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(09-17-2019 12:37 PM)dubcat14 Wrote:  

(09-17-2019 11:35 AM)Tymanh99 Wrote:  Any word of the conference schedule?

Nice! Thanks

Time to plan some road trips

where's our last Sunday noon game on CBS this year. : /

https://gobearcats.com/news/2019/9/20/me...s-day.aspx


CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati men's basketball team opens its 18-game league schedule on New Year's Day at Fifth Third Arena against UConn, as the American Athletic Conference announced the 2019-20 composite schedule Friday.

All of Cincinnati's 18 conference games will be televised by national or regional networks, including the Wednesday, Jan. 1 contest against the Huskies which will air on CBS Sports Network at 7 p.m. ET. It marks the third time in seven seasons in the league the Bearcats have started AAC play on New Year's Day.

Cincinnati, who has won the most AAC games since league formation (2013-14) and has claimed each of the last two American Championship titles, battles 2018-19 AAC regular-season champion Houston twice in 2019-20. The Bearcats play host to the Cougars on Saturday, Feb. 1 (6 p.m. on ESPN2) and visit Houston on Sunday, March 1 (1 p.m. on ESPN).

The Bearcats also face longtime rival Memphis twice, taking on the Tigers in the Bluff City on Thursday, Jan. 16 (7 p.m. on ESPN) and in Cincinnati on Thursday, Feb. 13 (7 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2).

Wichita State and Cincinnati have played five exciting games since the Shockers joined the league prior to the 2017-18 campaign. The two teams meet twice during 2019-20, first in Wichita, Kan., on Thursday, Feb. 6 (7 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2) before a matchup in the Queen City on Sunday, Feb. 23 (1 p.m. ESPN).

New head coach John Brannen will lead the Bearcats into three battles against the other two new head coaches in the league. Cincinnati's first league road game of the season takes place at Tulane on Saturday, Jan. 4 (tip time is TBA on CBS Sports Network) against the Green Wave's new mentor, Ron Hunter. The Bearcats also face new Temple head coach Aaron McKie and his Owls in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Jan. 22 (7 p.m. on ESPNews) and on Senior Night at Fifth Third Arena on Saturday, March 7 (8 p.m. on CBS Sports Network).

Other conference home games include matchups with Tulsa on Wednesday, Jan. 8 (7 p.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNU), ECU on Sunday, Jan. 19 (6 p.m. on ESPNU), SMU on Tuesday, Jan. 28 (7 p.m. on ESPNews) and UCF on Wednesday, Feb. 19 (7 p.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNU).

Other conference road games for the Bearcats include visits to UCF on Saturday, Jan. 11 (noon on ESPN2), UConn in Storrs Conn., on Sunday, Feb. 9 (noon on CBS Sports Network), ECU on Sunday, Feb. 16 (noon on CBS Sports Network) and USF on Tuesday, March 3 (7 p.m. on ESPNU).

The 2020 American Championship is March 12-15 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

All games airing on an ESPN network will also be available through the ESPN App, computers, smartphones, tablets and streaming devices to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider.

// TIP TIMES FOR TENNESSEE AND VERMONT HOME GAMES ANNOUNCED
Game times and television designation for a pair of Cincinnati nonconference home games were also announced Friday. The Bearcats will face 2019 American East Conference champion Vermont on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network and welcome Tennessee to Fifth Third Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. The Volunteers advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament a year ago.

// BEARCATS TO FACE THOMAS MORE IN EXHIBITION CONTEST
Cincinnati's lone exhibition game of the preseason will feature a matchup against nearby Thomas More on Thursday, Oct. 31 at Fifth Third Arena. The contest will tip at 7 p.m. and be streamed live on BEARCATS TV at GoBearcats.com. Thomas More moved to the NAIA level on July 1, 2019.

// A CLOSER LOOK AT CINCINNATI'S OPPONENTS IN 2019-20
Among the 2018-19 accomplishments achieved by Cincinnati's upcoming opponents:
16 teams won 20 or more games
16 teams advanced to postseason play
15 teams finished in the Top 100 of the NET Rankings
Nine teams participated in the NCAA Tournament
Seven nonconference teams finished first or second in their league

// ABOUT THE BEARCATS
John Brannen, who takes the reigns as head coach at Cincinnati in 2019-20, guided Northern Kentucky to two Horizon League regular-season championships and two tournament titles in the previous three seasons. The Bearcats welcome seven newcomers and return three starters, including AAC Player of the Year Jarron Cumberland, from a year ago when they posted a 28-7 overall mark, won the American Championship for the second year in a row and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the ninth consecutive season.

// "BEARCATS MADNESS PRESENTED BY SKYLINE CHILI" SCHEDULED FOR OCT. 4
After 15 years, University of Cincinnati Athletics, in collaboration with UC Student Government and Skyline Chili, will once again celebrate the start of basketball season with a "Bearcats Madness" event at Fifth Third Arena.

Festivities start at 11:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 4, following the football game against UCF.

Be sure to get your first look at the men's and women's basketball teams and hear from men's coach John Brannen and women's coach Michelle Clark-Heard.

Admission is free. Fifth Third Arena doors open at 10 p.m.

ARENA ENTRANCE NOTE: Fans coming to the event after attending the football game at Nippert Stadium should enter Fifth Third Arena on the west concourse. Fans attending the basketball event only should enter the arena on the east concourse. Gameday arena bag policies will be in effect.


https://gobearcats.com/documents/2019/9/...hedule.pdf

^^ 5 games on CBS Sports (for now, could be more), SMH. Granted most of us will/should be at the home games, but only about 5,000 people in Greater Cincinnati have that channel.

6 of the first 8 games seem very winnable.

8 of the last 10 games seems very tough.

14-4/15-3 is not too crazy to imagine if we really hit our stride.

(09-20-2019 09:30 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  ^^ 5 games on CBS Sports (for now, could be more), SMH. Granted most of us will/should be at the home games, but only about 5,000 people in Greater Cincinnati have that channel.

That can't be accurate. It's on spectrum's normal package, it's on Cincinnati bell with a cheap sports package (the one you need for redzone), i think it's on YouTube tv

(09-20-2019 10:07 AM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(09-20-2019 09:30 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  ^^ 5 games on CBS Sports (for now, could be more), SMH. Granted most of us will/should be at the home games, but only about 5,000 people in Greater Cincinnati have that channel.

That can't be accurate. It's on spectrum's normal package, it's on Cincinnati bell with a cheap sports package (the one you need for redzone), i think it's on YouTube tv

Yeah most people I know that have cable also have the CBSSN.

disappointing to see our 5 year streak on regular season finales at noon on CBS come to an end.

(09-20-2019 09:30 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  ^^ 5 games on CBS Sports (for now, could be more), SMH. Granted most of us will/should be at the home games, but only about 5,000 people in Greater Cincinnati have that channel.

There won't be any more on CBSSN for conference games at least. The TBAs are either ESPN/ESPN2 or ESPN2/ESPNU flexes.

(09-20-2019 10:41 AM)thebearcat Wrote:  disappointing to see our 5 year streak on regular season finales at noon on CBS come to an end.

yeah me too. They went with Memphis at Houston which I cant totally fault them at that. We are kinda seen as a wildcard this year .

(09-20-2019 12:00 PM)Bearcat2012 Wrote:  

(09-20-2019 10:41 AM)thebearcat Wrote:  disappointing to see our 5 year streak on regular season finales at noon on CBS come to an end.

yeah me too. They went with Memphis at Houston which I cant totally fault them at that. We are kinda seen as a wildcard this year .

Well, our the Bearcats' conference finale will still be at 3pm on Sunday afternoon on CBS, so I'm ok with it.

Oh and I just noticed the holiday tourney in the Virgin Islands is on that jank FloRida Sports Internet site that steals our money for D rate productions.

(09-20-2019 12:26 PM)Bearcat2012 Wrote:  Oh and I just noticed the holiday tourney in the Virgin Islands is on that jank FloRida Sports Internet site that steals our money for D rate productions.

Someone seemed to specialize in finding obscure holiday tournaments for UC basketball in recent years. Hopefully, we're due for an upgrade after this season.

I have to miss Midnight Madness for a wedding in the Outer Banks...now the exhibition is on Halloween! Hopefully, they hold a trick or treat for the kids.

(09-20-2019 12:00 PM)Bearcat2012 Wrote:  

(09-20-2019 10:41 AM)thebearcat Wrote:  disappointing to see our 5 year streak on regular season finales at noon on CBS come to an end.

yeah me too. They went with Memphis at Houston which I cant totally fault them at that. We are kinda seen as a wildcard this year .

Seen as a wildcard is kind of strange considering we return the Conference Player of the year, our top 3 scorers from last year, top rebounder, and have added some solid players like Jaevin via transfer as well as some top Freshman like Harvey.

Edit: I can understand some going with a different team to win the conference, but we should still be expected among the conference has to offer regardless of where you are from.

(09-20-2019 09:30 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  ^^ 5 games on CBS Sports (for now, could be more), SMH. Granted most of us will/should be at the home games, but only about 5,000 people in Greater Cincinnati have that channel.

Great, Direct TV has dropped CBSSN until a contract is signed.

just booked flight to NOLA for the Tulane game. Not a bad way to kick off 2020.

Anybody know when we can expect season tickets?? We have our first game in a week boys!

(10-23-2019 09:49 AM)DownOnRohs Wrote:  Anybody know when we can expect season tickets?? We have our first game in a week boys!

I received my tickets today.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basket...r-2019-20/

This CBS Sports list has UC playing the 3rd toughest non-conference schedule.

I really hope casual fans realize that teams like Vermont, Colgate and Drake aren't pushovers.

Vermont a couple years ago lost to UK by 4 points at Rupp Arena and outscored Kentucky by 8 in the 2nd half.