http://www.yardbarker.com/colleges/cincinnati_bearcats/64 Recent articles about Cincinnati Bearcats en-us On Tuesday I wrote a season review about Titus Rubles. In that post, I noted what everyone already know, that Rubles made just 4 three pointers this season. There could easily be a post about the 43 or 44 three point attempts that Titus attempted, but this post is about the 4 that he made. How did such a bad 3 point shooter only make four? Or you could say how could such a decent shooter, around 41% on 2 pointers, be such a terrible 3 point shooter? A lot of that is because of his shooting form. Some of that is because of his range. There is something similar that I noticed about all 4 of these makes that you can't say about all of Rubles' attempts. We'll get to that after the picture show. All the images in this post are from WatchESPN. November 13, 2012 Make #1 Rubles has the ball up top. He waves off JaQuon Parker, but he will move towards where Parker had the screen/post up. Titus had some space on his man, who was expecting a drive, pul... Wed, 22 May 2013 01:13:48 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/the_four_3_pointers_by_titus_rubles/13668340 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/the_four_3_pointers_by_titus_rubles/13668340 The Four 3 Pointers by Titus Rubles http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/the_four_3_pointers_by_titus_rubles/13668340 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The season review series is rounding towards the end. Only a handful of players are left to review. The next 4 days will have 4 player reviews. After taking a day off for Memorial day, there will be the final player review and a review of Mick Cronin. That will be the end of the reviews. A new series will start in June. Hooray new series. Hooray current series. I can feel the excitement in the air. Before we cover Titus Rubles, let's run through the players previously reviewed if you are new to the site. David Nyarsuk  - Jermaine Sanders - Shaquille Thomas - Justin Jackson Ge'Lawn Guyn - Jeremiah Davis, Alex Eppensteiner, Kelvin Gaines Titus Rubles came to Cincinnati from a junior college in Texas. Rubles played in all 34 games, starting 12. His starts came towards the end of the season as 9 of his starts came during conference play. Rubles averaged 22 minutes a game. He used 21.8% of Cincinnati possessions, meaning those possessions ended in a Rubles shot,... Tue, 21 May 2013 15:20:52 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/season_review_titus_rubles/13664764 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/season_review_titus_rubles/13664764 Season Review: Titus Rubles http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/season_review_titus_rubles/13664764 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png This fine May day brings another season review, this time of one of the UC big men, David Nyarsuk. There have been season reviews for a handful of players: Jermaine Sanders Shaq Thomas Justin Jackson Alex Eppensteiner, Kelvin Gaines, Jeremiah Davis Ge'Lawn Guyn David Nyarsuk came to Cincinnati as the tallest Bearcat ever at 7'1. Unless he has a horrible shriking disease, he will leave Cincinnati as the tallest player ever. David played in 33 of the 34 Cincinnati contests. He even started 2 of them. He played 11 minutes a game. Dave used 13.3% of the Cincinnati possessions. He took shots on 12.3% of them. That means he turned the ball over a lot. And he did. 27% of the UC possessions that ended with Nyarsuk were capped off by him turning the ball over. Dave was pretty solid from the field. He was 39-66, 59%. He attempted only 23 shots during conference play. You would think the big guy who was hitting 6 of 10 shots would get a lot of shots, but that w... Wed, 15 May 2013 14:14:24 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/season_review_david_nyarsuk/13623794 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/season_review_david_nyarsuk/13623794 Season Review: David Nyarsuk http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/season_review_david_nyarsuk/13623794 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png CINCINNATI Walter Stewart knows he has a decision to make. The former University of Cincinnati defensive end believes he can still play football. He needs a team to believe that he can. Since suffering a sprained neck last early last season, an injury which led to the discovery that he had been born without the posterior arch of his C1 vertebra, Stewart has been seeking a chance. Doctors initially told him he would never play football again but he found one in Dr. James Elder, a neurosurgeon at Ohio State University, who gave him the clearance to begin working out again for the purpose of returning to the field. While teams around the NFL, including the Bengals, are hosting rookie mini-camps and conducting offseason workout programs, Stewart is still searching for someone to believe in him. Stewart went unselected in last months NFL Draft. Hes so far gone unsigned as a free agent and hes not in anyones camp for a tryout. He is well aware of the risks but believes thats mostly from the unknown. I was a li Fri, 10 May 2013 20:20:12 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/stewart_still_looking_for_a_shot/13593473 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/stewart_still_looking_for_a_shot/13593473 Stewart still looking for a shot http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/stewart_still_looking_for_a_shot/13593473 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Hakeem Allonce (6'5/290) is a defensive lineman from LA Pierce Community College in California. He is committed to play college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats. Fri, 10 May 2013 11:16:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/jcspotlight_bearcat_commitment/13590137 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/jcspotlight_bearcat_commitment/13590137 JCSpotlight: Bearcat Commitment http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/jcspotlight_bearcat_commitment/13590137 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Cincinnati Bearcats were awarded their Big East championship rings after a four-way in-conference finish and a Belk Bowl win. Mon, 06 May 2013 12:13:53 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/cincinnati_bearcats_big_east_championship_rings_have_arrived/13559720 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/cincinnati_bearcats_big_east_championship_rings_have_arrived/13559720 Cincinnati Bearcats’ Big East Championship rings have arrived http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/cincinnati_bearcats_big_east_championship_rings_have_arrived/13559720 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The season reviews have been coming in alphabetical order from Jeremiah Davis, Alex Eppensteiner, Kelvin Gaines, Ge'Lawn Guyn and Justin Jackson, not to mention the state of the program, but today is a little different. When I said on twitter last night that I was going to be writing a recap today, someone named Cody wanted to read about Shaq Thomas. Since this is a blog for the people written by a person, today's season review is about Shaq Thomas. Shaquille, don't call him Shaq, Thomas played in 33 of the 34 Cincinnati games this season. He averaged 10.8 minutes per game. Thomas used a pretty modest 18.7% of Cincinnati possessions. His shot percentage was 19.8%, which doesn't seem to add up. Thomas had a lower than you would think offensive rating of 93.6. He was 42-101 from the field, 41.6%. Thomas was 3-8 from 3. He was especially poor from the free throw line. This will be a huge area for his improvement as a sophomore. Thomas was 13-27, 48%. As a resul... Fri, 03 May 2013 15:36:07 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/season_review_shaquille_thomas/13545332 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/season_review_shaquille_thomas/13545332 Season Review: Shaquille Thomas http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/season_review_shaquille_thomas/13545332 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Happy May, everyone. A man named Andrew Woods emailed me saying "When are you going to continue the season reviews?" The answer is today. I've been suffering some burnout lately and I need a kick in the ass every once in a while from you guys. It's appreciated.  I needed a kick in the ass to get back on the season recaps just like the next player up in the recaps needed a mid-season kick in the ass to start playing well. The next man up is Justin Jackson. If you missed the earlier reviews that I have written about the program, Jeremiah Davis, Alex Eppensteiner and Kelvin Gaines and Ge'Lawn Guyn, click on the links and read those as well.  Before the season started, I wrote a Getting to Know the Bearcats piece in which I predicted Justin Jackson would have an 8 -7 -1.5 block - 1.5 assist - 1.2 steal season. I didn't just expect him to get better, I expected a pretty big jump from him. Except in blocks. My prediction was a little off from that. J... Wed, 01 May 2013 16:20:31 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/season_review_justin_jackson/13530170 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/season_review_justin_jackson/13530170 Season Review: Justin Jackson http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/season_review_justin_jackson/13530170 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/d/dd8fb734710c10aa4a3f64cdf6bdbbcb7e698c01/mini/6040854.jpg The season review series kicks off with the first individual player entry, that of Ge'Lawn Guyn. In previous entries I've talked about the program and 3 players who didn't play a lot. You can see those entries at the top of the page or by clicking on the links in this sentence.  Ge'Lawn Guyn came into this season with some people thinking he would have an expanded role since he was a sophomore. Those people would be wrong. Guyn's freshman and sophomore year numbers are nearly identical. He played a little over 10 minutes a game. He used 14.1% of UC possessions, meaning 14% of possessions ended with a Guyn shot, assist or turnover. That was a bit down from last year. Guyn had a small bump in his offensive rating as he improved it from 91 to 95. While it seemed that Guyn shot more, especially during a phase in the middle of the season, his shot percentage was 15.2. That was only up .6% from last year. Guyn was a worse shooter from the field at 37%. Only hi... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:00:15 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/season_review_gelawn_guyn/13421752 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/season_review_gelawn_guyn/13421752 Season Review: Ge'Lawn Guyn http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/season_review_gelawn_guyn/13421752 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png A couple weeks ago during the spring scrimmage, some people on twitter commented about how Pat O'Donnell wasn't there. According to this article by the great Andrea Adelson at ESPN, O'Donnell took some personal time this spring. One plus one equals two in this scenario because the punter has left the Cincinnati program. O'Donnell, a Lakewood, Florida native, is transferring to Miami.  O'Donnell is eligible to play right away for Miami. He was listed as the starter on their spring depth chart, but the depth chart has been changed and doesn't include him. He's going to punt for Miami though. O'Donnell averaged 41.8 yards a punt last season. He was second team All-Big East. He was the special teams player of the week after his effort against Virginia Tech. O'Donnell was first team in 2011 when he averaged 43.8 yards a punt. POD was also known as the freak for being a freak athlete. He is 6'5, 220 according to the roster and was considered one... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:08:02 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/pat_odonnell_transferring_to_miami/13414621 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/pat_odonnell_transferring_to_miami/13414621 Pat O'Donnell Transferring to Miami http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/pat_odonnell_transferring_to_miami/13414621 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Earlier this week, I kicked off the season review with a look at the Cincinnati program. Up next are the players themselves. Last will be a review of Mick Cronin. Since stat sheet lists players in alphabetical order, that's a good way to go through the roster. That works out especially well because the 3 men at the top of the roster played a combined 33 games. #0 Jeremiah Davis It's hard to get a good recap of Jeremiah Davis for this season because he only played in 4 games before injuring his wrist and missing the remainder of the season. Davis will receive a medical redshirt. Davis played nearly 11 minutes a game. He was going to be a key cog off the bench.  Jeremiah Davis was in gunner mode this season. He used 29.3% of UC possessions while he was on the court. He took shots on 29% of his possessions. He was 7-18 from the field, 3-9 from 3 and 5-6 from the foul line. The 5-6 from the foul line set his career high in free throws made. Davis averaged 5.5 po... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:34:34 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/season_review_jeremiah_davis_alex_eppensteiner_kelvin_gaines/13375876 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/season_review_jeremiah_davis_alex_eppensteiner_kelvin_gaines/13375876 Season Review: Jeremiah Davis, Alex Eppensteiner, Kelvin Gaines http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/season_review_jeremiah_davis_alex_eppensteiner_kelvin_gaines/13375876 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Happy (whatever holiday is next), Mick Cronin. Word of Cronin's gift became official Wednesday when the Cincinnati coach announced that Kilpatrick will return to school for his senior season. The Bearcats' leading scorer and best player said it wasn't an easy decision, but that it was the best one.I want to thank my coach and thank my parents for helping me through this process, UC let's do it 1 more time! BEARCATNATION DREAMCHASERS Sean Kilpatrick (@SeanKilpatrick_) April 10, 2013He wants to be the first person in his family to get his college degree, and he has basketball goals, too. He'll enter his final season as Cincinnati's 16th all-time leading scorer and should have the green light to climb the charts. He averaged 17 points per game last season. Wednesday night the Bearcats held their season-ending banquet, and Cronin announced Kilpatrick -- a two-time pick as second-team All-Big East -- will be a team captain next season. "This has always been the place for Sean," Cr Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:28:13 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/kilpatrick_will_return_to_uc_for_senior_season/13370473 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/kilpatrick_will_return_to_uc_for_senior_season/13370473 Kilpatrick will return to UC for senior season http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/kilpatrick_will_return_to_uc_for_senior_season/13370473 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/9/39c6bc263902b7f4be3f60f4f1f12b3efaaf5ea1/mini/6782032.jpg Cincinnati takes on Big East No. 1 seed Georgetown today, and the Bearcats will be wearing their new Adidas uniforms…again. While at least one squad (Notre Dame’s women’s team) decided enough was enough with the zubaz shorts and crazy-bright colors, Cincinnati must not have minded the new digs.  Personally, I think they’re pretty ugly – like zebra-mating-with-a-flamingo-ugly. As we’ve mentioned before, Adidas has gotten mostly negative reviews on all of its new postseason uniforms, but the real question is whether bad press is better than no press – at least in this scenario.  Here are the uniforms in question. Cincinnati Bearcats bust out with some bold…err ugly uniforms for #BigEast Tourney twitter.com/JasonOliveiraT… — Jason Oliveira (@JasonOliveiraTV) March 14, 2013   RIP Chris Rock’s character from Madagascar: He was killed so Adidas could makeCincinnati’s uniforms twitter.com/FakeBobHuggins… — Fake Bob Huggins (@FakeBobHuggins) March 13, 2013 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:21:38 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/photos_cincinnatis_new_adidas_uniforms_look_like_the_result_of_a_zebra_mating_with_a_flamingo/13141201 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/photos_cincinnatis_new_adidas_uniforms_look_like_the_result_of_a_zebra_mating_with_a_flamingo/13141201 Photos: Cincinnati’s New Adidas Uniforms Look Like The Result Of A Zebra Mating With A Flamingo http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/photos_cincinnatis_new_adidas_uniforms_look_like_the_result_of_a_zebra_mating_with_a_flamingo/13141201 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/4/44afa07f127bb646262f1b6f2d845901355b5153/mini/zubaz.jpg With the Big East Tournament kicking off in just a few days, we here at Double G Sports we are going to be profiling some players to watch out for during the tournament and beyond. High flyers, dime finders and post grinders—you name it—we got your full coverage here. Sean Kilpatrick - Cincinnati Sean Kilpatrick — Guard – Junior – 6’4”, 221 Ibs – Cincinnati Bearcats A Gunner Seeking Ammunition After starting off the season 16-3, the Bearcats have been fallen off the beaten path in a big way.  At 20-10 (8-9 in conference play) for the season, they’re still likely to make the NCAA Tournament, but their seeding will be very much determined by what type of output they put forth in the Big East Tournament. As has been the trend all season, Cincinnati will run their offense through sharpshooter Sean Kilpatrick, a 2-guard with the capability of playing the 3 as well. Kilpatrick is not just a versatile scorer, but also a capable ball handler whose teammates look to him to dictate the offens... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:14:46 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/players_to_watch_in_big_east_tournament_sean_kilpatrick_cincinnati/13090891 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/players_to_watch_in_big_east_tournament_sean_kilpatrick_cincinnati/13090891 Players to Watch in Big East Tournament: Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/players_to_watch_in_big_east_tournament_sean_kilpatrick_cincinnati/13090891 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/9/39c6bc263902b7f4be3f60f4f1f12b3efaaf5ea1/mini/6782032.jpg The storm that has left blankets of snow across the Midwest this week has created a drawing board of sorts for the folks at the University of Cincinnati. And apparently, they are in desperate need of some assistance from Batman.Seen here is the signature call for the masked crusader, aka the bat signal, drawn around midfield of Nippert Stadium on Wednesday.POW! RT @johnbreech: Apparently this is University of Cincinnati's version of the Bat Signal: twitpic.com/c96t8z #Bearcats— Miss Enquirer (@MissEnquirer) March 6, 2013Perhaps the cry for help has something to do with the school's adamant desire to get out of the sinking ship known as the Big East Conference?  I just don't know if Gotham's greatest vigilante can do anything about that.Via Twitter Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:11:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/photo_batman_signal_drawn_on_cincinnati_bearcats_football_field/13070074 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/photo_batman_signal_drawn_on_cincinnati_bearcats_football_field/13070074 Photo: Batman signal drawn on Cincinnati Bearcats football field http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/photo_batman_signal_drawn_on_cincinnati_bearcats_football_field/13070074 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Originally published at Scout.com One of the most important recruits in the country picked Super Bowl Sunday to make his decision. Five-star class of 2013 prospect Jermaine Lawrence out of Sparta (NJ) Pope John picked the Cincinnati Bearcats. Lawrences senior season has been riddled with injuries, but schools from all over were still very interested in the five-star forward. In the end Cincinnati, St. Johns, and UNLV all made a big push for Lawrence, but Mick Cronin and assistant Darren Savino were able to land the prospect after a long recruitment. Lawrence, who is ranked No. 19 in the country, is a versatile 6-foot-9 forward who could play either on the wing or inside. What makes Lawrence so dynamic is the fact that he is not only an excellent three point shooter, but he is athletic, and a good rebounder. Cincinnati put in a ton of work with Lawrence, had an excellent official visit, and then Lawrence announced on Sunday his decision to pick the Bearcats. This is Cincinnatis fifth commitment in the class an Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:22:14 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/bearcats_nab_5_star_forward_for_2013_class/12832519 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/bearcats_nab_5_star_forward_for_2013_class/12832519 Bearcats nab 5-star forward for 2013 class http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/bearcats_nab_5_star_forward_for_2013_class/12832519 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Cincinnati Bearcats are facing a big crossroads at the moment. The Big East conference it looking quite unstable at the moment following the defections of Pitt, Syracuse, Louisville, and Rutgers to other either the ACC or the Big Ten, and the announcement that seven of the conferences' basketball-only schools would be departing to form their own hoops-only conference. Cincinnati is going to have to make a decision of whether it should stay aboard or leave a sinking ship. The big question is of course is where Cincinnati  will land if it does bolt. Going independent doesn't even seem a possibility at the moment, so it's going to have to find another conference to join. Here are the options: 1) Cincinnati remaining in the Big East. The Bearcats could simply decide to ride the storm out and stay with the Big East. The problem of course is that the conference is about as stable as a relationship in a Taylor Swift song. So staying put could could come back and bit... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:35:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/entertainment/article_external/where_will_cincinnati_land_in_during_conference_realignment/12461824 http://network.yardbarker.com/entertainment/article_external/where_will_cincinnati_land_in_during_conference_realignment/12461824 Where will Cincinnati land in during conference realignment? http://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/where_will_cincinnati_land_in_during_conference_realignment/12461824 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png After losing their coach to Tennessee, it appears that the Cincinnati Bearcats put a little something extra together to get their team ready for their Bowl Game.Check out Cincinnati’s helmet for the Belk Bowl: twitter.com/UniWatch/statu…— Paul Lukas (@UniWatch) December 17, 2012Cincinnati will take on the Duke Blue Devils in the Belk Bowl, while wearing these absolutely fantastic helmets.  I would love to know who designed these, because they are flat out flawless.  The checkerboard background is a unique style, and I love the newly added stripes; the fact that they look like claw marks is outstanding.  Hopefully they will have a special set of uniforms to join these badass helmets.Via: Uni-Watch Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:47:42 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/cincinnati_bearcats_unveil_new_helmet_for_belk_bowl/12457663 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/cincinnati_bearcats_unveil_new_helmet_for_belk_bowl/12457663 Cincinnati Bearcats unveil new helmet for Belk Bowl http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/cincinnati_bearcats_unveil_new_helmet_for_belk_bowl/12457663 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png