Cincinnati

Official Name: 
University of Cincinnati
Nickname: 
Bearcats
Mailing Address: 

Richard E. Lindner Center
2751 O'Varsity Way
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0021

Website: 
www.gobearcats.com
Telephone: 
(513) 556-5191
Fax: 
(513) 556-0619
Enrollment: 
34,000
Arena: 

Myrl Shoemaker Center
Capacity: 13,176
Year Opened: 1989

School Colors: 
Red and Black
Conference: 

Big East (since 2006)
Former Member of Mid-American 1947-53), Missouri Valley (1958-70), Metro (1976-91), Great Midwest (1992-95) and Conference USA (1996-2005)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(13) 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, and 2002

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(24) 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005
40-23 record (.635)
Reached Final Four in 1959 (3rd), 1960 (3rd), 1961 (1st), 1962 (1st), 1963 (2nd) and 1992 (3rd)

NIT Appearances: 

(10) 1951, 1955, 1957, 1970, 1974, 1985, 1990, 1991, 2006, and 2010
8-10 record (.444)
Finished 3rd in 1955

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Bob Huggins (16 years from 1990-2005, 398-128 record, .757)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Oscar Robertson (2,973 points from 1958-60)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Oscar Robertson (1,338 from 1958-60)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Oscar Robertson (62 points as senior vs. North Texas State on 2/8/60)

All-American Selections: 

(18) F Ron Bonham (1963 and 1964), G Ralph Davis (1960), F Danny Fortson (1996 and 1997), C Paul Hogue (1961 and 1962), G Steve Logan (2002), C Kenyon Martin (2000), F Oscar Robertson (1958, 1959 and 1960), F-G Tom Thacker (1963), F-C Jack Twyman (1955), G Nick Van Exel (1993), F Bob Wiesenhahn (1961), C George Wilson (1963), G Tony Yates (1963)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(8) Oscar Robertson (1958, 1959 and 1960), Ron Bonham (1963), Tom Thacker (1963), Danny Fortson (1997), Kenyon Martin (2000), Steve Logan (2002)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(2) Ron Bonham (1964), Danny Fortson (1996)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Oscar Robertson* (62 vs. North Texas State)
February 8, 1960 (senior/33.7 ppg)
*Missouri Valley Conference game record.

1

2

Total

Cincinnati

55

68

123

North Texas State

32

42

74

Cincinnati

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Robertson

23-29

16-19

62

Willey

5-10

2-3

12

Hogue

5-11

0-2

10

Davis

6-15

3-3

15

Bouldin

2-6

1-1

5

Calhoun

1-3

0-0

2

Pomerantz

5-8

0-0

10

Wiesenhahn

1-6

0-0

2

Sizer

2-3

0-1

4

Bryant

0-1

0-0

0

Dierking

0-1

0-1

0

Reis

0-1

1-2

1

Totals

50-94

23-32

123

Percentages

.532

.719

North Texas State

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Mudd

9-23

6-10

24

Grissom

4-8

3-7

11

McLaughlin

8-23

0-0

16

Reitzel

3-5

3-4

9

Byrd

2-2

1-3

5

Fickel

1-4

3-4

5

Baker

2-6

0-0

4

Boren

0-0

0-0

0

McClelen

0-1

0-0

0

Totals

29-72

16-28

74

Percentages

.403

.571
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Henry Pratt

1

1902

1-1

.500

1902

1-1

Anthony Chez

2

1903-04

12-10

.545

1904

8-6

Amos Foster

5

1905-09

30-10

.750

1908

9-0

C.A. Schoetter

1

1910

3-2

.600

1910

3-2

Russ Easton

4

1911-14

11-30

.268

1913

4-7

George Little

2

1915-16

4-17

.190

1915

3-8

Ion Cortright

1

1917

3-8

.273

1917

3-8

Whitelaw Morrison

1

1918

2-6

.250

1918

2-6

Boyd Chambers

10

1919-28

106-81

.567

1926

17-2

Frank Rice

4

1929-32

33-34

.493

1930

14-4

John Halliday

1

1933

9-8

.529

1933

9-8

Tay Brown

4

1934-37

47-27

.635

1935

16-3

Walter Van Winkle

2

1938-39

18-16

.529

1939

12-5

Clark Ballard

3

1940-42

24-31

.436

1942

10-10

Bob Reuss

2

1943-44

15-15

.500

1944

6-4

Ray Famham

2

1945-46

16-22

.421

1945

8-9

John "Socko" Wiethe

6

1947-52

106-47

.693

1949

23-5

George Smith

8

1953-60

154-56

.733

1960

28-2

Ed Jucker

5

1961-65

113-28

.801

1962

29-2

Tay Baker

7

1966-72

125-60

.676

1970

21-6

Gale Catlett

6

1973-78

126-44

.741

1977

25-5

Ed Badger

5

1979-83

68-71

.489

1982

15-12

Tony Yates

6

1984-89

70-100

.412

1989

15-12

Bob Huggins

16

1990-2005

398-128

.757

2002

31-4

Andy Kennedy

1

2006

21-13

.618

2006

21-13

Mick Cronin

5

2007-11

87-77

.530

2011

26-9
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,598-940 (.630) from 1902 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Huggins' record does not reflect one forfeit victory awarded from California in 1994-95
  • Kennedy served as an interim coach in 2005-06.