Cincinnati basketball coach John Brannen talks Jay Sorolla's departure Cincinnati Enquirer
University of Cincinnati basketball coach John Brannen arrived from a realm where the conference tournament mattered most.
At his previous position at Northern Kentucky, the charge was simple: win the Horizon League Tournament or don't play in the NCAA Tournament.
That's no longer the all-or-nothing world for Brannen, whose Bearcats (14-7, 7-2) have won four straight to mount a case for an at-large bid to the Big Dance. An AAC regular-season crown likely leads to the NCAA Tournament, a challenge that has margin for error he previously couldn't enjoy while pushing Brannen's team in ways he finds satisfying.