After a 6-3 start with losses to Louisville, Eastern Michigan, and Xavier, Wes Miller is in the hottest seat he has had in his 5-year tenure as the Cincinnati Bearcats head basketball coach. When Miller took the job in 2021, the program was in a sorry state following the John Brannen era.
The Cincinnati Bearcats head coach from 1989 to 2005 was Bob Huggins. They made the NCAA Tournament from 1996 to 2005, 10 straight before Huggins left for K-State in 2006. Following Huggins, the Cincinnati Bearcats entered the Mick Cronin era, which would last from 2006 to 2019.