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Cincinnati Bearcats Playing 2 Exhibition Games Against Canadian Competition Leading Into 2026-27 Season

The Bearcats are hitting the road this August for a fun team trip that involves plenty of hoops action. Jerrod Calhoun is taking his first basketball squad to the Bahamas for a pair of friendly games against Canadian college basketball programs in the Baha Mar Hoops Summer League.

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Recruiting Roundup: Bearcats Basketball Enters Four-Star Forward's Top-8 Schools

We are back with another Recruiting Roundup this week as the Bearcats basketball program cracks a new top schools list. Rivals' Joe Tipton reports four-star 2027 Brentwood (Tennessee) power forward Davis Cochran has Cincinnati in his top eight schools.

Cincinnati Bearcats News / Cincinnati Bearcats on SI / July 1

Cincinnati's Lone Wide Receiver in 2027 Class Decommits

The Bearcats dropped one commitment in the Class of 2027 on Wednesday night. Three-star 2027 Orchard Lake St. Mary's (Michigan) wide receiver Chad Willis is flipping from Cincinnati to the University of North Carolina.

Cincinnati Bearcats News / Cincinnati Bearcats on SI / July 1

Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball 2026 Transfer Profile: Trevian Carson

The Cincinnati Bearcats basketball program ended Wes Miller’s final season at the helm with the nation’s 271st field goal rate last season at 43.1% from the field.

Cincinnati Bearcats News / Cincinnati Bearcats on SI / June 30

Recruiting Roundup: Cincinnati Nails Down Official Visit With Local Four-Star 2027 Talent

The Bearcats basketball program had a few more recruiting nuggets pop up this week as we open up a fresh Recruiting Roundup. We start with four-star 2027 Laota West (Ohio) guard Josh Tyson setting an official visit date with UC.

Cincinnati Bearcats News / Cincinnati Bearcats on SI / June 25

Riley Allenspach Hammers Home Top Reasons Cincinnati Can Contend, Big Role Ahead

Riley Allenspach is bringing his big man talents to the Bearcats frontcourt rotation this coming season. The George Mason transfer spoke with the Cincinnati media for the first time this week and broke down how he wants to fit into the team.

Cincinnati Bearcats News / Cincinnati Bearcats on SI / June 25

Bearcats Assistant Coach Mantoris Robinson Details Five-For-Five Rule Impact on UC

The NCAA is making a big change to player eligibility in its championship sports, and it's a big boon for the Bearcats basketball program. Assistant coach Mantoris Robinson spoke with the media about the whole situation on Thursday.

Cincinnati Bearcats News / Cincinnati Bearcats on SI / June 24

Potential Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Transfer Additions File Lawsuit to Play One More Season

Cincinnati could be adding a 14th and 15th name to Jerrod Calhoun's first roster in Clifton. On3's Pete Nakos reported on Wednesday that pending UC addition MJ Collins is part of a 15-name lawsuit seeking an injunction to allow him and others to play amid the NCAA's tentative approval of the five-year-to-play-five-seasons rule.

Cincinnati Bearcats News / Cincinnati Bearcats on SI / June 23

Cincinnati Bearcats Football Flips Three-Star 2027 Cornerback From SEC School

The Bearcats football program kept a nice run of commitments rolling this week. Three-star 2027 LaGrange (Georgia) cornerback Zy'corius Huzzie is flipping his college commitment from Arkansas to Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Bearcats News / Cincinnati Bearcats on SI / June 23

Recruiting Roundup: Bearcats Showing Interest in High-Level Frontcourt Talents

The recruiting ranks continue to get new names and nuggets to dive into as we head toward the end of June 2026. We start this Recruiting Roundup with a three-star basketball visitor in 2027 Brentwood (Tennessee) power forward Davis Cochran.

Cincinnati Bearcats News / Heartland College Sports / June 11

Cincinnati Beats Two Big 12 Programs For Talented Georgia Prospect

Blessed Trinity defensive back Noah Willis is committed to the Cincinnati Bearcats. The 6-foot, 170-pound Roswell, Georgia, native, is going with Scott Satterfield’s program over competing Big 12 interest from BYU, Kansas State, and Michigan State in the Big Ten.