2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

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

2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	6–3 (0–0 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. 5 Texas	0	–	0		–			11	–	0		1.000
Texas Tech	0	–	0		–			11	–	0		1.000
TCU	0	–	0		–			10	–	0		1.000
West Virginia	0	–	0		–			9	–	0		1.000
No. 10 Baylor	0	–	0		–			8	–	0		1.000
UCF	0	–	0		–			8	–	0		1.000
No. 12т Kansas State	0	–	0		–			9	–	1		.900
Houston	0	–	0		–			8	–	1		.889
BYU	0	–	0		–			8	–	2		.800
Cincinnati	0	–	0		–			6	–	3		.667
Oklahoma	0	–	0		–			6	–	3		.667
Oklahoma State	0	–	0		–			5	–	3		.625
Iowa State	0	–	0		–			5	–	4		.556
Kansas	0	–	0		–			5	–	4		.556
† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner As of December 15, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

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+		Toledo	W 71–60	2–1	Fifth Third Arena (4,073) Cincinnati, 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.		at Southern Indiana			Screaming Eagles Arena  Evansville, IN
December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Siena			Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
Big 12 Conference regular season
December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kansas State			Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at West Virginia			WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oklahoma			Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
January 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UCF			Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
January 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at BYU			Marriott Center  Provo, UT
January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		West Virginia			Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
January 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oklahoma State			Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m., LHN		at Texas			Moody Center  Austin, TX
January 30, 2024 8:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at Houston			Fertitta Center  Houston, TX
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas Tech			Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
February 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at UCF			Addition Financial Arena  Orlando, FL
February 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		BYU			Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
February 14, 2024 7:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at Kansas			Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		TCU			Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
February 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oklahoma			Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at Texas Tech			United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
February 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Baylor			Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at Iowa State			Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 7–12, 2024		vs. TBD			T-Mobile Center  Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ^[3]^[4]

See also

• 2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

References

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.