Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball

The Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team represents the University of Cincinnati (UC) in women's basketball. The school competes in the American Athletic Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Bearcats play in Fifth Third Arena on the UC campus in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
2019–20 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Cincinnati
Head coachMichelle Clark-Heard (2nd season)
ConferenceThe American
LocationCincinnati, Ohio
ArenaFifth Third Arena
(Capacity: 12,012)
NicknameBearcats
ColorsRed and Black[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Second round
2002
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1989, 1999, 2002, 2003
Conference Tournament Champions
2002

Retired jerseys
Cincinnati Bearcats retired numbers
No. Player Position Tenure
24Cheryl CookF1982–1985

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Season by season results

As of before the 2019–20 season, the Bearcats have a 679–652 record, with four appearances in the NCAA Tournament (1989, 1999, 2002, and 2003) with one Second Round appearance in 2002. They have one conference championship (2002), while finishing runner up in 1999, 2001, and 2003, all while still being in Conference USA.[3]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Mary Jo Huismann (Independent) (1971–1973)
1971–72 Cincinnati 3–6———
1972–73 Cincinnati 7–11———
1973–74 Cincinnati 9–6——
Mary Jo Huismann: 19–23 (.452)0–0 (–)
Tom Thacker (Independent) (1974–1978)
1974–75 Cincinnati 14–8——
1975–76 Cincinnati 17–8
1976–77 Cincinnati 14–13
1977–78 Cincinnati 10–14
Tom Thacker: 55–43 (.561)0–0 (–)
Juliene Simpson (Independent) (1978–1979)
1978–79 Cincinnati 12–18
Juliene Simpson: 12–18 (.400)0–0 (–)
Ceal Barry (Independent) (1979–1983)
1979–80 Cincinnati 18–12
1980–81 Cincinnati 27–9NWIT
1981–82 Cincinnati 19–10
1982–83 Cincinnati 19–11
Ceal Barry: 83–42 (.664)0–0 (–)
Sandy Smith (Metro Conference) (1983–1986)
1983–84 Cincinnati 16–123–7
1984–85 Cincinnati 16–124–6
1985–86 Cincinnati 17–134–5
Sandy Smith: 49–37 (.570)11–18 (.379)
Laurie Pirtle (Metro Conference) (1986–1991)
1986–87 Cincinnati 6–223–9
1987–88 Cincinnati 18–117–5
1988–89 Cincinnati 21–96–6NCAA First Round
1989–90 Cincinnati 7–213–11
1990–91 Cincinnati 4–232–12
Laurie Pirtle (Great Midwest Conference) (1991–1995)
1991–92 Cincinnati 11–173–7
1992–93 Cincinnati 13–154–6
1993–94 Cincinnati 9–184–8
1994–95 Cincinnati 7–204–8
Laurie Pirtle (Conference USA) (1995–2005)
1995–96 Cincinnati 8–194–10
1996–97 Cincinnati 17–116–8
1997–98 Cincinnati 21–910–6WNIT
1998–99 Cincinnati 22–912–4NCAA First Round
1999–00 Cincinnati 18–139–7WNIT
2000–01 Cincinnati 22–109–7WNIT
2001–02 Cincinnati 27–511–3NCAA Second Round
2002–03 Cincinnati 23–811–3NCAA First Round
2003–04 Cincinnati 15–165–9WNIT
2004–05 Cincinnati 9–194–10
Laurie Pirtle (Big East Conference) (2005–2007)
2005–06 Cincinnati 17–127–9
2006–07 Cincinnati 15–146–10
Laurie Pirtle: 311–301 (.508)130–158 (.451)
J. Kelley Hall (Big East Conference) (2007–2009)
2007–08 Cincinnati 12–163–13
2008–09 Cincinnati 14–173–13
J. Kelley Hall: 26–33 (.441)6–26 (.188)
Jamelle Elliott (Big East Conference) (2009–2013)
2009–10 Cincinnati 12–184–1214th
2010–11 Cincinnati 9–202–1415th
2011–12 Cincinnati 16–166–10T–10thWNIT Second Round
2012–13 Cincinnati 12–184–1213th
Jamelle Elliott (American Athletic Conference) (2013–2018)
2013–14 Cincinnati 13–185–118th
2014–15 Cincinnati 8–234–149th
2015–16 Cincinnati 8–224–149th
2016–17 Cincinnati 16–147–97th
2017–18 Cincinnati 19–1310–64thWNIT First Round
Jamelle Elliot: 113–162 (.412)46–102 (.311)
Michelle Clark-Heard (American Athletic Conference) (2018–present)
2018–19 Cincinnati 24–1112–43rdWNIT Quarterfinals
2019–20 Cincinnati 22–911–52ndCancelled
Total:679–652

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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1.^ Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

References
  1. Brand Color (PDF). University of Cincinnati Branding Standards Manual. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  2. "Cheryl Cook". gobearcats.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  3. "2019–20 Cincinnati Women's Basketball Media Guide by UCBearcats". Issuu.com. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  4. "GoBEARCATS.COM – University Of Cincinnati Official Athletic Site". GoBearcats.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.


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