2026-27 Team News

[GoBearcats31]

Per Dan Hoard, the first Calhoun Era practice took place this morning at 7 a.m.

[GoBearcats31]

Gary Clark was on hand yesterday, per Dan Hoard

And, today, he addressed the team after the second practice (also per Dan Hoard)

[Carthage World]

There's a brief practice report from Keegan Nickoson of Bearcat Journal starting exactly at the 1 hour mark of Monday night's podcast.

About half the players on the roster got some form of an individual update.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tDuwDqyAPE

[GoBearcats31]

Yancy Gates and Anthony McBride spoke to the team after practice today, per UC's social media

[Carthage World]

Chad Brendel gives another practice report over the first ~35 minutes of last night's Bearcat Bounce Podcast.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfwXqfM0rTc

His way-too-early starting line-up is Riley, Carson, Colvin, Tejada, and Hastings.

[bearcatbret]

Channel 5's weekly update:
Bearcats begin summer practices as Jerrod Calhoun era arrives in Cincinnati

[GoBearcats31]

ADLAN ELAMIN SELECTED TO JAYSON TATUM ELITE CAMP

https://gobearcats.com/news/2026/06/...tum-elite-camp

[GoBearcats31]

There is a hearing today in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas case in which former Calhoun players MJ Collins and Kolby King are seeking another year of eligibility (to play at UC), among others.

Calhoun has been brought into the fray. An assistant AG in Ohio filed a motion to quash a subpoena, which the plaintiffs' attorney attempted to serve on him (a non-party) yesterday to appear for testimony today.

The Complaint filed back on June 24 mentions "Collins intends to play in the 2026-26 season at the University of Cincinnati...should he receive relief from this Court." The same language was used for King. Another plaintiff in the matter is former Bearcat Josh Reed.

[leeraymond372@gmail.com]

What a year for Baba Miller. Drafted into the NBA and more importantly; he received his college degree. I am so happy for that young man. I sincerely hope that he goes on to have a long and fruitful NBA career. Good luck to Baba Miller.

By the way, his given name is Papa Ababacar Bartolome Miller.

[GoBearcats31]

There is a hearing today in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas case in which former Calhoun players MJ Collins and Kolby King are seeking another year of eligibility (to play at UC), among others.

Calhoun has been brought into the fray. An assistant AG in Ohio filed a motion to quash a subpoena, which the plaintiffs' attorney attempted to serve on him (a non-party) yesterday to appear for testimony today.

The Complaint filed back on June 24 mentions "Collins intends to play in the 2026-26 season at the University of Cincinnati...should he receive relief from this Court." The same language was used for King. Another plaintiff in the matter is former Bearcat Josh Reed.

That motion was denied... Calhoun testified https://www.cincinnati.com/story/spo...i/90775680007/

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Adding a player like Collins, he said, would make UC "a better team and a better locker room."

Calhoun also was asked about how much money was budgeted for players, but an attorney for the university objected to the question, and he didn't have to answer it.

Collins and Borovicanin also testified at the July 1 hearing.

Another former Utah State player, Kolby King, also is a plaintiff in the lawsuit and hopes to play for UC in the upcoming season. King did not make himself available through the NCAA's transfer portal, and it's unclear if UC would face sanctions if he were deemed eligible and then transferred.

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

Bottom line, when will we know about the players who want to play for UC?

[Rufus]

The ruling is supposed to come down on the ninth I believe. If the blue blood schools can hire their high priced lawyers ( and judges ( Texas Tech 😉 ) to rule in their favor then why can't our lawyers be biased too. Secondly how can playing for fifty four days as a pro and still be eligible for a fifth year but yet a college athlete, ( yet still a pro by all intents and purposes, not be eligible. #3, what does it all all matter if when it's all said and done it's about how every d1 school is only looking to buy a championship, and only the ones who have the highest payroll are the ones who are trying to put the kibosh on this in order to keep schools like UC, little fish/ big pond in their place. Maintain the pecking order and their individual legacies in tact. And #4 who should care in this atmosphere of legal betting. The "house" is going to prevail. But what do i know, I've only seen this world deteriorate piece by piece for the last seventy years.

[Rufus]

Gonna be something to watch! Riley and Collins in the same backcourt

[Lobot]

The NCAA has appealed the ruling. They'll lose.

[longtimefan]

So no time limit on the 5th year. So we could bring back Cashmere Wright or Kevin Johnson for another season?