WEDNESDAY'S GAME: The Rivalry Returns, presented by Foster & Motley, as RedHawks return home to host the University of Cincinnati on Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. Miami is coming off a 79-67 road loss at Western Illinois but is 4-0 in Millett Hall this season. It is Devin Davis Night as Miami Basketball welcomes home one of its all-time greats, and the Firecracker Jump Rope Team will perform at halftime. 

ABOUT CINCINNATI: The Bearcats are off to a 5-2 start but are coming off a 61-59 loss to Monmouth Saturday and 73-67 loss to No. 12 Arkansas on Nov. 23 after a 71-51 win against No. 14 Illinois on Nov. 22. David DeJulius leads the Bearcats, averaging 12.7 ppg, while Jeremiah Davenport follows at 10.7 ppg. Ody Oguama averages a team-leading 5.1 rpg.

THE SERIES WITH THE BEARCATS: This is the 147th meeting between Miami and Cincinnati with the Bearcats holding a 94-52 lead in the all-time series, however, the teams have not met since Nov. 29, 2011. UC has won the last 13 meetings, including a 56-47 win on their home court in 2011 and a 64-48 win on Dec. 21, 2010 in the last meeting in Millett Hall. Miami's last win in the series was on Dec. 1, 1990 in Oxford, 72-64. The RedHawks are 34-32 against the Bearcats when playing in Oxford. *Miami's first official season of men's basketball was 1905-06, and there are a few other record discrepancies from early in the series.  

DEVIN DAVIS NIGHT: Wednesday the RedHawks welcome home one of Miami Basketball's all-time greats and a Miami Hall of Famer, Devin Davis. He will be honored at halftime of Wednesday's game and will be available to meet with media at 6:30 p.m. in the press conference area of Millett Hall.

• The last Miami player to don #42, Davis enjoyed an impressive four-year career with the Red and White from 1993-1997. 
• One of the most imposing and dominant players in Mid-American Conference history, Davis is one of just two in program history to earn first-team all-MAC honors three times (1995, '96, '97). 
• A fierce competitor, Davis spearheaded Miami to four postseason berths, including NCAA Tournament appearances in 1995 and 1997. 
• He joins Ron Harper and Wayne Embry as the only players to amass 1,000 career points and rebounds, ranking third all-time in each category. 
• Davis continues to rank among Miami leaders in 11 career statistical categories, owning the record for career free throws. 
• The first 1,000 students will receive Devin Davis #42 replica jerseys, and there are Devin Davis faces for the first 3,000 fans.

UP NEXT: Miami hits the road for a 1 p.m. game at Indiana State on Saturday. Dec. 4. 

TELEVISION: Wednesday's game will be aired on ESPN+. Steve Baker and Randy Hollowell will call the action.

RADIO: In its third year of its partnership with Van Wagner, the Miami Sports Network continues its coverage of Miami men's basketball with a group of affiliates blanketing most of Southwest Ohio and Southeast Indiana. Terry Bridge will call the action. Tune-in to one of Miami's gameday affiliates:
WFMG-FM 101.3 (Richmond, Ind.)
WMOH-AM 1450 (Hamilton, Ohio)
WONE-AM 980 (Dayton, Ohio)

CHART CLIMBER: Senior forward Dalonte Brown is climbing several Miami career top-10 lists and continues to climb the points scored list. Here is where he stands entering Miami's next game:
Starts: 117 (t-2nd, 1 from tying record)
Games Played: 124 (2nd, 2 from tying record)
Rebounds: 707 (10th, 75 from No. 9)
Scoring: 1,300 (16th, 7 from No. 15)

1,000 POINT WATCH: Entering the RedHawks' next game with 836 career points, senior guard Mekhi Lairy could become the 38th member of the 1,000 Point Club. Lairy is averaging 13.3 ppg to start the season and would reach the milestone in January at his current pace.

GRANT RANKS 13TH NATIONALLY IN ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO: Junior guard Dae Dae Grant has been doing a little bit of everything for the RedHawks and ranks 13th nationally and leads the MAC in assist/turnover ratio (4.80). He is scoring a team-best 17.8 ppg this season, which ranks fourth in the MAC, while shooting 51.3% from the field. Grant owns a team-leading 16 triples and ranking third in assists (24). He also is averaging 3.8 rpg. 

BROWN RANKS 21ST NATIONALLY IN FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE: Senior forward Dalonte Brown has hit 94.4 percent of his free-throws this season to rank 21st nationally and lead the MAC, going 17-of-18 from the line. His lone miss of the season came in the opener at Georgia Tech on Nov. 9, and Brown has hit 16 consecutive free throws.

CENTURY CLUB: Senior forward Dalonte Brown is already a member of Miami's Century Club for games played (124). Three other RedHawks are closing in on joining him: senior forward Precious Ayah (99), senior guard Isaiah Coleman-Lands (99), senior guard Mekhi Lairy (93).

REDHAWKS AMONG MAC TOP 10 STATISTICAL LEADERS:
Dae Dae Grant
Assist/TO (4.80, 1st)
Scoring (17.83, 4th)
FG% (.513, 6th)
APG (4.0, 6th)
3PT FG% (.372, 5th)
3PG FG (2.67, 4th)

Dalonte Brown
FT% (.944, 1st)
RPG (6.67, 10th)
Def. RPG (5.0, t-8th)

Mekhi Lairy
APG (4.33, t-3rd)
Steals (1.67, t-4th)
Assist/TO (2.89, 4th)
FT% (.833, t-5th)

Isaiah Coleman-Lands
Assist/TO (3.25, 3rd)
APG (4.33, t-3rd)

Precious Ayah
Steals (1.67, t-4th)
Off RPG (2.67, t-4th)

Elijah McNamara
BPG (1.00, t-7th)

ODDS 'N ENDS

• Miami ranks among the top three in the MAC in 22 statistical categories, leading the league in eight categories: assist/turnover ratio, assists per game, fewest turnovers, field goal percentage, scoring margin, scoring offense, total assists, turnovers per game. 
• The RedHawks rank among the top 25 nationally in seven different statistical categories.
• Miami scored 104 points against Lamar, the most for the RedHawks since a 119-52 win against Wilberforce on Dec. 30, 2019.
• The RedHawks' 52-point win against Defiance ranks fifth all-time in margin of victory at Miami.
• Miami returners accounted for 97.1 percent of Miami's scoring and 94.7 percent of its rebound from a season ago.