The 2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the

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in the

2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2018. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded with the Final Four at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 8, 2019. Pract ...

. The Bearcats were led by 13th-year head coach Mick Cronin, and played its home games at the newly renovated

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 28–7, 14–4 in AAC play, finishing in second place. They defeated SMU,

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, and No. 1 seed

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to win the AAC tournament for the second consecutive year, and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 7 seed in the South region, they were upset by No. 10 seed

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in the first round.

Previous season

The Bearcats finished the 2016–17 season 31–5, 16–2 in AAC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated SMU,

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, and

to win the AAC tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 2 seed in the West region, they defeated

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in the first round before being upset by

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in the second round.

Offseason

Departing players

On September 13, 2018 Associate Head Coach Larry Davis resigned before the start of the season. In October, Greg Youncofski was named as the third assistant coach for the 2018-19 season.

Recruiting class of 2018

Preseason

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on October 15, 2018, with the Bearcats predicted to finish second in the AAC.

Preseason Awards

American Athletic Conference *All-AAC First Team -

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Roster

Depth chart

Source

Schedule and results

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Awards and milestones

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*Honorable Mention: Jarron Cumberland

American Athletic Conference honors

All-AAC Awards

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All-AAC First Team

*Jarron Cumberland

Player of the Week

*Week 3: Jarron Cumberland *Week 7: Jarron Cumberland *Week 10: Jarron Cumberland *Week 11: Jarron Cumberland

Weekly Honor Roll

*Week 5: Trevon Scott *Week 9: Jarron Cumberland *Week 12: Jarron Cumberland *Week 13: Jarron Cumberland *Week 14: Jarron Cumberland *Week 15:

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*Week 16: Jarron Cumberland

AAC Tournament honors

AAC Tournament MVP

*Jarron Cumberland

All Tournament Team

*Jarron Cumberland *Trevon Scott Source

Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

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