UC Bearcats basketball preview with Wes Miller, Hickman, Skillings Jr.
Cincinnati Bearcats basketball preview with Wes Miller, Connor Hickman, Dan Skillings Jr.
University of Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball fans now have a 2024-25 schedule complete with tip times and broadcast locations. The Big 12 games were made official Wednesday.
UC’s non-conference home opener is Arkansas-Pine Bluff Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. The Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout at Fifth Third Arena with Xavier is Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. also on ESPN+.
The Bearcats begin their Big 12 slate at Kansas State Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. The home Big 12 opener is Arizona on Jan. 4, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
Other games of note include a visit from Kansas Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. on ESPN+.. Currently, 14 games are slated for ESPN+, others are on ESPN2 or ESPNU. Two games could be on ESPN or ESPN2 when the Bearcats visit Iowa State Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. and win TCU visits Fifth Third Arena Feb. 22 at noon.
UC’s non-conference Villanova game is on FS1 Dec. 3 in Philadelphia at 4:30 p.m. Their lone CBS game is at Houston March 1 at 4:40 p.m.
Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball 2024-25
- Oct. 18 vs. Ohio State (exhibition) 7 p.m.
- Nov. 4 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7 p.m. ESPN+
- Nov. 8 vs. Morehead State 7 p.m. ESPN+
- Nov. 15 vs. Nicholls 7 p.m. ESPN+
- Nov. 19 at Northern Kentucky 7 p.m. TBD
- Nov. 23 at Georgia Tech 2 p.m. ACCNX
- Nov. 27 vs. Alabama State 7 p.m. ESPN+
- Dec. 3 at Villanova 6:30 p.m. FS1
- Dec. 8 vs. Howard 2 p.m. ESPN+
- Dec. 14 vs. Xavier 2 p.m. ESPN+
- Dec. 20 vs. Dayton (Heritage Bank Center) time/station TBD
- Dec. 22 vs. Grambling State 2 p.m. ESPN+
- Dec. 30 at Kansas State 7 p.m. CBSSN
- Jan. 4 vs. Arizona 2:30 p.m. ESPN2
- Jan. 7 at Baylor 8 p.m. ESPN+
- Jan. 11 vs. Kansas 2 p.m. ESPN+
- Jan. 15 at Colorado 9 p.m. ESPN+
- Jan. 18 vs. Arizona State 2 p.m. CBSSN
- Jan.21 vs. Texas Tech 7 p.m. ESPN2/ESPNU
- Jan. 25 at BYU 10 p.m. ESPN2
- Jan. 28 at Utah 10 p.m. CBSSN
- Feb. 2 vs. West Virginia 2 p.m. ESPN=
- Feb. 5 at UCF 7 p.m. CBSSN
- Feb. 8 vs. BYU 6 p.m. ESPN2
- Feb. 11 vs. Utah 7 p.m. ESPN+
- Feb. 15 at Iowa State 4 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2
- Feb. 19 at West Virginia 7 p.m. ESPN2
- Feb. 22 vs. TCU 12 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2
- Feb. 25 vs. Baylor 7 p.m. ESPN2
- March 1 at Houston 4:30 p.m. CBS
- March 5 vs. Kansas State 7 p.m. ESPN+
- March 8 at Oklahoma State 3 p.m. ESPN+
