Bearcats Set for Throwback, Senior Night Saturday with USF

CINCINNATI -- The University of Cincinnati men's basketball team will close its home campaign Saturday against South Florida (7 p.m.) in style, donning its 1970s throwback uniforms and honoring its seniors ahead of tip-off.

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SENIOR NIGHT
Sam Martin and Hayden Koval, as well as managers Nick Booth and Ryan Tanner, will be honored on the court at approximately 6:37 p.m. Martin, a fifth-year Bearcat, was on both the 2018 and 2019 NCAA Tournament teams.

Fans are also encouraged to wear red, keeping with annual tradition, as well as arriving in time for the ceremony. 

THE RUNDOWN
UC is coming off a 75-61, late-night road defeat at UCF Wednesday, where the Knights' own Senior-Night energy was too much to overcome. The Bearcats flirted with some later runs, including committing no turnovers in the second half after 11 in the first. UC ranks second in the AAC and third nationally (10.7 pg).

Jeremiah Davenport's 15 points and career-high 12 rebounds gave him his third double-double of the season, all in AAC play. His 72 threes on the year are already the most by a Bearcat since Jarron Cumberland in 2018-19, and eight more over the next four-plus games would mark the most since Sean Kilpatrick in 2013-14. As a team, the Bearcats' 230 three-point makes and attempts are 10th and sixth in school history, respectively (more on pg. 4). David DeJulius has scored in double-figures 11-straight games, with four 20-point showings in that span.

Cincinnati has scored 70-plus in six of its last seven home games and is allowing 64.4 for the season. Its shooting percentage is also up 6.9 percent and 7.4 from deep in wins compared to losses, with the defensive numbers staying closer.

SERIES HISTORY
Cincinnati leads the all-time series 35-9, including an 11-1 mark in the AAC. The programs were also C-USA (1995-05) and BIG EAST mates (2005-13).

DeJulius scored 24 points, his second of three-straight 20-plus outings, to lead Cincinnati to a 70-59 win in the first meeting on Feb. 9. Davenport also connected four times from deep for 14 points, while Mike Saunders Jr. added 10. UC went 10-for-21 from deep (47.6 percent), one of its nine times this season with 10 or more. Conversely, the Bulls were held to 1-for-9, UC's first-such showing since Jan. 11, 2020.

The Bulls' 74-71 win in last year's lone meeting snapped an 11-game Bearcat win streak. All-Conference senior Keith Williams went on a personal 12-0 run to tie the game with 4:30 left, and Davenport's three-point attempt at the buzzer just missed. 

USF guard Serrel Smith Jr. played against Cincinnati head coach Wes Miller three times last season, when the two were at East Tennessee State and UNC Greensboro, respectively.

GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY
Limited single-game tickets are available as the Bearcats finish their home slate Saturday. You can get yours today here or by calling 1-877-CATS-TIX. Other questions can be directed to uc.tickets@uc.edu.