Deonta Vaughn News

The Maui News had a couple of nice photos - one a Zags team gathered on the court after the victory on the front page, one of Rob Sacre hoisting the trophy on the front of the sports section and another of Cashmere Wright's last-second runner in mid-air on an inside page.

UC missed five of seven free throws in overtime against Gonzaga and was denied its first 5-0 start since 2004-05, losing in the championship game of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.

Last day of the Maui Invitational and Gonzaga has made it to the championship game for the second straight time.

Yancy Gates scored 17 points and added 13 rebounds and Deonta Vaughn had 16 points to lead Cincinnati to the championship game of the Maui Invitational with a 69-57 victory over No.

LAHAINA, Hawaii - Yancy Gates scored 16 points and Dion Dixon chipped in with 12 off the bench to lead the University of Cincinnati Bearcats to a 67-58 victory over Vanderbilt on Monday in the first round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational at Lahaina Civic Center.

Vanderbilt started its trip West with a victory, but things should get even more difficult as the week progresses.

Believe it or not, but this one actually could have been a lot worse. Starting three freshmen who were playing their first collegiate road game - in a hostile environment no less - the University of Toledo was routed by Cincinnati 92-68 last night.

A lot of assists and open shots made up for Cincinnati's soft defense. Rashad Bishop scored a career-high 20 points Wednesday night, and Cincinnati overcame more defensive lapses before pulling away to a 92-68 victory over Toledo that showed the Bearcats still have a long way to go in learning how to stop teams.

Deonta Vaughn came off the bench in the second half and scored 12 of his 15 points, helping Cincinnati rally from an early 15-point deficit to a 69-62 win over Prairie View A&M on Monday night.

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

Darnell Wilks scored 16 points and was one of three University of Cincinnati players to score in double figures, leading UC to a 76-69 victory over visiting Bellarmine University on Thursday night at Fifth Third Arena.

There was an air of anticipation at Fifth Third Arena on Thursday night as the University of Cincinnati Bearcats took the floor for their first exhibition game of the 2009-10 season.

After UCLA lost four starters from last year's team, Lee knew he'd take on an increased role.

The Big East underwent an incredible amount of plastic surgery during the offseason after the majority of the league's best players graduated or left to play professional basketball.

Villanova has just received a verbal committment from 6-4 junior guard Ash Yacoubou from Long Island Lutheran, who combined with 6-7 Top 15 recruit Tobias Harris last year to lead LuHi to the New York State Class `A' championship.

Well Friar fans, everyone has us right where we wanna be - UNDER THE RADAR!A The coaches' made their annual pre-season picks, and the results are not going to shock anyone.A A A Nova, WV, and UCONN got some 1st place votes, and the usual suspects end up at the bottom.

NEW YORK For the first time since joining the BIG EAST Conference in 2005-06, the University of Cincinnati was picked to finish in the upper division of the league in the preseason poll being selected seventh by the coaches.

UC freshman Lance Stephenson was named preseason rookie of the year and the Bearcats were voted to finish seventh in the Big East this season.

The rebuilding process head coach Mick Cronin took over three years ago looks to be coming to an end as he begins his fourth season at the University of Cincinnati.

University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees approved the two-year contract extension for head men's basketball coach Mick Cronin at its scheduled board meeting on Tuesday, Sept.