The Greatest Cincinnati Basketball Players of All Time
Cincinnati basketball fans, we’re ranking the best Cincinnati Bearcats of all-time. This list of Cincinnati basketball players includes current and former players, along with the seasons played with the college. Featuring All-Americans, players in the NBA, and school legends who had their jerseys retired, the top players from University of Cincinnati men's basketball team history include Oscar Robertson, Kenyon Martin, Nick Van Exel, and Steve Logan. Who is the best Cincinnati Bearcat ever?
Vote up the ones you think are the greatest Cincinnati basketball players in Bearcats history. Feel free to add any Bearcat freshmen, NBA rookies, or Cincinnati alumni missing from the list.
- 1Point guard
- Age: 83
- Number: 1, 14
- Teams: Cincinnati Royals, Milwaukee Bucks
1957 - 1960
- 2Power forward
- Age: 44
- Number: 3
- Teams: Brooklyn Nets, Denver Nuggets
1996 - 2000
- 3Point guard
- Age: 50
- Teams: Dallas Mavericks, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Denver Nuggets
1991 - 1993
- 4Point guard
- Age: 42
1998 - 2002
- 5Shooting guard, Small forward
- Age: Dec. at 78 (1934-2012)
- Teams: Cincinnati Royals, Rochester Royals
1951 - 1955
- 6Power forward, Center
- Age: 46
- Teams: Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, Seattle Supersonics, Golden State Warriors, Denver Nuggets
1994 - 1997
- 7Power forward, Center
- Age: 39
- Number: 54
- Teams: Detroit Pistons
2001 - 2005
- 8Point guard, Shooting guard
- Age: 31
- Number: 1
2009 - 2010
- 9Power forward, Center
- Age: 53
- Teams: Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers
1991 - 1993
- 10Shooting guard, Small forward
- Age: 46
- Teams: Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers, Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets
1996 - 1998
1960 - 1963
NCAA champion (1961, 1962)
1974 - 1979
- 13Center
- Age: Dec. at 69 (1940-2009)
- Teams: Baltimore Bullets, New York Knicks
1959 - 1962
NCAA Champion (1961, 1962)
NCAA Final Four MOP (1962)
- 14
Damon Flint
1993 - 1997
- 15
Roger McClendon
1984 - 1988
- 16
Darnell Burton
1993 - 1997
- 17
Bobby Austin
1961 - 1964
NCAA champion (1962)
- 19
Jarron Cumberland
Guard2017 - present
- 20
Deonta Vaughn
2006 - 2010
- 21
LaZelle Durden
1992 - 1995
- 22Center
- Age: 80
- Teams: Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers, Cincinnati Royals, Buffalo Braves, Seattle Supersonics
1961 - 1964
NCAA Champion (1962)
- 23Small forward
- Age: 44
1998 - 2000
- 24Center
- Age: Dec. at 77 (1936-2013)
- Teams: Philadelphia 76ers, Syracuse Nationals, Cincinnati Royals, San Francisco Warriors
1955 - 1958
- 25
Eddie Lee
1976 - 1980
