Bandaogo   5 – Thomas  Fifth Third Arena (11,974)
Cincinnati, OH
March 5, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma L 71–74 OT 17–13
(6–11) 		 16 – James   9 – Skillings Jr.   3 – Thomas  Lloyd Noble Center (6,124)
Norman, OK
March 9, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		West Virginia
rivalry 		W 92–56  18–13
(7–11) 		 17 – Skillings Jr.   7 – Bandaogo   7 – Thomas  Fifth Third Arena (11,914)
Cincinnati, OH
Big 12 Tournament
March 12, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(11) vs. (14) West Virginia
First Round/rivalry 		W 90–85  19–13
  31 – Lukošius   13 – Bandaogo   4 - Tied  T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
March 13, 2024
9:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(11) vs. (6) No. 16 Kansas
Second Round 		W 72–52  20–13
  25 – Skillings Jr.   10 – Newman III   3 – Lukosius  T-Mobile Center (18,261)
Kansas City, MO
March 14, 2024
9:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(11) vs. (3) No. 14 Baylor
Quarterfinals 		L 56–68  20–14
  15 – Skillings Jr.   6 – Newman III   4 – Lukosius  T-Mobile Center (19,135)
Kansas City, MO
NIT
March 20, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(2) San Francisco
First Round - Indiana State Bracket 		W 73–72 OT 21–14
  28 – Lukosius   9 – Newman III   7 – Thomas  Fifth Third Arena (3,899)
Cincinnati, OH
March 23, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(2) (3) Bradley
Second Round - Indiana State Bracket 		W 74–57  22–14
  25 – James   9 – Newman III   4 – Newman III  Fifth Third Arena (4,732)
Cincinnati, OH
March 26, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		(2) at (1) Indiana State
Quarterfinals - Indiana State Bracket 		L 81–85  22–15
  26 – Lukosius   12 – Skillings Jr.   5 – James  Hulman Center (8,057)
Terre Haute, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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