Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball: First look at the full 2022-23 schedule
The 2022-23 schedule for the University of Cincinnati men's basketball team is set.
The American Athletic Conference on Wednesday revealed the Bearcats' 18-game in-conference slate for the upcoming season, including tipoff times and broadcast information for most of the games.
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Twelve of Cincinnati's league games will air on national television, while the other six AAC contests are set to stream on ESPN+.
Like last season, the Bearcats will open conference play against Tulane on Dec. 29 at Fifth Third Arena. The game will begin at 9 p.m. on either ESPN2 or ESPNU. Cincinnati follows with road games at Temple (Jan. 1 at 3 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPNU) and Wichita State (Jan. 5 at 9 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPNU), then home games against defending AAC champion Houston (Jan. 8 at 3 p.m. on ESPN) and East Carolina (Jan. 11 at 9 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPNU).
Cincinnati's next two games are at SMU (Jan. 14 at 4 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPNU) and at South Florida (Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. on ESPN+). The Bearcats will then host Penny Hardaway's Memphis squad (Jan. 22 at 1 p.m. on ESPN2) and close out January at Houston (Jan. 28 at 2 p.m. on CBS).
February starts with back-to-back home games against Tulsa (Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. on ESPN+) and Central Florida (Feb. 4 at noon on ESPN2/ESPNU), followed by a trip to New Orleans to face Tulane (Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. on ESPN+), and then back home to host South Florida (Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. on ESPN+).
The Bearcats are set to have back-to-back road matchups at East Carolina (Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. on ESPN+) and then UCF (Feb. 19 at noon on ESPNU).
Cincinnati will close out February with another matchup against Temple, this time at Fifth Third Arena (Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPNU), followed by a road Sunday showdown at Memphis (Feb. 26 at 1 p.m. on ESPN).
UC closes out its AAC regular-season schedule March 5 at SMU. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN+.
Cincinnati will only play Tulsa and Wichita State once in the regular season.
Cincinnati opens its second campaign under head coach Wes Miller on Nov. 7 against Chaminade at 7 p.m. at Fifth Third Arena (ESPN+). The Bearcats will host Xavier in the 90th Crosstown Shootout on Dec. 10 (3 p.m. on ESPN2). UC lost to the Musketeers 83-63 last season at Cintas Center in Miller's debut in the rivalry. Cincinnati leads the all-time series 51-38.
The Bearcats finished 18-15 (7-11 AAC) last season and eighth in the final conference standings. Cincinnati fell to top-seeded Houston on the second day of the AAC tournament.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati basketball: Bearcats' 2022-23 AAC schedule