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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.

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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 / Cincinnati Bearcats on SI / June 18

Jerrod Calhoun Details Bearcats Roster Build Across 2026 Summer Press Conference

Jerrod Calhoun met with the media for the second time in his Bearcats tenure on Thursday morning. The Bearcats' roster is largely set with 12 of 15 spots filled so far, and all those players have been hitting the practice floor with their new staff in recent weeks.

Cincinnati Bearcats News / Cincinnati Bearcats on SI / June 18

Local 2028 Tight End Commits to Cincinnati Bearcats Football

The Bearcats football additions started this week in the Class of 2028. Unranked 2028 tight end Jaxon Austin is headed to Cincinnati for his college career.

Cincinnati Bearcats News / Cincinnati Bearcats on SI / June 16

Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Hires Additional Assistant Coach For Jerrod Calhoun's First Staff

The Bearcats made another addition to Jerrod Calhoun's coaching staff this week. Jason Slay is wrapping up his three seasons at Illinois State and joining the staff as the newest assistant coach.

Cincinnati Bearcats News / Cincinnati Bearcats on SI / June 16

Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball 2026 Transfer Profile: Eric Mahaffey

Last season, the Cincinnati Bearcats averaged just 17.3 bench points per game. That was good for No. 285 in the nation. First-year head coach Jerrod Calhoun

Cincinnati Bearcats News / Cincinnati Bearcats on SI / June 15

Three-Star 2027 Linebacker Joins Cincinnati's Class as first Addition at Position

The Bearcats are up to 15 commitments in the Class of 2027 after another football addition on Monday. Cincinnati just added its second-highest-rated player thus far in Sandy Creek (Georgia) linebacker JT Austin.

Cincinnati Bearcats News / Cincinnati Bearcats on SI / June 14

Cincinnati Bearcats Football Lands Two More 2027 Commitments From Weekend Additions

The recruiting train picked up some more football passengers for the Class of 2027 on Saturday evening. UC added commitments in the class from unranked 2027 safety Travis Miller and three-star 2027 edge rusher DeCaleb Green out of Donaldsville (Georgia).

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.