Darnell Wilks News

Rashad Bishop was one of seven players to reach double figures in scoring, registering 14 points and six rebounds, as 22nd-ranked Cincinnati thumped Texas Southern, 94-57, at Fifth Third Arena.

There was plenty to distract the University of Cincinnati basketball players - the sparkling ocean, the soft sand on the beach, the luxury surroundings.

The University of Cincinnati basketball team got the test that coach Mick Cronin was looking for.

The Bellarmine men's basketball team concluded their preseason schedule on Thursday evening with a 76-69 exhibition loss against the University of Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena.

Darnell Wilks and the no-longer-undermanned Cincinnati Bearcats shook off an early second half rut to pull away from Division II Saginaw Valley State, 86-58, in the first exhibition game of the 2009-10 season in front of over 6,000 excited fans at 5th Third Arena.

Leading into the college basketball season openers, Sporting News will preview each of the top 25, counting backward from our preseason power poll.