Record: 17-11. Last 10: 4-6.

Location, conference: Cincinnati; Conference USA.

Web site: www.ucbearcats.com.

Conference finish: Fourth; lost in first round of conference tournament.

NCAA tournament record: 37-19.

Last tournament appearance: 2002.

Coach: Bob Huggins (14th season, 349-111).

Starters:
F Leonard Stokes, 6-6, Sr., 16.0 ppg., 4.9 rpg.
F J. Maxiell, 6-7, Soph., 11.8 ppg., 6.7 rpg.
C Kareem Johnson, 6-7, Jr., 2.4 ppg., 4.5 rpg.
G Field Williams, 6-3, Jr., 12.0 ppg.
G Taron Barker, 6-1, Sr., 6.4 ppg., 5.2 apg.

Key reserves: F Derek Hollman, 6-8, Jr., 2.0 ppg, 2.1 rpg.; G Armein Kirkland, 6-8, Fr., 3.2 ppg.

Key statistics: PPG.: 67.6. OPPG.: 61.4. FG.: 40.5 percent. OFG.: 40.1 percent. 3-PT.: 34.4 percent. FT.: 68.6 percent

Scouting report: The Bearcats lost to Marquette, 71-60, on the last day of the regular season. They still managed to claim their 12th straight NCAA tournament berth under Huggins. ... With little depth, Cincinnati is not quite the all-out running team that it has been in the past. The Bearcats have depended on defense and taking care of the ball to win games. They were first nationally in fewest turnovers with 10.6 per game and 13th in field-goal-percentage defense.

—Statistics through regular season.