Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
2025–26 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
University	University of Cincinnati
First season	1901; 124 years ago (1901)
All-time record	1,885–1,063 (.639)
Athletic director	John Cunningham
Head coach	Wes Miller (4th season)
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Location	Cincinnati, Ohio
Arena	Fifth Third Arena (capacity: 12,012)
Nickname	Bearcats
Student section	The RUCkus
Colors	Red and black[1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA tournament champions
1961, 1962
Other NCAA tournament results Runner-up 1963 Final Four 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1992 Elite Eight 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1992, 1993, 1996 Sweet Sixteen 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1975, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2012 Appearances 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference tournament champions
1976, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2018, 2019
Conference regular-season champions 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2014, 2018, 2020

The Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball program represents the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school's team competes in NCAA Division I as part of the Big 12 Conference.^[2] The Bearcats are currently coached by Wes Miller.

With over 1800 all-time wins, the Bearcats are the 12th winningest basketball program of all time. The school's merits include 2 National Titles, 6 Final Fours, and 33 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament appearances. As of 2019, Cincinnati had an all-time tournament record of 46–32. There have also been 42 All-American honors issued to Bearcats as well, while 36 have gone on to play in the NBA.^[3]

Cincinnati has been playing its home games since 1989 at Fifth Third Arena, which received an $87 million renovation for the 2018 season. Cincinnati joined the original Big East Conference in 2005, which was rebranded as the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in 2013. In 2023, they joined the Big 12 conference.^[4]