2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record15–14 (7–11 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ashley Barlow
  • Abby Jump
  • Kabrina Merriweather
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
2024–25 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 TCU † 16 – 2   .889 34 – 4   .895
No. 14 Baylor 15 – 3   .833 28 – 8   .778
No. 17 Oklahoma State 14 – 4   .778 25 – 7   .781
No. 16 West Virginia 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758
No. 19 Kansas State 13 – 5   .722 28 – 8   .778
Utah 13 – 5   .722 22 – 9   .710
Iowa State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 12   .657
Arizona 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Colorado 9 – 9   .500 21 – 13   .618
7 – 11   .389 15 – 14   .517
Kansas 6 – 12   .333 16 – 14   .533
BYU 4 – 14   .222 13 – 17   .433
UCF 4 – 14   .222 12 – 18   .400
Texas Tech 4 – 14   .222 19 – 18   .514
Arizona State 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313
Houston 1 – 17   .056 5 – 25   .167
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner
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" 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 (2025)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Paige Whitted
CG 		Memphis, TN Briarcrest Christian School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Oct 27, 2023 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Joya Crawford
PG 		Dyersburg, TN Dyersburg 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A Dec 12, 2023 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Darianna Alexander
G 		Cincinnati, OH Purcell Marian 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Apr 17, 2024 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (97)
Kali Barrett
SF 		Bradenton, FL Cardinal Mooney HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Jul 15, 2024 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    
Caliyah DeVillasee
PG 		Owings Mills, MD Our Lady of Good Counsel 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A Sep 19, 2024 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    ESPN:    (93)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. 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 – R. 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 – R. 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 – A. Jackson  Bramlage Coliseum (7,700)
Manhattan, KS
January 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		BYU W 72–63  9–3
(1–1) 		 16 – Hayes   13 – Hayes   4 – A. Jackson  Fifth Third Arena (2,587)
Cincinnati, OH
January 4, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 11 TCU L 66–81  9–4
(1–2) 		 20 – Hayes   8 – Hayes   4 – A. Jackson  Schollmaier Arena (3,627)
Fort Worth, TX
January 8, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oklahoma State L 48–64  9–5
(1–3) 		 15 – A. Jackson   8 – Hayes   3 – Hylton  Fifth Third Arena (701)
Cincinnati, OH
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UCF W 68–58  10–5
(2–3) 		 17 –  Hylton   8 –  Hayes   1 –  Tied  Addition Financial Arena (1,425)
Orlando, FL
January 18, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Colorado W 65–59  11–5
(3–3) 		 27 – Hylton   12 – Ndiba   2 – Tied  Fifth Third Arena (1,649)
Cincinnati, OH
January 22, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arizona L 62–72  11–6
(3–4) 		 25 – Hylton   13 – Hayes   3 – Tied  McKale Center (6,371)
Tucson, AZ
January 25, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arizona State W 73–66  12–6
(4–4) 		 25 – Hayes   9 – Hayes   5 – Mann  Desert Financial Arena (12,762)
Tempe, AZ
January 29, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Houston W 73–65  13–6
(5–4) 		 21 – Hayes   18 – Hayes   2 – Tied  Fifth Third Arena (1,495)
Cincinnati, OH
February 2, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Baylor L 59–98  13–7
(5–5) 		 26 – Mann   5 – Tied   2 – R. Jackson  Foster Pavilion (3,897)
Waco, TX
February 5, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Iowa State L 52–72  13–8
(5–6) 		 15 – R. Jackson   6 – Hayes   5 – A. Jackson  Fifth Third Arena (1,841)
Cincinnati, OH
February 8, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kansas W 78–74 OT 14–8
(6–6) 		 21 – Hylton   9 – Hayes   4 – Tied  Fifth Third Arena (1,980)
Cincinnati, OH
February 12, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 14 Kansas State L 53–90  14–9
(6–7) 		 15 – Hayes   15 – Hayes   3 – Mann  Fifth Third Arena (1,126)
Cincinnati, OH
February 15, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 18 West Virginia L 50–69  14–10
(6–8) 		 20 – Hayes   10 – Hayes   2 – Hylton  WVU Coliseum (5,164)
Morgantown, WV
February 19, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas Tech W 59–56  15–10
(7–8) 		 21 – Hylton   11 – Hayes   3 – Hylton  United Supermarkets Arena (3,920)
Lubbock, TX
February 23, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah L 65–92  15–11
(7–9) 		 16 – Hylton   5 – Tied   4 – A. Jackson  Fifth Third Arena (2,015)
Cincinnati, OH
February 26, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 21 Oklahoma State L 64–74  15–12
(7–10) 		 15 – Hayes   11 – Hayes   2 – Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,039)
Stillwater, OK
March 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 18 West Virginia L 69–85  15–13
(7–11) 		 20 – Hayes   8 – Hayes   7 – R. Jackson  Fifth Third Arena (1,957)
Cincinnati, OH
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 5, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(10) vs. (15) Arizona State
First Round 		L 75–82  15–14
  24 – R. Jackson   9 – Hayes   7 – Mann  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 November 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "University of Cincinnati Official Athletic Site". Gobearcats.com. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
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