2019–20 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team will represent the University of Cincinnati during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the seventh for the Bearcats as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats, led by second year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard, will play their home games at Fifth Third Arena.

2019–20 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2019–20 record22–9 (11–5 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Melissa Kolbe
  • Semeka Randall-Lay
  • Heath Alexander
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
2019–20 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 UConn160 1.000  263  .897
Cincinnati115 .688  209  .690
UCF115 .688  199  .679
South Florida106 .625  1812  .600
Tulane88 .500  1316  .448
Temple79 .438  1514  .517
Wichita State79 .438  1514  .517
SMU79 .438  1315  .464
East Carolina610 .375  920  .310
Houston511 .313  1218  .400
Memphis412 .250  1316  .448
Tulsa412 .250  920  .310
2020 AAC Tournament winner
As of March 4, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

Cincinnati finished the previous season 24–11, 12–4 in AAC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic Women's Tournament where they lost to UCF. They received an automatic bid Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Youngstown State, Minnesota, Butler in the first, second and third rounds before losing to TCU in the quarterfinals.

Media

All games wil have a video stream on Bearcats TV, ESPN3, or AAC Digital Network

Offseason

Departing players

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Nikira Goings 2 G 5'8" Senior Marietta, Georgia Graduated
Michaela Porter 10 G 5'9" Sophomore Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Transferred to Appalachian State
Brianna Livingston 13 G 5'9" Sophomore Scarborough, Ontario Transferred to Monmouth
Maya Benham 20 F 5'10" Senior Douglasville, Georgia Graduated
Monique Thompson 22 G 5'8" Graduate Student Long Beach, California Graduated
Chelsea Warren 25 F 5'9" Senior Red Oak, Texas Graduated
I'Liyah Green 35 C 6'2" RS Sophomore Louisville, Kentucky Transferred to EKU
Andeija Puckett 40 C 6'2" Sophomore Griffin, Georgia Transferred to Ole Miss

2019 Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Aleah Nelson
G
Nottingham, MD {{{highschool}}} 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Jada Scott
G
Townsend, GA Frederica Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 87
Jadyn Scott
F
Townsend, GA Frederica Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 88
Jana Abdullah
F
Alexandria, Egypt King Integrated American School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jordan Tuff
G
Kernersville, NC Connections Academy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 88
Sofia Gritzali
G
Thessaloniki, Greece Hellenic College of Thessaloniki 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Chellia Watson
G
Winder, GA Winder-Barrow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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:

    Incoming transfers

    Name Num. Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
    Arame Niang 15 F 6'3" RS Junior Rufisque, Senegal Western Kentucky
    Nesma Khalifa 22 C 6'4" Sophomore Alexandria, Egypt Tallahassee CC

    Roster

    2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 2 Aleah Nelson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrMcDonogh School Nottingham, MD
    G 3 Jada Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrFrederica Academy Townsend, GA
    F 4 Angel Rizor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrEast Wake Zebulon, NC
    F 5 Jana Abdullah 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrKing Integrated American School Alexandria, Egypt
    F 10 Jadyn Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrFrederica Academy Townsend, GA
    G 11 Sam Rodgers 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrLakota East Cincinnati, OH
    G 12 Antoinette Miller 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrSouthfield-Lathrup Detroit, MI
    G 14 Addaya Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoIllinois Granite City, IL
    F 15 Arame Niang 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrWestern Kentucky Rufisque, Senegal
    G 21 Jordan Tuff 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrConnections Academy Kernersville, NC
    C 22 Nesma Khalifa 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoTallahassee CC Alexandria, Egypt
    F 23 Iimar’i Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrSacred Heart Cathedral Prep Oakland, CA
    G 30 Florence Sifa 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrJacksonville College Bujumbura, Burundi
    G 33 Sofia Gritzali 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrHellenic College of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki, Greece
    G 35 Chellia Watson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrWinder-Barrow Winder, GA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    [1][2]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    10/29/2019*
    7:00 pm, Bearcats TV
    University of Charleston W 67–52 
    Fifth Third Arena (613)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Non-conference regular season
    11/05/2019*
    7:00 pm, Bearcats TV
    Utah W 68–62  1–0
    Fifth Third Arena (737)
    Cincinnati, OH
    11/10/2019*
    2:00 pm, Bearcats TV
    Saint Louis L 50–60  1–1
    Fifth Third Arena (883)
    Cincinnati, OH
    11/13/2019*
    7:00 pm, Bearcats TV
    Ohio State L 73–78 OT 1–2
    Fifth Third Arena (1,219)
    Cincinnati, OH
    11/16/2019*
    2:00 pm, Bearcats TV
    Ball State W 63–56  2–2
    Fifth Third Arena (960)
    Cincinnati, OH
    11/19/2019*
    7:00 pm, Bearcats TV
    Chattanooga W 72–53  3–2
    Fifth Third Arena (788)
    Cincinnati, OH
    11/27/2019*
    2:30 pm
    vs. Iowa
    Puerto Rico Clasico
    L 61–69  3–3
    Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez (100)
    San Juan, PR
    11/28/2019*
    2:30 pm
    vs. Bucknell
    Puerto Rico Clasico
    L 48–56  3–4
    Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez (100)
    San Juan, PR
    12/5/2019*
    6:00 pm, Bearcats TV
    at VCU W 58–56  4–4
    Stuart C. Siegel Center (438)
    Richmond, VA
    12/8/2019*
    7:00 pm, Bearcats TV
    Miami (OH) W 98–68  5–4
    Fifth Third Arena (1,057)
    Cincinnati, OH
    12/14/2019*
    2:00 pm, Bearcats TV
    at Xavier
    Crosstown Shootout
    W 85–78  6–4
    Cintas Center (5,180)
    Cincinnati, OH
    12/17/2019*
    7:00 pm, Bearcats TV
    Alabama A&M W 62–47  7–4
    Fifth Third Arena (718)
    Cincinnati, OH
    12/21/2019*
    2:00 pm, Bearcats TV
    Pittsburgh W 69–53  8–4
    Fifth Third Arena (886)
    Cincinnati, OH
    12/30/2019*
    7:00 pm, Bearcats TV
    Coppin State W 86–40  9–4
    Fifth Third Arena (1,084)
    Cincinnati, OH
    AAC regular season
    01/05/2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    at South Florida L 68–76  9–5
    (0–1)
    Yuengling Center (2,204)
    Tampa, FL
    01/08/2020
    8:00 pm, ADN
    at Memphis W 73–66  10–5
    (1–1)
    Elma Roane Fieldhouse (411)
    Memphis, TN
    01/12/2020
    2:00 pm, ESPN2
    UCF W 81–64  11–5
    (2–1)
    Fifth Third Arena (1,258)
    Cincinnati, OH
    01/18/2020
    4:30 pm, ESPN3
    at Tulane L 59–64  11–6
    (2–2)
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,003)
    New Orleans, LA
    01/22/2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Houston W 85–66  12–6
    (3–2)
    Fifth Third Arena (865)
    Cincinnati, OH
    01/26/2020
    2:00 pm, ESPNU
    Temple W 86–81  13–6
    (4–2)
    Fifth Third Arena (1,443)
    Cincinnati, OH
    01/30/2020
    7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
    at No. 4 UConn L 50–80  13–7
    (4–3)
    Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,026)
    Storrs, CT
    02/02/2020
    12:00 pm, ESPNU
    South Florida W 60–55  14–7
    (5–3)
    Fifth Third Arena (1,141)
    Cincinnati, OH
    02/08/2020
    3:00 pm
    at SMU W 73–58  15–7
    (6–3)
    Moody Coliseum (663)
    Dallas, TX
    02/12/2020
    11:00 am, ADN
    Tulsa W 78–53  16–7
    (7–3)
    Fifth Third Arena (1,952)
    Cincinnati, OH
    02/15/2020
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    at UCF L 42–49  16–8
    (7–4)
    CFE Arena (3,483)
    Orlando, FL
    02/18/2020
    8:00 pm, ADN
    at Houston W 74–65  17–8
    (8–4)
    Fertitta Center (590)
    Houston, TX
    02/23/2020
    4:00 pm, ESPNU
    Tulane W 87–63  18–8
    (9–4)
    Fifth Third Arena (3,272)
    Cincinnati, OH
    02/26/2020
    7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
    No. 6 UConn L 58–105  18–9
    (9–5)
    Fifth Third Arena (5,607)
    Cincinnati, OH
    02/29/2020
    3:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Wichita State W 75–54  19–9
    (10–5)
    Charles Koch Arena (2,436)
    Wichita, KS
    03/02/2020
    7:00 pm, Bearcats TV
    East Carolina W 76–53  20–9
    (11–5)
    Fifth Third Arena (789)
    Cincinnati, OH
    AAC Women's Tournament
    03/07/2020
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    (3) vs. (11) Memphis
    Quarterfinals
    W 94–52  21–9
    Mohegan Sun Arena (4,860)
    Uncasville, CT
    03/08/2020
    6:30 pm, ESPNU
    (3) vs. (2) UCF
    Semifinals
    W 57–51  22–9
    Mohegan Sun Arena (5,677)
    Uncasville, CT
    03/09/2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    (3) vs. (1) UConn
    Championship
    L 53–87  22–10
    Mohegan Sun Arena (5,430)
    Uncasville, CT
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in EST.

    See also

    References

    1. "University of Cincinnati Official Athletic Site". Gobearcats.com. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
    2. "Women's Basketball Releases 2019–20 Non-Conference Schedule". Gobearcats.com. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
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