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Podcast: Locked On Bearcats - Daily Podcast on Cincinnati Bearcats Football & Basketball
Episode: UNLEASHED: Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball EXPLODES with Fast Offense and STAR Freshman Shon Abaev
Description: The Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team exploded out of the gates with a 31-point demolition of Western Carolina—and this episode breaks down exactly why Wes Miller's squad could be dancing in March. Host Jeff Carr welcomes Russ Heltman to dissect the Bearcats' electrifying season opener, where freshman sensation Shon Abaev posted 18 points in the highest-scoring debut by a Cincinnati freshman since Sean Kilpatrick in 2010. Abaev's versatility—dunks, threes, and step-back jumpers—signals the arrival of a go-to scorer this program has desperately lacked throughout the entire decade.Transfer Baba Miller matched Abaev's 18-point output on a scorching 7-of-9...