Cincinnati Bearcats
- 2025-26 record: 18-15 (9-9)
Roster departures
● Baba Miller (13 ppg and 10.3 rpg)
● Moustapha Thiam (12.8 ppg and 7.1 rpg)
● Day Day Thomas (11.5 ppg and 3.5 apg)
● Jizzle James (10.9 ppg and 2.1 apg)
● Jalen Celestine (8.6 ppg and 3.1 rpg)
● Shon Abaev (7.0 ppg and 2.9 rpg)
● Kerr Kriisa (5.8 ppg and 3.0 apg)
● Sencire Harris (5.7 ppg and 2.7 rpg)
● Keyshaun Tillery (3.8 ppg and 1.2 rpg)
Roster additions
● Tylen Riley (15 ppg and 4.4 apg at Tulsa)
● Akai Fleming (10.4 ppg and 3.2 rpg at Georgia Tech)
● Trevian Carson (11.9 ppg and 6.5 rpg at North Dakota State)
● Elijah Perryman (4.4 ppg and 3.1 apg at Utah State)
● Myles Colvin (11.6 ppg and 4.4 rpg at Wake Forest)
● Eric Mahaffey (7.8 ppg and 5.6 rpg at Akron)
● Tyler Tejada (17.7 ppg and 5.5 rpg at Towson)
● Adlan Elamin (6.7 ppg and 3.1 rpg at Utah State)
● Riley Allenspach (13.6 ppg and 6.1 rpg at George Mason)
● Jayden Hastings (6.7 ppg and 5.6 rpg at Boston College)
After parting ways with Wes Miller, Cincinnati decided to hire Jerrod Calhoun of Utah State, one of the top moves in the coaching carousel. He had a complete roster rebuild to work with, adding six double-digit scorers this offseason.
The most notable names include former CAA Player of the Year forward Tejada, along with Riley, one of the top guards in the American. Colvin is the most proven high-major player in the group, with one concern being that the roster is filled with good role players but has no one who can be an all-league player in the Big 12.
Still, there should be a fair amount of depth to work with here, and Calhoun has a great history of developing guards into eventual stars. After years of underachieving, Cincy hopes this is the start of a new era in the positive direction.
Grade: A-
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