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2007–08 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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2007–08 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record13–19 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
Seasons
2007–08 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Georgetown 15 3   .833 28 6   .824
No. 13 Louisville 14 4   .778 27 9   .750
No. 15 Notre Dame 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
No. 16 Connecticut 13 5   .722 24 9   .727
West Virginia 11 7   .611 26 11   .703
No. 25 Marquette 11 7   .611 25 10   .714
No. 17 Pittsburgh 10 8   .556 27 10   .730
Villanova 9 9   .500 22 13   .629
Syracuse 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Cincinnati 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Seton Hall 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
Providence 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
*DePaul 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
*St. John's 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
*South Florida 3 15   .167 12 19   .387
*Rutgers 3 15   .167 11 20   .355
2008 Big East tournament winner
As of April 7, 2008[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2008 Big East tournament.

The 2007–08 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Fifth Third Arena, which has a capacity of 13,176. They are members of the Big East Conference. The Bearcats finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in Big East play and were defeated in the first round of the 2008 Big East men's basketball tournament by the 7th seed Pittsburgh.

The Bearcats would lose to Bradley in the first round of the 2008 College Basketball Invitational.

Offseason

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Departing players

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Timmy Crowell 3 G 6'2" 170 Junior Albuquerque, New Mexico Transferred to Fort Lewis College[2]
Connor Barwin 11 F 6'4" 240 Sophomore Southfield, Michigan Walk-on; did not return
Ronald Allen 23 F 6'9" 225 Senior Los Angeles, California Graduated
Walter Lewis 25 G 6'2" 190 Junior Prince George, Virginia Walk-on; did not return
Cedric McGowan 30 F 6'7" 225 Senior Miami, Florida Graduated

Recruiting class of 2007

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Larry Davis
SG
Houston, Texas Alief Hastings High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 8, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 91
Darnell Wilks
PF
Nashville, Tennessee Pioneer Christian Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 12, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 93
Kenny Belton
PF
Salem, Virginia Dudley High School (NC) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 17, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 92
Alvin Mitchell
SF
Fort Lauderdale, Florida Cardinal Gibbons High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mar 7, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 78
Rashad Bishop
SF
Paterson, New Jersey Kennedy High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 18, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 67
Anthony McClain
C
Trenton, New Jersey National Christian Academy (MD) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 19, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 19
  • 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:

  • "2007 Cincinnati Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  • "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

Recruiting class of 2008

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US college sports recruiting information for 2008 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Yancy Gates
PF
Cincinnati, Ohio Withrow High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Apr 15, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 96
Cashmere Wright
PG
Savannah, Georgia Urban Christian Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 16, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 93
Dion Dixon
SG
Chicago, Illinois Crane High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 2, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 38
  • 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:

Roster

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2007–08 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Marvin Gentry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr McLennan CC Fort Worth, Texas
G 5 Deonta Vaughn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Harmony Community School Indianapolis, Indiana
F 10 Marcus Sikes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Mt. San Jacinto CC Richmond, Virginia
G 11 Larry Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Alief Hastings High School Houston, Texas
F 15 Darnell Wilks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Pioneer Christian Academy Nashville, Tennessee
G 20 Branden Miller (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Indian Hill High School Cincinnati, Ohio
F 21 Mike Williams Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Texas Camden, Alabama
F 22 Rashad Bishop 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Kennedy High School Paterson, New Jersey
F 23 Alvin Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Cardinal Gibbons High School Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
C 30 Anthony McClain 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Fr National Christian Academy Trenton, New Jersey
F 32 Kenny Belton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Dudley High School Salem, Virginia
G 33 Jamual Warren 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Globe Institute of Technology Springfield, Massachusetts
C 34 Adam Hrycaniuk 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Trinity Valley CC Mysliborz, Poland
F 45 John Williamson (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Cincinnati State Columbus, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 14 May 2020

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Adam Hrycaniuk Anthony McClain
PF John Williamson Kenny Belton Alvin Mitchell
SF Rashad Bishop Marcus Sikes Darnell Wilks
SG Jamual Warren Larry Davis Branden Miller
PG Deonta Vaughn Marvin Gentry

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2007*
7:30pm
Northern Kentucky W 76–71 
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
November 3, 2007*
7:30pm
Bellarmine W 77–58 
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
Regular Season
November 9, 2007*
8:00pm
Belmont
Peggy Cronin Classic
L 75–86  0–1
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
November 10, 2007*
7:00pm
Western Carolina
Peggy Cronin Classic
W 66–64  1–1
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
November 11, 2007*
8:00pm
Bowling Green
Peggy Cronin Classic
L 67–69  1–2
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
November 16, 2007*
7:00pm
Coastal Carolina W 74–59  2–2
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
November 24, 2007*
1:00pm
Fairfield W 69–64  3–2
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
November 26, 2007*
8:00pm
USC Upstate W 69–57  4–2
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
December 1, 2007*
6:00pm
at UAB L 54–73  4–3
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
December 8, 2007*
8:05pm
at Illinois State L 52–62  4–4
Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
December 12, 2007*
7:00pm
at No. 17 Xavier
Crosstown Shootout
L 59–64  4–5
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
December 19, 2007*
7:00pm
No. 2 Memphis
Rivalry
L 69–79  4–6
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
December 23, 2007*
7:30pm
at North Carolina State L 77–85  4–7
RBC Center 
Raleigh, NC
December 29, 2007*
8:00pm
Miami (OH) W 56–50  5–7
US Bank Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
Big East Regular Season
January 1, 2008
2:30pm
at Louisville
Rivalry
W 58–57  6–7
(1–0)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 5, 2008
6:00pm
at St. John's L 58–70  6–8
(1–1)
Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
January 9, 2008
8:00pm
Syracuse W 74–66  7–8
(2–1)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
January 12, 2008
7:00pm
No. 19 Villanova W 69–66  8–8
(3–1)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
January 15, 2008
7:00pm, ESPNU
at Notre Dame L 74–91  8–9
(3–2)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (10,231)
South Bend, IN
January 19, 2008
4:00pm
No. 15 Pittsburgh W 62–59  9–9
(4–2)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
January 23, 2008
7:30pm
Connecticut L 83–84  9–10
(4–3)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
January 27, 2008
12:00pm
at Seton Hall L 61–64  9–11
(4–4)
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
January 30, 2008
7:00pm
at West Virginia W 62–39  10–11
(5–4)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
February 2, 2008
12:00pm
No. 17 Marquette L 60–75  10–12
(5–5)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
February 9, 2008
6:00pm
at Rutgers W 72–68 OT 11–12
(6–5)
The RAC 
Piscataway, NJ
February 13, 2008
7:00pm
St. John's W 60–43  12–12
(7–5)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
February 20, 2008
7:00pm
South Florida W 52–51  13–12
(8–5)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
February 23, 2008
12:00pm, MASN
at No. 12 Georgetown L 53–73  13–13
(8–6)
Verizon Center (17,337)
Washington, D.C.
February 27, 2008
7:30pm
Pittsburgh L 67–73  13–14
(8–7)
Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
March 2, 2008
12:00pm
Providence L 79–81 OT 13–15
(8–8)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
March 6, 2008
7:30pm
DePaul L 54–60  13–16
(8–9)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
March 9, 2008
6:00pm
at No. 13 UConn L 51–96  13–17
(8–10)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
Big East tournament
Mar 12, 2008
7:00pm
(10) vs. (7) Pittsburgh
First Round
L 64–70  13–18
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
College Basketball Invitational
Mar 19, 2008*
7:00pm
(M 4) at (M 1) Bradley
First Round
L 67–70  13–19
Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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