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Had the Cincinnati Bearcats not turned into the Washington Generals in the final minutes of their Big 12 tournament game against UCF, they might have well been watching CBS Sunday to see if their name would appear on the revealed brackets. Instead, with bubble burst and feelings hurt, UC is parting ways with coach Wes Miller and what happens later on Sunday is anyone's guess. Barring the unforeseen, UC will miss the NCAA Tournament for a seventh straight year.
No NCAA, no NIT, no College Basketball Crown UC would have been in contention for a second Crown berth as the Big 12, Big Ten and Big East are contractually obligated to send the top two teams in the NCAA NET who did not make the NCAA tournament to the event in Las Vegas. However, Friday evening, March 13, University of Cincinnati athletic director John Cunningham said the Bearcats would not go to the Crown. The Crown doesn't begin until April 1, which is also the day Wes Miller's buyout drops to $4.
69 million. It's believed UC is waiting for that day to make the official announcement of the program moving on from Miller; otherwise, they would have to negotiate between now and April Fool's Day on the buyout figure. Witnessing both parties shortly after their meeting in the Lindner Center on March 13, there were no official comments, but there was no doubt what had occurred.
Wes Miller was visibly upset and John Cunningham and Executive Senior AD Brad Pike exited shortly with a wave, but no comment. Senior Deputy AD/Chief Financial Officer John Daniel was also in the meeting. Cincinnati Bearcats, fans must wait Cunningham has now released two basketball coaches and will be making his second hire.