2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

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.

2024–25 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	14–10 (6–8 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. 10 TCU	12	–	2		.857			24	–	3		.889
No. 19 Baylor	12	–	2		.857			22	–	5		.815
No. 12 Kansas State	12	–	3		.800			24	–	4		.857
Utah	11	–	3		.786			20	–	5		.800
No. 17 West Virginia	11	–	4		.733			21	–	5		.808
No. 24 Oklahoma State	10	–	4		.714			20	–	5		.800
Iowa State	9	–	5		.643			18	–	9		.667
Colorado	8	–	6		.571			17	–	8		.680
Arizona	6	–	8		.429			15	–	12		.556
Cincinnati	6	–	8		.429			14	–	10		.583
Kansas	4	–	10		.286			14	–	11		.560
BYU	4	–	10		.286			13	–	12		.520
Texas Tech	3	–	11		.214			14	–	13		.519
UCF	2	–	12		.143			9	–	15		.375
Arizona State	2	–	12		.143			8	–	18		.308
Houston	1	–	13		.071			5	–	20		.200
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of February 17, 2025 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 2024.

Recruiting class of 2025

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:   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:
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:    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

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						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