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The day before Election Day, Cincinnati Bearcats basketball fans can get their first regular-season look at Coach Jerrod Calhoun’s first squad as it debuts against American University.
Three exhibitions have shown an effective strategy: play fast, share the ball and use a versatile roster.
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The Eagles are from Washington, D.C., and quite honestly, it would be unexpected for the Bearcats to drop this game, given their talent level. American must face the Bearcats in Calhoun’s first official contest, then head on to Clemson for another pre-Patriot League “buy game.”
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As he did during the exhibitions, Calhoun will likely play at least 10 players, many of them for 10 minutes or more.
“We’ve got guys that can do a lot of things,” Calhoun said. “Whatever the game needs, there’s certain players that can provide that. Whether you start or come off the bench, who really cares? Every game, somebody’s going to be our leading scorer; it’s going to be different.”
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Cincinnati Bearcats basketball head coaches over past 80 years
John Wiethe was UC Bearcats basketball coach from 1946-1952. UC won five Mid-American Conference titles during that time.
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Cincinnati Bearcats basketball head coaches over past 80 years
John Wiethe was UC Bearcats basketball coach from 1946-1952. UC won five Mid-American Conference titles during that time.
(Provided by University of Cincinnati Athletics)
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Cincinnati Bearcats basketball head coaches over past 80 years
George Smith, far left, was UC’s basketball coach from 1952-1960 before coming athletic director. Clasping UC’s first national championship trophy in 1961 are athletic George Smith, center Dale Heidotting, coach Ed Jucker and co-captain Carl Bouldin.
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