2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

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.

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

2024–25 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 17 TCU	0	–	0		–			6	–	0		1.000
Texas Tech	0	–	0		–			6	–	0		1.000
UCF	0	–	0		–			6	–	0		1.000
No. 12 West Virginia	0	–	0		–			6	–	0		1.000
No. 9 Kansas State	0	–	0		–			5	–	0		1.000
Oklahoma State	0	–	0		–			5	–	0		1.000
Arizona	0	–	0		–			6	–	1		.857
BYU	0	–	0		–			5	–	1		.833
Colorado	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		–			4	–	2		.667
Cincinnati	0	–	0		–			4	–	2		.667
Arizona State	0	–	0		–			3	–	2		.600
Houston	0	–	0		–			2	–	4		.333
† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner As of November 24, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

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

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Darianna Alexander G	Cincinnati, OH	Purcell Marian	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Caliyah DeVillasee PG	Owings Mills, MD	Our Lady of Good Counsel	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    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

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						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.

See also

• 2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team