Cincinnati (19-16, 7-13 Big 12)

Wes Miller goes into his fifth season leading a Bearcats program that has not made the NCAA Tournament since Mick Cronin's final season in 2019. Jizzle James, UC's leading scorer last season at 12.7 points per game, was dismissed from the program in August, but Miller rebuilt the roster by leading heavily on the transfer portal. Miller though will need to show progress to a fan base not used to long stretches between March Madness appearances.

Players to watch

With James' dismissal, Day Day Thomas is the leading returning scorer at 10.2 points per game. The rest of the starting lineup will be newcomers. ... G Kerr Kriisa is at his fourth school in four years. He struggled last season at Kentucky, averaging 4.4 ppg, but has the versaility to start at eithe

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