The University of Cincinnati men's basketball team will make their 33rd NCAA tournament appearance overall and their ninth straight under coach Mick Cronin. The AAC tournament champions by way of beating Houston 69-57 Sunday, got a No.7 seed against 10-seed Iowa in Columbus in the South region. The game will be played Friday at a time to be determined.
A win over the Hawkeyes would put the Bearcats possibly against No. 2 seed Tennessee should the Vols advance over Colgate. A potential second-round game would be Sunday.
UC's Jarron Cumberland was AAC tournament Most Outstanding Player after his 33 points, eight rebound performance against the Cougars.