2013 – 14 Cincinnati Bearcats men 's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2013 – 14 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season , The Bearcats competed in the American Athletic Conference , one of two offshoots of the original Big East Conference , and were coached by Mick Cronin in his eighth season . The team played its home games on Ed Jucker Court at the Fifth Third Arena . They finished the season 27 – 7 , 15 – 3 in AAC play to share the regular season conference title with Louisville . They advanced to the semifinals of the AAC Tournament where they lost to UConn . They received an at-large bid NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Harvard
original Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team