4-seed Cincinnati opens AAC Tournament play Friday in Fort Worth against No. The Detroit product scored a career-high 30 points in his Senior Day over SMU, joining Nolley as the first UC teammates with 30-point outings in the same season since Deonta Vaughn and Marvin Gentry in 2006-07. He has four contests in conference play with nine or more assists, including 12 against ECU for Cincinnati's first assists double-double since Troy Caupain in 2016. He previously earned First-Team All-AAC honors at Memphis in 2021 and was an ACC All-Freshman performer at Virginia Tech in 2020.ĭeJulius was a Third-Team honoree last year and recently became UC's 35th 1,000-point scorer to hit the milestone within three years. His minutes (32.4), field-goal percentage (44.1), three-point percentage (37.8), free-throw percentage (84.1), assists (163, an increase of 77 from last year) and scoring (15.1 ppg) all follow increased trends over his three years with the program.ĭeJulius (1,121 points as a Bearcat) currently leads the nation with 16 consecutive games of five or more assists, boasting the best overall UC average (5.3 per contest) since consensus First-Team All-American Steve Logan in 2002. Nolley also had five double-doubles, all in conference play, in addition to 21-straight double-figure scoring games. The Atlanta native has produced career-best numbers in minutes (31.9), field-goal percentage (46.4), three-point percentage (42.3), assists (83), steals (32) and scoring (16.5). Nolley's 42.3 three-point percentage leads the AAC and is 13th nationally. Nolley leads the Bearcats with 16.5 ppg that includes 10, 20-point games, highlighted by a career-high 33 against No. Nolley, first-year member of the program, is the UC's eighth First-Team honoree in its decade-long tenure in the AAC, including the first since Jarron Cumberland and Tre Scott in 2020. The duo helped lead Cincinnati to its 40th, 20-win season in school history, and they have also scored 20-plus points in the same game five times this season, all of which were wins. AAC Men's Basketball Preview: Memphis, Houston Provide Plenty of Intrigue at the Top The Cougars are consistently strong under Kelvin Sampson, but an Emoni Batesled Tigers team could be. David Cohen Director / Strategic Brand Engagement Story LinksĬINCINNATI - Cincinnati men's basketball fifth-year guards Landers Nolley II and David DeJulius were named to the American Athletic Conference's First and Third Teams, respectively, for their performances this season.
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