Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
2026–27 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
University	University of Cincinnati
First season	1901–02; 125 years ago
Athletic director	John Cunningham
Head coach	Jerrod Calhoun 1st season, 0–0 (–)
Location	Cincinnati, Ohio
Arena	Fifth Third Arena (capacity: 12,012)
NCAA division	Division I
Conference	Big 12
Nickname	Bearcats
Colors	Red and black[1]
Student section	The RUCkus
All-time record	1,948–1,110 (.637)
NCAA tournament record	46–32 (.590)
NCAA Division I tournament champions
1961, 1962
Other NCAA Division I tournament results Runner-up 1963 Third place 1959, 1960 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
Metro: 1976, 1977 GMC: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 C-USA: 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004 AAC: 2018, 2019
Conference regular-season champions
BAA: 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930 MAC: 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 MVC: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966 GMC: 1992, 1993 C-USA: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AAC: 2014, 2018, 2020
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate

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], and are coached by Jerrod Calhoun.

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, including 5 consecutive appearances in the Final Four from 1959 to 1963, and 3 consecutive appearances from 1961–1963, the first school to accomplish both feats. As of 2026, Cincinnati had an all-time tournament record of 46–32. 42 All-American honors have been issued to Bearcats, while 39 Bearcat players have gone on to play in the NBA.^[3]

Cincinnati has played its home games at Fifth Third Arena since 1989, which received an $87 million renovation for the 2018 season. Cincinnati has been a member of nine athletic conferences in their history. They were members of the original Big East Conference from 2005 to 2013, and remained in conference when it was rebranded as the American Athletic Conference (AAC), during realignment. Cincinnati joined their current conference, the Big 12, in 2023.