2014 – 15 Cincinnati Bearcats men 's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2014 – 15 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Bearcats played home games on Ed Jucker Court at the Fifth Third Arena . The 2014 – 15 season was the second season the Bearcats participated in the American Athletic Conference , and were coached by Mick Cronin in his ninth season . Mick Cronin discovered he had an arterial dissection and sat out the rest of the season , last coaching December 17th against San Diego State , which would see Assistant Head Coach Larry Davis coach the rest of the season . They finished the season 23 – 11 , 13 – 5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Tournament to UConn . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Purdue in the second round before losing in the third round to Kentucky
American Athletic Tournament
2015 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team