Lance Stephenson has committed to play college ball for Cincinnati.

Why is this big news? Because the No. 12 recruit in the nation, according to ESPNU’s top 1oo. He’s No. 11 according to Rivals.com, but he was the last one in the top 100 to commit to a school.

Nobody seemed to want him.

This was a McDonald’s All-American guard who shared a cover of SLAM Magazine with John Wall, this year’s No. 1 overall player, but he’s already gone through a sexual assult case and his attitude is less than stellar.

He was once a top prospect for almost any school that could get their hands on him. Maryland, Memphis and playing overseas were some of his final choices. Now Stephenson is a BearCat. The team went 18-14 in the Big East last season and finished off strong: 0-4.

What’s even more important, however, is learning just what the hell a Bearcat is. Via Wikipedia (the more reliable source of all time):

The Binturong (Arctictis binturong), also known as the Asian Bearcat, the Palawan Bearcat, or simply the Bearcat, is a species of the family Viverridae, which includes the civets and genets. It is neither a bear nor a cat, and the real meaning of the original name is lost, as the local language that gave it is extinct^[3]. Its natural habitat is in trees of forest canopy in rainforest of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.^[1]

It is nocturnal and sleeps on branches. It eats primarily fruit, but also has been known to eat eggs, shoots, leaves, and small animals, such as rodents or birds. Deforestation has greatly reduced its numbers. When cornered, the Binturong can be vicious. The Binturong can make chuckling sounds when it seems to be happy and utter a high-pitched wail if annoyed. The Binturong can live over 20 years in captivity; one has been recorded to have lived almost 26 years.