Cincinnati Bearcats
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #44
Conference Rank: #8 Big 12
2024-25 Record: 19-16, 7-13
2024-25 Postseason: CBC
Coach: Wes Miller
Coach Record: 82-59 at Cincinnati, 267-194 overall
Key Departed Players:
Jizzle James, Guard, 12.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.5 apg
Simas Lukosius, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.2 apg
Dillon Mitchell, Forward, 9.9 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.7 apg
Dan Skillings Jr., Guard, 9.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.5 apg
Aziz Bandaogo, Forward, 7.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.4 bpg
Josh Reed, Guard, 4.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg
Connor Hickman, Guard, 4.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.2 apg
Arrinten Page, Forward, 3.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Tyler Betsy, Forward, 3.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg
Key Returning Players:
Day Day Thomas, Senior, Guard, 10.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.8 spg
Key New Players:
Shon Abaev, Freshman, Guard
Lucas Atauri, Freshman, Guard
Bryson Buckingham, Freshman, Guard
Jalen Celestine, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Baylor
Grant Darbyshire, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Kentucky
Sencire Harris, Junior, Guard, Transfer from West Virginia
Jalen Haynes, Senior, Forward, Transfer from George Mason
Kerr Kriisa, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Kentucky
Tyler McKinley, Freshman, Forward
Baba Miller, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Florida Atlantic
Jordi Rodriguez, Freshman, Guard
Moustapha Thiam, Sophomore, Center, Transfer from UCF
Keyshuan Tillery, Freshman, Guard
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.2 (253rd in nation, 12th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.2 (33, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.9 (163, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.1 (127, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.5 (193, 11)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.4 (266, 14)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.5 (324, 14)
Rebound Margin: 1.2 (160, 10)
Assists Per Game: 13.9 (153, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.3 (47, 3)
