2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record8–3 (0–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ashley Barlow
  • Abby Jump
  • Kabrina Merriweather
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
Seasons
2024–25 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Kansas State 1 – 0   1.000 13 – 1   .929
No. 11 TCU 1 – 0   1.000 12 – 1   .923
Oklahoma State 1 – 0   1.000 11 – 1   .917
Texas Tech 1 – 0   1.000 12 – 2   .857
Baylor 1 – 0   1.000 11 – 2   .846
Colorado 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 2   .833
Utah 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 2   .833
Arizona 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 4   .714
Kansas 0 – 1   .000 10 – 2   .833
No. 18 West Virginia 0 – 1   .000 10 – 2   .833
BYU 0 – 1   .000 9 – 3   .750
Cincinnati 0 – 1   .000 8 – 3   .727
Iowa State 0 – 1   .000 9 – 5   .643
UCF 0 – 1   .000 7 – 4   .636
Arizona State 0 – 1   .000 5 – 7   .417
Houston 0 – 1   .000 4 – 8   .333
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner
As of December 22, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team represents 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" Redshirt 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 2024.

Recruiting class of 2025

[1]

College recruiting information (2024)
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 
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 
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 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Kali Barrett
SF 		Bradenton, FL Cardinal Mooney HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Jul 15, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Caliyah DeVillasee
PG 		Owings Mills, MD Our Lady of Good Counsel 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A Sep 19, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# 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 W 78–49  5–2
  26 – Hayes   10 – Hayes   3 – Hylton  Fifth Third Arena (3,235)
Cincinnati, OH
December 6, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Illinois W 95–52  6–2
  29 – Jackson   10 – Hayes   7 – Hylton  Fifth Third Arena (918)
Cincinnati, OH
December 15, 2024*
1:00 p.m., FloSports 		at Xavier
Crosstown Shootout 		W 60–48  7–2
  18 – Hayes   16 – Hayes   3 – Jackson  Cintas Center (2,519)
Cincinnati, OH
December 18, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Marshall W 67–64  8–2
  16 – Hylton   8 – Tied   3 – Tied  Fifth Third Arena (1,210)
Cincinnati, OH
Big 12 regular season
December 22, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 13 Kansas State L 59–76  8–3
(0–1) 		 13 – Mann   7 – Ndiba   4 – Jackson  Bramlage Coliseum (7,700)
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.

See also

References

  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.