The 2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Bearcats, were led by tenth year head coach Mick Cronin, who returned full-time after taking a hiatus in December 2014. The Bearcats played their home games on Ed Jucker Court at

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and were members of the

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. They finished the season with a record of 22–11, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in conference. The Bearcats lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to

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for the second consecutive year. They received an at-large bid as a #9 seed to the NCAA tournament. They lost in the First Round of the Tournament to Saint Joseph's.

Previous season

The Bearcats finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 23–11, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to

. They received an at-large bid as a #8 seed to the NCAA tournament where they defeated #9 seeded

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in the Second Round before losing to #1 ranked

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in the Third Round.

Offseason

Departing players

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting class of 2015

Recruiting class of 2016

Roster

Depth chart

Source

Schedule

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Awards and milestones

American Athletic Conference honors

All-AAC Awards

*Defensive Player of the Year: Gary Clark

All-AAC First Team

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All-AAC Second Team

* Gary Clark

Player of the Week

*Week 3:

*Week 17:

Rookie of the Week

*Week 7: Jacob Evans *Week 16: Jacob Evans Source

Rankings

References

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