2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

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]

2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record14–18 (5–13 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ashley Barlow
  • Abby Jump
  • Kabrina Merriweather
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
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

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

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.
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See also

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References

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  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.