2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games at the BB&T Arena on the campus of Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Kentucky due to renovations at their home arena, Fifth Third Arena. The Bearcats were led by 12th-year head coach Mick Cronin and are members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 31–5, 16–2 in AAC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated SMU, Memphis, and Houston to win the AAC tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 2 seed in the South region, they defeated Georgia State in the First Round before being upset by Nevada in the Second Round. In their loss to Nevada, they were up 22 before losing 75-73, tying the second largest comeback in NCAA Tournament history.

2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 6
Record31–5 (16–2 AAC)
Head coach
  • Mick Cronin (12th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Davis (12th season)
  • Antwon Jackson (6th season)
  • Darren Savino (8th season)
Home arenaBB&T Arena
2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Cincinnati162 .889315  .861
No. 21 Houston144 .778278  .771
No. 16 Wichita State144 .778258  .758
Tulsa126 .6671912  .613
Memphis108 .5562113  .618
UCF99 .5001913  .594
Temple810 .4441716  .515
UConn711 .3891418  .438
SMU612 .3331716  .515
Tulane513 .2781417  .452
East Carolina414 .2221020  .333
South Florida315 .1671022  .313
2018 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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