#30 Cincinnati Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Cincinnati Bearcats
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #30
 
Conference Rank: #7 Big 12
 
 
2023-24 Record: 22-15, 7-11
2023-24 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Wes Miller
Coach Record: 63-43 at Cincinnati, 248-178 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
John Newman III, Forward, 9.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.8 apg
Viktor Lakhin, Forward, 9.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.7 apg
Jamille Reynolds, Forward, 5.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Dan Skillings Jr., Junior, Guard, 12.9 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.6 apg
Simas Lukosius, Senior, Forward, 11.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.9 apg
Day Day Thomas, Senior, Guard, 10.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.7 spg
Jizzle James, Sophomore, Guard, 8.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.1 apg
Aziz Bandaogo, Senior, Forward, 6.6 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.7 bpg
CJ Fredrick Jr., Senior, Guard, 6.1 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 1.5 apg
Josh Reed, Junior, Guard, 2.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Tyler Betsey, Freshman, Forward
Halvine Dzellat, Freshman, Forward
Rayvon Griffith, Freshman, Guard
Connor Hickman, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Bradley
Tyler McKinley, Freshman, Forward
Dillon Mitchell, Junior, Forward
Arrinten Page, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from USC
JJ Rembert, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.7 (141st in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.2 (68, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.3 (200, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.9 (65, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.6 (163, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.0 (235, 12)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.8 (289, 13)
Rebound Margin: 7.2 (16, 1)
Assists Per Game: 14.6 (91, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.0 (202, 7)