# 2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearcats, were led by first-year head coach Katrina Merriweather and played their home games at the Fifth Third Arena as members of the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Bearcats finished the 2022–23 season 9–21, 2–14 in AAC play to finish in last place. As a No. 11 seed in the AAC women's tournament they lost in the first round to No. 6 seed Tulane.

## Offseason
### Departures

Cincinnati Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Dais'Ja Trotter | 0 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Louisville, KY | Graduate transferred to UIC |
| Caitlyn Wilson | 1 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Cordova, TN | Graduate transferred to Georgia Tech |
| Jada Scott | 3 | G | 6'1" | Senior | Townsend, GA | Graduate transferred to Miami (OH) |
| Lojain Elfatairy | 4 | G | 5'4" | Sophomore | Giza, Egypt | |
| Jadyn Scott | 10 | G | 6'2" | Senior | Townsend, GA | Graduate transferred to Miami (OH) |
| Sofia Gritzali | 33 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Thessaloniki, Greece | Graduated |

### Incoming

Cincinnati Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Nia Clark | 0 | G | 5'9" | GS Senior | Indianapolis, IN | Marquette |
| Aicha Dia | 6 | F | 6'1" | Sophomore | Montreal, QC | Penn State |
| Destiny Thomas | 32 | C | 6'4" | Sophomore | Jonesboro, AR | Memphis |

#### Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | Ohio Dominican | W 76–38 | | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 17 Louisville rivalry | L 59–77 | 0–1 | Fifth Third Arena (1,725) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 15, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Lindenwood | W 81–62 | 1–1 | Fifth Third Arena (4,673) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Toledo | W 71–60 | 2–1 | Savage Arena (4,073) Toledo, OH |
| November 23, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. No. 3 Colorado Paradise Jam Island Division | L 60–77 | 2–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (624) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 24, 2023* 3:15 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. No. 10 NC State Paradise Jam Island Division | L 45–79 | 2–3 | Sports and Fitness Center (524) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 25, 2023* 3:15 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Kentucky Paradise Jam Island Division | W 65–41 | 3–3 | Sports and Fitness Center (924) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| December 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | W 76–52 | 4–3 | Fifth Third Arena (1,072) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Xavier rivalry | W 69–47 | 5–3 | Fifth Third Arena (5,013) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 13, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Howard | W 87–52 | 6–3 | Fifth Third Arena (573) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 17, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Indiana | W 58–56 | 7–3 | Screaming Eagles Arena (746) Evansville, IN |
| December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Siena | W 71–51 | 8–3 | Fifth Third Arena (974) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big 12 Conference regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 11 Kansas State | L 41–66 | 8–4 (0–1) | Fifth Third Arena (1,472) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at No. 24 West Virginia | L 53–68 | 8–5 (0–2) | WVU Coliseum (1,808) Morgantown, WV |
| January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma | L 64–77 | 8–6 (0–3) | Lloyd Noble Center (3,126) Norman, OK |
| January 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UCF | W 64–63 | 9–6 (1–3) | Fifth Third Arena (587) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at BYU | L 58–68 | 9–7 (1–4) | Marriott Center (1,786) Provo, UT |
| January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | West Virginia | L 43–72 | 9–8 (1–5) | Fifth Third Arena (1,264) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oklahoma State | W 58–56 | 10–8 (2–5) | Fifth Third Arena (1,392) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m., LHN | | at No. 10 Texas | L 50–67 | 10–9 (2–6) | Moody Center (6,008) Austin, TX |
| January 30, 2024 8:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at Houston | L 46–54 | 10–10 (2–7) | Fertitta Center (974) Houston, TX |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas Tech | W 74–56 | 11–10 (3–7) | Fifth Third Arena (2,510) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at UCF | W 67–61 | 12–10 (4–7) | Addition Financial Arena (1,108) Orlando, FL |
| February 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | BYU | L 57–69 | 12–11 (4–8) | Fifth Third Arena (1,084) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 14, 2024 7:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at Kansas | L 60–75 | 12–12 (4–9) | Allen Fieldhouse (2,872) Lawrence, KS |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | TCU | L 72–79 | 12–13 (4–10) | Fifth Third Arena (1,952) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 23 Oklahoma | L 87–95 | 12–14 (4–11) | Fifth Third Arena (1,347) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at Texas Tech | W 68–56 | 13–14 (5–11) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,788) Lubbock, TX |
| February 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 21 Baylor | L 55–74 | 13–15 (5–12) | Fifth Third Arena (1,488) Cincinnati, OH |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at Iowa State | L 60–76 | 13–16 (5–13) | Hilton Coliseum (10,632) Ames, IA |
| Big 12 Conference Tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (11) | vs. (14) UCF First Round | W 67–62 | 14–16 | T-Mobile Center (2,824) Kansas City, MO |
| March 8, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (11) | vs. (6) West Virginia Second Round | L 55–70 | 14–17 | T-Mobile Center (4,402) Kansas City, MO |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne Second Round | L 58–84 | 14–18 | Fifth Third Arena (857) Cincinnati, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||