Historically, the University of Cincinnati men's basketball program has had success with athletic, undersized interior players.
Forwards like Erik Martin, Danny Fortson, Bobby Brannen, Jason Maxiell, Eric Hicks, Gary Clark, Tre Scott and others all made major contributions on both ends of the court for the Bearcats. And they did it while standing about 6 feet, 7 inches tall.
Second-year Cincinnati coach Wes Miller knows and respects the history of the Cincinnati program. He also respects the Bearcats' longstanding formula for winning. A part of that formula has routinely consisted of Cincinnati having a forward who overcomes a lack of height with toughness, athleticism and skills to guard multiple positions and put the ball in the basket.