Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
College basketball team
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The Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team represents the University of Cincinnati (UC) in women's basketball. The school competes in the Big 12 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.
(capacity: 12,012)
| Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball | |||
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| University | University of Cincinnati | ||
| Head coach | Katrina Merriweather (3rd season) | ||
| Location | Cincinnati, Ohio | ||
| Arena | Fifth Third Arena (capacity: 12,012) | ||
| Conference | Big 12 | ||
| Nickname | Bearcats | ||
| Colors | Red and black[1] | ||
| NCAA Division I tournament second round | |||
| 2002 | |||
| NCAA Division I tournament appearances | |||
| 1989, 1999, 2002, 2003 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 2002 | |||
| Uniforms | |||
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Retired jerseys
Season-by-season results
As of before the 2024–25 season, the Bearcats have a 702–691 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]
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| 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 | 27–9 | NWIT | ||||||
| 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 | 16–12 | 3–7 | ||||||
| 1984–85 | Cincinnati | 16–12 | 4–6 | ||||||
| 1985–86 | Cincinnati | 17–13 | 4–5 | ||||||
| Sandy Smith: | 49–37 (.570) | 11–18 (.379) | |||||||
| Laurie Pirtle (Metro Conference) (1986–1991) | |||||||||
| 1986–87 | Cincinnati | 6–22 | 3–9 | ||||||
| 1987–88 | Cincinnati | 18–11 | 7–5 | ||||||
| 1988–89 | Cincinnati | 21–9 | 6–6 | NCAA first round | |||||
| 1989–90 | Cincinnati | 7–21 | 3–11 | ||||||
| 1990–91 | Cincinnati | 4–23 | 2–12 | ||||||
| Laurie Pirtle (Great Midwest Conference) (1991–1995) | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | Cincinnati | 11–17 | 3–7 | ||||||
| 1992–93 | Cincinnati | 13–15 | 4–6 | ||||||
| 1993–94 | Cincinnati | 9–18 | 4–8 | ||||||
| 1994–95 | Cincinnati | 7–20 | 4–8 | ||||||
| Laurie Pirtle (Conference USA) (1995–2005) | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | Cincinnati | 8–19 | 4–10 | ||||||
| 1996–97 | Cincinnati | 17–11 | 6–8 | ||||||
| 1997–98 | Cincinnati | 21–9 | 10–6 | WNIT | |||||
| 1998–99 | Cincinnati | 22–9 | 12–4 | NCAA first round | |||||
| 1999–00 | Cincinnati | 18–13 | 9–7 | WNIT | |||||
| 2000–01 | Cincinnati | 22–10 | 9–7 | WNIT | |||||
| 2001–02 | Cincinnati | 27–5 | 11–3 | NCAA second round | |||||
| 2002–03 | Cincinnati | 23–8 | 11–3 | NCAA first round | |||||
| 2003–04 | Cincinnati | 15–16 | 5–9 | WNIT | |||||
| 2004–05 | Cincinnati | 9–19 | 4–10 | ||||||
| Laurie Pirtle (Big East Conference) (2005–2007) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Cincinnati | 17–12 | 7–9 | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Cincinnati | 15–14 | 6–10 | ||||||
| Laurie Pirtle: | 311–301 (.508) | 130–158 (.451) | |||||||
| J. Kelley Hall (Big East Conference) (2007–2009) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Cincinnati | 12–16 | 3–13 | ||||||
| 2008–09 | Cincinnati | 14–17 | 3–13 | ||||||
| J. Kelley Hall: | 26–33 (.441) | 6–26 (.188) | |||||||
| Jamelle Elliott (Big East Conference) (2009–2013) | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | Cincinnati | 12–18 | 4–12 | 14th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Cincinnati | 9–20 | 2–14 | 15th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Cincinnati | 16–16 | 6–10 | T–10th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| 2012–13 | Cincinnati | 12–18 | 4–12 | 13th | |||||
| Jamelle Elliott (American Athletic Conference) (2013–2018) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Cincinnati | 13–18 | 5–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Cincinnati | 8–23 | 4–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Cincinnati | 8–22 | 4–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Cincinnati | 16–14 | 7–9 | 7th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Cincinnati | 19–13 | 10–6 | 4th | WNIT First Round | ||||
| Jamelle Elliot: | 113–162 (.412) | 46–102 (.311) | |||||||
| Michelle Clark-Heard (American Athletic Conference) (2018–2023) | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | Cincinnati | 24–11 | 12–4 | 3rd | WNIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2019–20 | Cincinnati | 22–9 | 11–5 | 2nd | Cancelled | ||||
| 2020–21 | Cincinnati | 8–16 | 6–12 | 3rd | |||||
| 2021–22 | Cincinnati | 11–17 | 4–11 | 11th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Cincinnati | 9–21 | 2–14 | 11th | |||||
| Michelle Clark-Heard: | 74–74 (.500) | 35–46 (.432) | |||||||
| Katrina Merriweather (Big 12 Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Cincinnati | 14–18 | 5–13 | 11th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| 2024–25 | Cincinnati | 15–14 | 7–11 | 10th | |||||
| 2024–25 | Cincinnati | 1–3 | |||||||
| Katrina Merriweather: | 30–35 (.453) | 12–24 (.333) | |||||||
| Total: | 718–708 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- 1.^Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
