The 2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third-year head coach Wes Miller. The team played their home games at Fifth Third Arena as first-year members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 22–15, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for 11th place. As the No 12 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated West Virginia and Kansas before losing to Baylor in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament. As a No. 2 seed, they defeated San Francisco and Bradley before losing to Indiana State in the quarterfinals.
The season was the first for the Bearcats in the Big 12, as they had left the American Athletic Conference to join the Big 12 in July 2023.
Previous season The Bearcats finished the 2022–23 season 23–13, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Temple before losing to Houston in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament. The Bearcats received an at-large bid to the NIT, where they defeated Virginia Tech and Hofstra before falling to Utah Valley in the quarterfinals.
Offseason
Player departures Cincinnati departing players Kalu Ezikpe F 240 Lawrenceville, GA Completed college eligibility Landers Nolley II G 208 Atlanta, GA Play professionally Mika Adams-Woods G 180 Syracuse, NY Transferred to St. Bonaventure David DeJulius G 200 Detroit, MI Completed college eligibility Rob Phinisee G 187 Lafayette, IN Completed college eligibility Jeremiah Davenport G 215 Cincinnati, OH Transferred to Arkansas Jarrett Hensley F 220 Merriam, KS Transferred to Southern Illinois
Incoming transfers Cincinnati incoming transfers DaVeon Thomas G 190 Columbia, SC Kilgore College Two years Jamille Reynolds F 285 Saint Petersburg, FL Temple Two years CJ Fredrick G 185 Cincinnati, OH Kentucky Two years Simas Lukošius G 225 Kaunas, Lithuania Butler Two years Aziz Bandaogo F 230 Dakar, Senegal Utah Valley Two years
Class of 2023
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Big 12 regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Big 12 Tournament
!colspan=12 style=| NIT
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