TicketsPHILADELPHIA – American Athletic Conference coaches awarded University of Cincinnati junior guard Jarron Cumberland with preseason first team all-conference accolades while the Bearcats were predicted to finish second at the league's media day Monday at the Airport Marriott.
Cumberland started all 36 games, averaging 11.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists last season as the Bearcats matched the school record for victories while posting a 31-5 overall mark and claiming the AAC regular-season and tournament championships. He scored in double figures in 22 games and tied former teammate Jacob Evans III for team-high honors in three-pointers with 60.
Cumberland ranked second on the squad, averaging 14.0 points during five postseason games a year ago, including his first collegiate double-double, scoring a career-high 27 points on 8-of-17 shooting with four three-pointers and a career-high 11 rebounds against Georgia State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Cumberland was named the AAC's Co-Sixth Man of the Year during his freshman season (2016-17) when he averaged 8.3 points and shot 49.3 percent (99 of 201) from the floor.
// BEARCATS PICKED TO FINISH SECOND IN AAC
League coaches predicted a second-place finish for the Bearcats, who received 107 points behind first-place UCF. The Knights garnered a league-best 114 points and six first-place votes to UC's three first-place votes. Houston finished third with 103 points and two first-place votes while Memphis took fourth with 85 points and one first-place vote.
The predicted order of finish for the remaining team in the league follows: UConn (75 points), Temple (74), SMU (63), Wichita State (60), Tulsa (48), Tulane (23), ECU (22) and USF (18).
// AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 2018-19 PRESEASON POLL & AWARDS
Coaches Preseason Poll
Finish – Team (1st-Place Votes) – Points
1 – UCF (6) – 114
2 – Cincinnati (3) – 107
3 – Houston (2) – 103
4 – Memphis (1) – 85
5 – UConn – 75
6 – Temple – 74
7 – SMU – 63
8 – Wichita State – 60
9 – Tulsa – 48
10 – Tulane – 23
11 – ECU – 22
12 – USF – 18
Preseason Player of the Year
B.J. Taylor, guard – UCF
Preseason Freshman of the Year
Nate Hinton, guard – Houston
Preseason All-Conference
First Team
Jalen Adams, guard – UConn *
Jarron Cumberland, guard – Cincinnati
Jeremiah Martin, guard – Memphis
Quinton Rose, guard – Temple
B.J. Taylor, guard – UCF
Second Team ^
Corey Davis, Jr., guard – Houston
Tacko Fall, center – UCF
Jarrey Foster, guard – SMU
Markis McDuffie, forward – Wichita State
Jahmal McMurray, guard – SMU
Sterling Taplin, guard – Tulsa
*unanimous selection
^extra member due to tie in voting
// RED-BLACK SCRIMMAGE SET FOR OCT. 18 AT PRINCETON HIGH SCHOOL
The 2018 Red-Black scrimmage will take place on Thursday, Oct. 18, at Princeton High School in Sharonville. Doors open at 6 p.m. with tipoff set for 7 p.m.
This year's scrimmage benefits the American Cancer Society's Coaches vs. Cancer program. Admission is free. Fans can make donations to the Coaches vs. Cancer program online at www.crowdrise.com/UCCoachesvsCancer or at the event.
Seating at the arena located on campus in Viking Village is limited with a capacity of 2,500.
The 2018 Red-Black scrimmage is sponsored by Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Honda Dealers, LifeCenter Organ Donor Network and Skyline Chili.
UC returns to newly renovated Fifth Third Arena for an exhibition game against Tusculum on Thursday, Nov. 1, before its season opener with in-state rival Ohio State on Wednesday, Nov. 7.
// MINI PLANS ON SALE NOW
Mini plans for the 2018-19 University of Cincinnati men's basketball season at newly renovated Fifth Third Arena are on sale now.
However, purchasing season tickets remains the only way to secure your seats for contests against in-state rival Ohio State (Wednesday, Nov. 7) and city-foe Xavier (Saturday, Dec. 8).
Starting as low as $200, the five-game mini plan offers Bearcats fans the option to pick three from contests against UCLA (Wednesday, Dec. 19), UConn (Saturday, Jan. 12), SMU (Saturday, Feb. 2), Wichita State (Sunday, Feb. 17) or Memphis (Saturday, March 2) and two other games from the collection of games against Tusculum (exhibition on Thursday, Nov. 1), North Carolina Central (Tuesday, Nov. 13), Milwaukee (Friday, Nov. 16), Western Michigan (Monday, Nov. 19), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Tuesday, Nov. 27), NKU (Tuesday, Dec. 4), South Carolina State (Saturday, Dec. 22), Tulane (Wednesday, Jan. 2), USF (Tuesday, Jan. 15), Tulsa (Thursday, Jan. 24), UCF (Thursday, Feb. 21) and Houston (Sunday, March 10).
Demand for tickets available through the mini plans is anticipated to be high and may be the only way fans can secure their seats for those select games. Any remaining tickets will be available for purchase when single-game tickets go on sale beginning Monday, Oct. 29.
To purchase season tickets or mini plans, please visit GoBearcats.com/tickets or call 1-877-CATS-TIX.
Cumberland started all 36 games, averaging 11.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists last season as the Bearcats matched the school record for victories while posting a 31-5 overall mark and claiming the AAC regular-season and tournament championships. He scored in double figures in 22 games and tied former teammate Jacob Evans III for team-high honors in three-pointers with 60.
Cumberland ranked second on the squad, averaging 14.0 points during five postseason games a year ago, including his first collegiate double-double, scoring a career-high 27 points on 8-of-17 shooting with four three-pointers and a career-high 11 rebounds against Georgia State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Cumberland was named the AAC's Co-Sixth Man of the Year during his freshman season (2016-17) when he averaged 8.3 points and shot 49.3 percent (99 of 201) from the floor.
// BEARCATS PICKED TO FINISH SECOND IN AAC
League coaches predicted a second-place finish for the Bearcats, who received 107 points behind first-place UCF. The Knights garnered a league-best 114 points and six first-place votes to UC's three first-place votes. Houston finished third with 103 points and two first-place votes while Memphis took fourth with 85 points and one first-place vote.
The predicted order of finish for the remaining team in the league follows: UConn (75 points), Temple (74), SMU (63), Wichita State (60), Tulsa (48), Tulane (23), ECU (22) and USF (18).
// AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 2018-19 PRESEASON POLL & AWARDS
Coaches Preseason Poll
Finish – Team (1st-Place Votes) – Points
1 – UCF (6) – 114
2 – Cincinnati (3) – 107
3 – Houston (2) – 103
4 – Memphis (1) – 85
5 – UConn – 75
6 – Temple – 74
7 – SMU – 63
8 – Wichita State – 60
9 – Tulsa – 48
10 – Tulane – 23
11 – ECU – 22
12 – USF – 18
Preseason Player of the Year
B.J. Taylor, guard – UCF
Preseason Freshman of the Year
Nate Hinton, guard – Houston
Preseason All-Conference
First Team
Jalen Adams, guard – UConn *
Jarron Cumberland, guard – Cincinnati
Jeremiah Martin, guard – Memphis
Quinton Rose, guard – Temple
B.J. Taylor, guard – UCF
Second Team ^
Corey Davis, Jr., guard – Houston
Tacko Fall, center – UCF
Jarrey Foster, guard – SMU
Markis McDuffie, forward – Wichita State
Jahmal McMurray, guard – SMU
Sterling Taplin, guard – Tulsa
*unanimous selection
^extra member due to tie in voting
// RED-BLACK SCRIMMAGE SET FOR OCT. 18 AT PRINCETON HIGH SCHOOL
The 2018 Red-Black scrimmage will take place on Thursday, Oct. 18, at Princeton High School in Sharonville. Doors open at 6 p.m. with tipoff set for 7 p.m.
This year's scrimmage benefits the American Cancer Society's Coaches vs. Cancer program. Admission is free. Fans can make donations to the Coaches vs. Cancer program online at www.crowdrise.com/UCCoachesvsCancer or at the event.
Seating at the arena located on campus in Viking Village is limited with a capacity of 2,500.
The 2018 Red-Black scrimmage is sponsored by Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Honda Dealers, LifeCenter Organ Donor Network and Skyline Chili.
UC returns to newly renovated Fifth Third Arena for an exhibition game against Tusculum on Thursday, Nov. 1, before its season opener with in-state rival Ohio State on Wednesday, Nov. 7.
// MINI PLANS ON SALE NOW
Mini plans for the 2018-19 University of Cincinnati men's basketball season at newly renovated Fifth Third Arena are on sale now.
However, purchasing season tickets remains the only way to secure your seats for contests against in-state rival Ohio State (Wednesday, Nov. 7) and city-foe Xavier (Saturday, Dec. 8).
Starting as low as $200, the five-game mini plan offers Bearcats fans the option to pick three from contests against UCLA (Wednesday, Dec. 19), UConn (Saturday, Jan. 12), SMU (Saturday, Feb. 2), Wichita State (Sunday, Feb. 17) or Memphis (Saturday, March 2) and two other games from the collection of games against Tusculum (exhibition on Thursday, Nov. 1), North Carolina Central (Tuesday, Nov. 13), Milwaukee (Friday, Nov. 16), Western Michigan (Monday, Nov. 19), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Tuesday, Nov. 27), NKU (Tuesday, Dec. 4), South Carolina State (Saturday, Dec. 22), Tulane (Wednesday, Jan. 2), USF (Tuesday, Jan. 15), Tulsa (Thursday, Jan. 24), UCF (Thursday, Feb. 21) and Houston (Sunday, March 10).
Demand for tickets available through the mini plans is anticipated to be high and may be the only way fans can secure their seats for those select games. Any remaining tickets will be available for purchase when single-game tickets go on sale beginning Monday, Oct. 29.
To purchase season tickets or mini plans, please visit GoBearcats.com/tickets or call 1-877-CATS-TIX.