10 Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Cincinnati Bearcats. http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/teams/cbc <p><p>Late in the year things seemed to be going so well for Cincinnati that coach Mick Cronin was actually campaigning to get an NCAA Tournament bid.</p> <p>Instead, what he got was the shaft.</p> <p>His words were followed by a seven-game losing streak to end the season, leaving them feeling fortunate to land a spot in the inaugural College Basketball Invitational. Still, the resume showed six more Big East victories this year than last, including wins over Louisville, Syracuse, Villanova, Pittsburgh and West Virginia.</p> <p>The No. 1 chore for next season is to find someone to join All-Big East guard Deonta Vaughn in putting the ball in the basket.</p> <p>"I'm excited about the talent level we have coming in," Cronin said. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:30:58 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2008-ncaab-cbc:1 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:30:58 PDT