2008–09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team


The 2008–09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Fifth Third Arena, which has a capacity of 13,176. They are members of the Big East Conference. The Bearcats finished the season 18–14, 8–10 in Big East play and were upset in the first round of the 2009 Big East men's basketball tournament by the 16th seed DePaul.

2008–09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record18–14 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
Seasons
2008–09 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Louisville 16 2   .889 31 6   .838
No. 4 Pittsburgh 15 3   .833 31 5   .861
No. 5 Connecticut 15 3   .833 31 5   .861
No. 11 Villanova 13 5   .722 30 8   .789
No. 23 Marquette 12 6   .667 25 10   .714
No. 13 Syracuse 11 7   .611 28 10   .737
West Virginia 10 8   .556 23 12   .657
Providence 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Notre Dame 8 10   .444 21 15   .583
Cincinnati 8 10   .444 18 14   .563
Seton Hall 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
Georgetown 7 11   .389 16 15   .516
St. John's 6 12   .333 16 18   .471
South Florida 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
Rutgers 2 16   .111 11 21   .344
DePaul 0 18   .000 9 24   .273
2009 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 2009[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

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Departing players

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Marvin Gentry 1 G 6'3" 180 Senior Fort Worth, Texas Graduated
Marcus Sikes 10 F 6'8" 230 Senior Richmond, Virginia Graduated
Jamual Warren 32 G 6'2" 195 Senior Springfield, Massachusetts Graduated
Adam Hrycaniuk 34 C 6'10" 230 Senior Mysliborz, Poland Graduated
John Williamson 45 F 6'6" 225 Senior Columbus, Ohio Graduated

Incoming Transfers

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Steven Toyloy F 6'3" 255 Junior West Palm Beach, FL Junior college transferred from Miami Dade College[2]

Recruiting class of 2008

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Yancy Gates
PF
Cincinnati, Ohio Withrow High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Apr 15, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 96
Cashmere Wright
PG
Savannah, Georgia Urban Christian Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 16, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 93
Dion Dixon
SG
Chicago, Illinois Crane High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 2, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 38
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2008 Cincinnati Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

Recruiting class of 2009

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US college sports recruiting information for 2009 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sean Kilpatrick
SG
White Plains, New York Notre Dame Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 87
JaQuon Parker
PG
Suffolk, Virginia King's Fork High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 2, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 89
Lance Stephenson
G
Brooklyn, New York Abraham Lincoln High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 30, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 45
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2008–09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Cashmere Wright   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Urban Christian Academy Savannah, Georgia
G 2 Eddie Tyree (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Thomas More Columbus, Ohio
G 3 Dion Dixon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Crane High School Chicago, Illinois
G 5 Deonta Vaughn (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Harmony Community School Indianapolis, Indiana
G 11 Larry Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Alief Hastings High School Houston, Texas
F 15 Darnell Wilks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Pioneer Christian Academy Nashville, Tennessee
G 20 Branden Miller (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Indian Hill High School Cincinnati, Ohio
F 21 Mike Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Texas Camden, Alabama
F 22 Rashad Bishop 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Kennedy High School Paterson, New Jersey
F 23 Alvin Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Cardinal Gibbons High School Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
C 30 Anthony McClain 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 290 lb (132 kg) So National Christian Academy Trenton, New Jersey
F 32 Kenny Belton   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Dudley High School Salem, Virginia
F 34 Yancy Gates 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Withrow High School Cincinnati, Ohio
C 42 Steve Toyloy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Miami Dade College West Palm Beach, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 15 May 2020

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Yancy Gates Steve Toyloy Anthony McClain
PF Mike Williams Alvin Mitchell
SF Rashad Bishop Darnell Wilks
SG Larry Davis Branden Miller
PG Deonta Vaughn Dion Dixon

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2008*
1:00pm
Carleton W 64–54 
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
November 11, 2008*
7:30pm
Northern Kentucky W 73–61 
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 16, 2008*
6:00pm
South Dakota W 69–62  1–0
Fifth Third Arena (6,199)
Cincinnati, OH
November 18, 2008*
7:30pm
Texas Southern W 82–51  2–0
Fifth Third Arena (6,180)
Cincinnati, OH
November 22, 2008*
12:00pm
Western Illinois
Global Sports Classic
W 74–46  3–0
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
November 24, 2008*
7:30pm
Coastal Carolina
Global Sports Classic
W 82–56  4–0
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
November 28, 2008*
10:30pm
vs. Florida State
Global Sports Classic
L 47–58 OT 4–1
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
November 29, 2008*
8:00pm
vs. UNLV
Global Sports Classic
W 67–65  5–1
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
December 6, 2008*
12:00pm
UAB W 87–80  6–1
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
December 13, 2008*
7:00pm
No. 10 Xavier
Crosstown Shootout
L 66–76  6–2
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
December 15, 2008*
7:20pm
Charleston Southern W 74–55  7–2
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
December 18, 2008*
6:30pm, ESPN
vs. Mississippi State
SEC–Big East Challenge
W 75–63  8–2
U.S. Bank Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
December 20, 2008*
6:30pm
Eastern Kentucky W 85–77 OT 9–2
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
December 22, 2008
7:30pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 79–49  10–2
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
December 29, 2008*
9:00pm
at Memphis
Rivalry
L 45–60  10–3
FedEx Forum 
Memphis, TN
Big East Regular Season
January 4, 2009
2:00pm
at Marquette L 50–84  10–4
(0–1)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 7, 2009
7:00pm
Providence L 79–87  10–5
(0–2)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
January 10, 2009
4:30pm
No. 5 Connecticut L 72–81  10–6
(0–3)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
January 14, 2009
7:30pm
Rutgers W 71–59  11–6
(1–3)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
January 17, 2009
2:00pm
at DePaul W 59–55  12–6
(2–3)
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
January 19, 2009
8:00pm
at Providence L 63–72  12–7
(2–4)
Dunkin Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
January 22, 2009
9:00pm
at St. John's W 71–60  13–7
(3–4)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
January 28, 2009
7:30pm
No. 25 Georgetown W 65–57  14–7
(4–4)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
February 1, 2009
12:00pm
at No. 21 Villanova L 50–71  14–8
(4–5)
The Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
February 4, 2009
7:30pm
Notre Dame W 93–83  15–8
(5–5)
US Bank Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
February 7, 2009
12:00pm
at Georgetown W 64–62  16–8
(6–5)
Verizon Center 
Washington, D.C.
February 11, 2009
7:30pm
St. John's W 71–61  17–8
(7–5)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
February 14, 2009
4:00pm
at No. 4 Pittsburgh L 69–85  17–9
(7–6)
Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 21, 2009
2:00pm
No. 7 Louisville
Rivalry
L 63–72  17–10
(7–7)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
February 26, 2009
7:00pm
West Virginia W 65–61  18–10
(8–7)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
March 1, 2009
2:00pm
at Syracuse L 63–87  18–11
(8–8)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
March 3, 2009
7:00pm
at South Florida L 59–70  18–12
(8–9)
USF Sun Dome 
Tampa, FL
March 7, 2009
12:00pm
Seton Hall L 63–67 OT 18–13
(8–10)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
Big East tournament
March 10, 2009
12:00pm
(9) vs. (16) DePaul
First Round
L 57–67  18–14
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Awards and milestones

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Big East Conference honors

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All-Big East Third Team

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Big East All-Rookie Team

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
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References

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  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2008-09." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-23-10.
  2. ^ "Steve Toyloy - Men's Basketball".
  3. ^ "2008-09 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats".
  4. ^ "2008-09 Schedule" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "UC Men's Basketball Closes Year with Awards Banquet". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved July 10, 2019.