2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	4–2 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Katrina Merriweather (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Ashley Barlow; Abby Jump; Kabrina Merriweather;
Home arena	Fifth Third Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
No. 17 TCU	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
No. 12 West Virginia	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
Colorado	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
No. 9 Kansas State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
UCF	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
BYU	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
No. 15 Iowa State	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Utah	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Kansas	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Baylor	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Arizona	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Houston	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of November 27, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearcats, led by second-year head coach Katrina Merriweather and play their home games at the Fifth Third Arena as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Bearcats finished the 2022–23 season 14–18, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in a 3 way for eleventh place. As a No. 11 seed in the Big 12 women's tournament they defeated UCF in the first round before losing to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost in the first round to Purdue Fort Wayne.

Offseason

Departures

Cincinnati Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Nia Clark	1	G	5'9"	Graduate student	Indianapolis, IN	Graduated
Braylyn Milton	5	G	5'11"	Junior	Charlotte, NC	Transferred to East Tennessee State
Ta'Ziah Jenks	11	G	6'0"	Junior	Louisville, KY	Transferred to Florida Atlantic
Malea Williams	22	F	6'4"	Senior	Georgetown, KY	Transferred to Florida State
Mya Jackson	23	G	5'7"	Graduate student	Wilmington, OH	Graduated
Clarissa Craig	42	F/C	6'3"	Junior	Cincinnati, OH	Transferred to New Mexico

Incoming

Cincinnati Incoming Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Tineya Hylton	2	G	5' 7"	Senior	Toronto, ON	Texas A&M
Daylee Dunn	5	G	5'10"	Graduate student	Fresno, CA	Loyola Marymount

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Recruiting class of 2025

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US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Paige Whitted CG	Memphis, TN	Briarcrest Christian School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A	Oct 27, 2023
Paige Whitted CG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Joya Crawford PG	Dyersburg, TN	Dyersburg	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A	Dec 12, 2023
Joya Crawford PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Darianna Alexander G	Cincinnati, OH	Purcell Marian	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Apr 17, 2024
Darianna Alexander G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Kali Barrett SF	Bradenton, FL	Cardinal Mooney HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	Jul 15, 2024
Kali Barrett SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Caliyah DeVillasee PG	Owings Mills, MD	Our Lady of Good Counsel	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A	Sep 19, 2024
Caliyah DeVillasee PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Chloe Mann	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Duncanville	Fort Worth, TX
G	2	Tineya Hylton	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Royal Crown Academic School Texas A&M	Toronto, ON
G	3	Reagan Jackson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Kennedale	Kennedale, TX
G	5	Daylee Dunn	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Salesian Prep Fresno State	San Ramon, CA
G	6	Aïcha Dia	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Dawson College Penn State	Montreal, QC
G	7	Abby Holtman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Ryle	Florence, KY
F	10	Brianna Byars	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	George Rogers Clark	Paris, KY
F	14	Ramiyah Byrd	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Fr	Spire Institute and Academy	Colorado Springs, CO
F	20	Jillian Hayes	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Loveland	Cincinnati, OH
C	32	Destiny Thomas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Jonesboro Memphis	Jonesboro, AR
C	33	Delaney Snyder	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	TPLS Christian Academy	Richmond, VA
G	34	A'riel Jackson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Bishop Loughlin Memorial	Brooklyn, NY

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 and results

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 2:00 p.m.	Thomas More	W 81–41		–	–	–	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UIC	W 66–54	1–0	20 – Hylton	11 – Hayes	4 – Hylton	Credit Union 1 Arena (416) Cincinnati, OH
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Delaware State	W 83–46	2–0	30 – Hayes	11 – Hayes	6 – Hylton	Fifth Third Arena (1,115) Cincinnati, OH
November 13, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Davidson	W 68–50	3–0	20 – Tied	11 – Ndiba	6 – Hylton	Fifth Third Arena (822) Cincinnati, OH
November 18, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Seton Hall	L 68–69	3–1	16 – Hayes	10 – Hayes	4 – Tied	Fifth Third Arena (903) Cincinnati, OH
November 22, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Georgetown Atlantic Slam W	W 59–57	4–1	28 – Hayes	11 – Hayes	2 – Tied	Eastlink Centre (902) Charlottetown, PE
November 24, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Slam W	L 52–59	4–2	20 – Hylton	8 – Tied	2 – Tied	Eastlink Centre (804) Charlottetown, PE
December 3, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Central Connecticut						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
December 6, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Western Illinois						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
December 15, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FloSports	at Xavier Crosstown Shootout						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
December 18, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Marshall						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Big 12 Conference regular season
December 22, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kansas State						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	BYU						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
January 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at TCU						Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
January 8, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Oklahoma State						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UCF						Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Colorado						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Arizona						McKale Center Tucson, AZ
January 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Arizona State						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
January 29, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Houston						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
February 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Baylor						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
February 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Iowa State						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
February 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kansas						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
February 12, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Kansas State						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at West Virginia						WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas Tech						United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Utah						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
February 26, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Oklahoma State						Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	West Virginia						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 5–9, 2025 TBA	vs. TBA						T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "Women's Basketball Inks Five on National Signing Day". GoBearcats.com. University of Cincinnati Athletics. November 13, 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
^ "University of Cincinnati Official Athletic Site". Gobearcats.com. Retrieved 2024-11-25.

[1] "Women's Basketball Inks Five on National Signing Day". GoBearcats.com. University of Cincinnati Athletics. November 13, 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

[2] "University of Cincinnati Official Athletic Site". Gobearcats.com. Retrieved 2024-11-25.

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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

Recruiting class of 2025

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References