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.

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

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

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

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.

See also

• 2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team