2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	14–18 (5–13 Big 12)
Head coach	Katrina Merriweather (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Ashley Barlow; Abby Jump; Kabrina Merriweather;
Home arena	Fifth Third Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 21 Oklahoma	15	–	3	.833	23	–	10	.697
No. 7 Texas †	14	–	4	.778	33	–	5	.868
No. 19 Kansas State	13	–	5	.722	26	–	8	.765
No. 25 Iowa State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
No. 13 Baylor	12	–	6	.667	26	–	8	.765
No. 24 West Virginia	12	–	6	.667	25	–	8	.758
Kansas	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Oklahoma State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	16	.467
TCU	6	–	12	.333	21	–	12	.636
BYU	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
Cincinnati	5	–	13	.278	14	–	18	.438
Texas Tech	5	–	13	.278	17	–	16	.515
Houston	5	–	13	.278	14	–	16	.467
UCF	3	–	15	.167	12	–	17	.414

† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearcats, were led by first-year head coach Katrina Merriweather and played their home games at the Fifth Third Arena as members of the Big 12 Conference.^[1]

Previous season

The Bearcats finished the 2022–23 season 9–21, 2–14 in AAC play to finish in last place. As a No. 11 seed in the AAC women's tournament they lost in the first round to No. 6 seed Tulane.

Offseason

Departures

Cincinnati Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Dais'Ja Trotter	0	G	5'9"	Senior	Louisville, KY	Graduate transferred to UIC
Caitlyn Wilson	1	G	5'10"	Senior	Cordova, TN	Graduate transferred to Georgia Tech
Jada Scott	3	G	6'1"	Senior	Townsend, GA	Graduate transferred to Miami (OH)
Lojain Elfatairy	4	G	5'4"	Sophomore	Giza, Egypt
Jadyn Scott	10	G	6'2"	Senior	Townsend, GA	Graduate transferred to Miami (OH)
Sofia Gritzali	33	G	5'7"	Senior	Thessaloniki, Greece	Graduated

Incoming

Cincinnati Incoming Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Nia Clark	0	G	5'9"	GS Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Marquette
Aicha Dia	6	F	6'1"	Sophomore	Montreal, QC	Penn State
Destiny Thomas	32	C	6'4"	Sophomore	Jonesboro, AR	Memphis

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Nia Clark	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Ben Davis Marquette	Indianapolis, IN
G	3	Reagan Jackson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Kennedale	Kennedale, TX
G	5	Braylyn Milton	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Independence	Charlotte, NC
G	6	Aïcha Dia	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Dawson College Penn State	Montreal, QC
G	7	Abby Holtman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Ryle	Florence, KY
F	10	Brianna Byars	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	George Rogers Clark	Paris, KY
G	11	Ta'Ziah Jenks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Mercy Academy West Virginia	Louisville, KY
F	14	Ramiyah Byrd	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Spire Institute and Academy	Colorado Springs, CO
F	20	Jillian Hayes	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Loveland	Cincinnati, OH
F	22	Malea Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Scott County Louisville	Georgetown, KY
G	23	Mya Jackson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Wilmington Seton Hall	Wilmington, OH
C	32	Destiny Thomas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Jonesboro Memphis	Jonesboro, AR
C	33	Delaney Snyder	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	TPLS Christian Academy	Richmond, VA
G	34	A'riel Jackson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Bishop Loughlin Memorial	Brooklyn, NY
F/C	42	Clarissa Craig	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Roger Bacon	Cincinnati, OH

Head coach

Katrina Merriweather (Cincinnati)

Assistant coach(es)

Ashley Barlow (Notre Dame)
Abby Jump (Wright State)
Kabrina Merriweather (Florida A&M)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m.		Ohio Dominican	W 76–38		Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 17 Louisville rivalry	L 59–77	0–1	Fifth Third Arena (1,725) Cincinnati, OH
November 15, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Lindenwood	W 81–62	1–1	Fifth Third Arena (4,673) Cincinnati, OH
November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Toledo	W 71–60	2–1	Savage Arena (4,073) Toledo, OH
November 23, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. No. 3 Colorado Paradise Jam Island Division	L 60–77	2–2	Sports and Fitness Center (624) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 24, 2023* 3:15 p.m., ESPN+		vs. No. 10 NC State Paradise Jam Island Division	L 45–79	2–3	Sports and Fitness Center (524) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2023* 3:15 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Kentucky Paradise Jam Island Division	W 65–41	3–3	Sports and Fitness Center (924) Saint Thomas, USVI
December 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tennessee State	W 76–52	4–3	Fifth Third Arena (1,072) Cincinnati, OH
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Xavier rivalry	W 69–47	5–3	Fifth Third Arena (5,013) Cincinnati, OH
December 13, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Howard	W 87–52	6–3	Fifth Third Arena (573) Cincinnati, OH
December 17, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Indiana	W 58–56	7–3	Screaming Eagles Arena (746) Evansville, IN
December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Siena	W 71–51	8–3	Fifth Third Arena (974) Cincinnati, OH
Big 12 Conference regular season
December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 11 Kansas State	L 41–66	8–4 (0–1)	Fifth Third Arena (1,472) Cincinnati, OH
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at No. 24 West Virginia	L 53–68	8–5 (0–2)	WVU Coliseum (1,808) Morgantown, WV
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oklahoma	L 64–77	8–6 (0–3)	Lloyd Noble Center (3,126) Norman, OK
January 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UCF	W 64–63	9–6 (1–3)	Fifth Third Arena (587) Cincinnati, OH
January 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at BYU	L 58–68	9–7 (1–4)	Marriott Center (1,786) Provo, UT
January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		West Virginia	L 43–72	9–8 (1–5)	Fifth Third Arena (1,264) Cincinnati, OH
January 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oklahoma State	W 58–56	10–8 (2–5)	Fifth Third Arena (1,392) Cincinnati, OH
January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m., LHN		at No. 10 Texas	L 50–67	10–9 (2–6)	Moody Center (6,008) Austin, TX
January 30, 2024 8:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at Houston	L 46–54	10–10 (2–7)	Fertitta Center (974) Houston, TX
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas Tech	W 74–56	11–10 (3–7)	Fifth Third Arena (2,510) Cincinnati, OH
February 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at UCF	W 67–61	12–10 (4–7)	Addition Financial Arena (1,108) Orlando, FL
February 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		BYU	L 57–69	12–11 (4–8)	Fifth Third Arena (1,084) Cincinnati, OH
February 14, 2024 7:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at Kansas	L 60–75	12–12 (4–9)	Allen Fieldhouse (2,872) Lawrence, KS
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		TCU	L 72–79	12–13 (4–10)	Fifth Third Arena (1,952) Cincinnati, OH
February 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 23 Oklahoma	L 87–95	12–14 (4–11)	Fifth Third Arena (1,347) Cincinnati, OH
February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at Texas Tech	W 68–56	13–14 (5–11)	United Supermarkets Arena (4,788) Lubbock, TX
February 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 21 Baylor	L 55–74	13–15 (5–12)	Fifth Third Arena (1,488) Cincinnati, OH
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at Iowa State	L 60–76	13–16 (5–13)	Hilton Coliseum (10,632) Ames, IA
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 7, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	(11)	vs. (14) UCF First Round	W 67–62	14–16	T-Mobile Center (2,824) Kansas City, MO
March 8, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	(11)	vs. (6) West Virginia Second Round	L 55–70	14–17	T-Mobile Center (4,402) Kansas City, MO
WNIT
March 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Purdue Fort Wayne Second Round	L 58–84	14–18	Fifth Third Arena (857) Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ^[3]^[4]

References

^ Springer, Scott (October 17, 2023). "Where Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team stands ahead of first Big 12 season". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
^ "University of Cincinnati Official Athletic Site". Gobearcats.com. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ "Women's Basketball Releases 2023-24 Non-Conference Schedule". gobearcats.com/. September 8, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
^ "Women's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Big 12 Schedule". gobearcats.com/. September 27, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

[1] Springer, Scott (October 17, 2023). "Where Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team stands ahead of first Big 12 season". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

[2] "University of Cincinnati Official Athletic Site". Gobearcats.com. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

[3] "Women's Basketball Releases 2023-24 Non-Conference Schedule". gobearcats.com/. September 8, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

[4] "Women's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Big 12 Schedule". gobearcats.com/. September 27, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

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v t e Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
Venues	Armory Fieldhouse (1971–1976) Riverfront Coliseum (1976–1987) Cincinnati Gardens (1987–1989) Fifth Third Arena (1989–2017; 2018–present) St. Ursula Academy Gymnasium & Convocation Center (2017–18)
Rivalries	Louisville Memphis Xavier
Culture & lore	Bearcat "Cheer Cincinnati" UC Pep Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule

See also

References