2023-2024 Schedule

[Lobot]

The away schedule looks like he__.

Yeah it really does. The “easy” one is at altitude

[richard k.]

So this year's home conference schedule opponents include a #1 seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament (Houston), a 2 seed that lost in the Elite Eight (Texas), a 3 seed that lost in the Elite Eight (Kansas State), and two 6 seeds (TCU, Iowa State) + WVU was in the tournament.

And the 2022 & 2021 National Champs away in Kansas & Baylor. Not quite the American but what the heck.

[bearcatbret]

Look: UC Basketball Reveals Inaugural Big 12 Opponent Slate (msn.com)
"The Big 12 was the only conference in all of college basketball to have all teams be net positive in adj O-rating & D-rating vs the national averages. Reigns true even with their 4 new members for this year (UH, UCF, BYU, Cincy). Best conference in the country got even better."

[GoBearcats31]

Jon Rothstein says the four new Big 12 teams averaged 9.8 Q1 games last year, existing Big 12 teams played an average of 21.

[GoBearcats31]

Jon Rothstein reporting UC will host Georgia Tech at home this season, return game the following year https://collegehoops.today/rothstein...h-third-arena/

[GoBearcats31]

Jon Rothstein reporting UC will host Georgia Tech at home this season, return game the following year https://collegehoops.today/rothstein...h-third-arena/

Georgia Tech finished 15-18 a year ago, ahead of just Notre Dame and Louisville in the ACC. They fired Josh Pastner and brought in former NBA veteran Damon Stoudamire.

They return four of their top five scorers and brought in six transfers -- including former top 50 recruit Kowacie Reeves (averaged 8.5 ppg as a sophomore at Florida).

[Bearcat93]

When I read ACC team inks home/home with UC, I was hoping for almost any other team. I worry we aren’t playing anyone in non-con to get us ready.

[GoBearcats31]

Rocco Miller says UC will host Florida Gulf Coast on Sunday, December 3.

Looks like 3 games left to fill.


Home
Nov. 6 vs. Illinois-Chicago
Nov. 10 vs. Detroit Mercy (MTE)
Nov. 12 vs. Eastern Washington (MTE)
Nov. 15 vs. Northern Kentucky
TBA vs. Georgia Tech
Dec. 3. vs. FGCU
Dec. 19 vs. Merrimack
Dec. 30 vs. Evansville

Road
Dec. 9 at Xavier

Heritage Bank Center Event Cincinnati, OH
Dec. 16 vs. Dayton

[Lobot]

Bryant on Dec 12 per D1Docket

[GoBearcats31]

Add Stetson to the list. One game left to play. While there are decent sounding "buy games," would be nice to add one more top 25-50 type opponent.


Home
Nov. 6 vs. Illinois-Chicago
Nov. 10 vs. Detroit Mercy
Nov. 12 vs. Eastern Washington
Nov. 15 vs. Northern Kentucky
TBA vs. Georgia Tech
Dec. 3 vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Dec. 9 at Xavier
Dec. 12 vs. Bryant
Dec. 16 vs. Dayton (Heritage Bank Center downtown)
Dec. 19 vs. Merrimack
Dec. 22 vs. Stetson
Dec. 30 vs. Evansville

[Carthage World]

Add Stetson to the list. One game left to play. While there are decent sounding "buy games," would be nice to add one more top 25-50 type opponent.


Home
Nov. 6 vs. Illinois-Chicago (301)
Nov. 10 vs. Detroit Mercy (200)
Nov. 12 vs. Eastern Washington (121)
Nov. 15 vs. Northern Kentucky (160)
TBA vs. Georgia Tech (161)
Dec. 3 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (185)
Dec. 9 at Xavier (15)
Dec. 12 vs. Bryant (208)
Dec. 16 vs. Dayton (Heritage Bank Center downtown) (79)
Dec. 19 vs. Merrimack (309)
Dec. 22 vs. Stetson (172)
Dec. 30 vs. Evansville (352)

Final 2023 KenPom ranking for each team is listed above. Average ranking is 189.

I'd like to see the final game be a road game (of a future home and home) with a top half Big Ten/ACC/SEC program.

[Lobot]

Final 2023 KenPom ranking for each team is listed above. Average ranking is 189.

I'd like to see the final game be a road game (of a future home and home) with a top half Big Ten/ACC/SEC program.

Well done. What on earth happened to Evansville? They used to be one of those smaller programs that you didn't want to play.

[GoBearcats31]

Well done. What on earth happened to Evansville? They used to be one of those smaller programs that you didn't want to play.

It all went downhill when they ditched the sleeved jerseys...

But in all seriousness, it appears things recently took a bad turn starting with the short tenure of former Kentucky star Walter McCarty.

[GoBearcats31]

Georgia Tech series official https://gobearcats.com/news/2023/8/1...on-nov-22.aspx

The University of Cincinnati men's basketball program has announced a home-and-home series with Georgia Tech. The first installment will be Wednesday, Nov. 22 in Fifth Third Arena, with the 2024-25 return in Atlanta at a date to be determined.

UC leads the all-time series 8-3, with the last meeting an 87-70 win in the 1996 Sweet 16. Both teams were also Metro Conference rivals from 1975-78. Cincinnati went 2-0 against the ACC last season, defeating Louisville in Maui and Virginia Tech at home in the NIT.

The Bearcats and Yellow Jackets are also the nightcap of a volleyball doubleheader against Kansas (1 p.m.).

[red_n_black_attack]

Well done. What on earth happened to Evansville? They used to be one of those smaller programs that you didn't want to play.

They had a few good seasons after Jim Crews left in 2002, but not much consistency. It's a shame too, because there are some good players in the KY/IL/IN tri-state recruiting area, but after McCarty, Lickliter took team in wrong direction. I hope the new coach (Ragland) can bring back some of the magic, but it will be difficult to compete in today's NIL at a school with 2-3000 undergrads.