Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
| Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball | |||||||||||||||
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| University | University of Cincinnati | ||||||||||||||
| First season | 1901 | ||||||||||||||
| Athletic director | John Cunningham | ||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Vacant | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||||||||||
| Arena | Fifth Third Arena (capacity: 12,012) | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Big 12 Conference | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Bearcats | ||||||||||||||
| Colors | Red and black | ||||||||||||||
| Student section | The RUCkus | ||||||||||||||
| All-time record | 1,885–1,063 (.639) | ||||||||||||||
| NCAA Division I tournament champions | |||||||||||||||
| 1961, 1962 | |||||||||||||||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||||||||||||||
| 1976, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2018, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||||||||||
| 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2014, 2018, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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The Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball program represents the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school's team competes in NCAA Division I as part of the Big 12 Conference. The Bearcats are currently have a head coaching vacancy.
With over 1800 all-time wins, the Bearcats are the 12th winningest basketball program of all time. The school's merits include 2 National Titles, 6 Final Fours, and 33 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament appearances, including 5 consecutive appearances in the Final Four from 1959 to 1963, and 3 consecutive appearances from 1961-1963, the first school to accomplish both feats. As of 2026, Cincinnati had an all-time tournament record of 46–32. 42 All-American honors have been issued to Bearcats, while 39 Bearcat players have gone on to play in the NBA.
Cincinnati has been playing its home games since 1989 at Fifth Third Arena, which received an $87 million renovation for the 2018 season. Cincinnati joined the original Big East Conference in 2005, which was rebranded as the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in 2013. In 2023, they joined the Big 12 conference.