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2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record19–13 (10–6 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSt. Ursula Academy Gymnasium
Seasons
2017–18 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn 16 0   1.000 36 1   .973
No. 19 South Florida 13 3   .813 26 8   .765
UCF 12 4   .750 22 11   .667
Cincinnati 10 6   .625 19 13   .594
Houston 9 7   .563 20 12   .625
Wichita State 9 7   .563 14 17   .452
East Carolina 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Tulane 5 11   .313 14 17   .452
Memphis 5 11   .313 10 20   .333
SMU 4 12   .250 10 20   .333
Temple 3 13   .188 12 19   .387
Tulsa 3 13   .188 10 21   .323
2018 American Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the fifth for the Bearcats as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats, led by ninth year head coach Jamelle Elliott, played their home games at St. Ursula Academy Gymnasium while their normal on-campus home of Fifth Third Arena was closed for renovation.[1][2][3] They finished the season 19–13, 10–6 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic women's tournament, where they lost to Connecticut. They received an at-large bid Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Michigan State.

Cincinnati announced on March 21 that Elliott would not return after 9 seasons as head coach. She finish at Cincinnati with a 9-year record of 113–162.[4]

Media

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

Offseason

Departing players

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Brandey Tarver 13 G 5'10" Senior Chicago, Illinois Graduated
Bianca Quisenberry 22 G 5'8" Senior Springfield, Ohio Graduated
Sydney Petty 23 F 6'0" RS Freshman Toledo, Ohio Transferred to Owens Community College

2017 Recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Andeija Puckett
F
Griffin, GA Griffin High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Iimar’i Thomas
F
Oakland, CA Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
Michaela Porter
G
Pittsburgh, PA Obama Academy of International Studies 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 87
Brianna Livingston
G
Scarborough, ON Wilfrid Laurier 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Roster

2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Nikira Goings 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Osborne Marietta, GA
G 3 Ana Owens 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN
F 4 Angel Rizor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So East Wake Zebulon, NC
G 5 Genesis Parker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Virginia Tech Bristow, VA
G 10 Michaela Porter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Obama Academy of
International Studies
Pittsburgh, PA
G 11 Sam Rodgers 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Lakota East Cincinnati, OH
G 12 Antoinette Miller 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Southfield-Lathrup Detroit, MI
G 13 Brianna Livingston 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Wilfrid Laurier Scarborough, ON
G 20 Maya Benham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Osborne Doulgasville, GA
F 21 Shanice Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Monroe Community College Philadelphia, PA
F 22 Iimar’i Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep Oakland, CA
F 23 Sydney Petty 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Rogers Toledo, OH
F 25 Chelsea Warren 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Red Oak Red Oak, TX
C 35 I'Liyah Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Male Louisville, KY
C 40 Andeija Puckett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Griffin Griffin, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 15, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2017*
7:00 pm
Findlay W 77–35 
Cincinnati State Gym (327)
Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm
at East Tennessee State L 77–87  0–1
J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (1,059)
Johnson City, TN
11/13/2017*
7:00 pm
Slippery Rock (PA) W 85–52  1–1
Cincinnati State Gym 
Cincinnati, OH
11/15/2017*
7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 82–43  2–1
Saint Ursula Academy Gym (330)
Cincinnati, OH
11/18/2017*
2:00 pm
Miami (OH) W 73–62  3–1
Saint Ursula Academy Gym (500)
Cincinnati, OH
11/21/2017*
7:00 pm
Pittsburgh L 46–66  3–2
Saint Ursula Academy Gym (524)
Cincinnati, OH
11/25/2017*
2:00 pm
Eastern Kentucky W 64–53  4–2
Saint Ursula Academy Gym (371)
Cincinnati, OH
11/27/2017*
7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) L 73–77  4–3
Cincinnati State Gym (300)
Cincinnati, OH
11/30/2017*
7:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 65–52  5–3
Saint Ursula Academy Gym (330)
Cincinnati, OH
12/03/2017*
2:00 pm
at Old Dominion W 54–33  6–3
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,809)
Norfolk, VA
12/10/2017*
5:00 pm
at Xavier
Crosstown Shootout
L 50–53  6–4
Cintas Center (1,654)
Cincinnati, OH
12/14/2017*
7:00 pm
Howard W 87–53  7–4
Saint Ursula Academy Gym (303)
Cincinnati, OH
12/17/2017*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13 Ohio State L 76–87  7–5
Saint Ursula Academy Gym (1,087)
Cincinnati, OH
12/21/2017*
7:00 pm
Bowling Green W 75–51  8–5
Saint Ursula Academy Gym (504)
Cincinnati, OH
AAC regular season
12/30/2017
5:00 pm
at East Carolina W 66–54  9–5
(1–0)
Williams Arena (785)
Greenville, NC
01/03/2018
7:00 pm
South Florida L 46–69  9–6
(1–1)
Saint Ursula Academy Gym (322)
Cincinnati, OH
01/06/2018
3:00 pm
at Tulsa L 51–64  9–7
(1–2)
Reynolds Center (303)
Tulsa, OK
01/10/2018
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Houston W 88–82  10–7
(2–2)
H&PE Arena (542)
Houston, TX
01/13/2018
1:00 pm
Temple W 80–72  11–7
(3–2)
Saint Ursula Academy Gym (302)
Cincinnati, OH
01/21/2018
2:00 pm
Memphis W 64–53  12–7
(4–2)
Saint Ursula Academy Gym (503)
Cincinnati, OH
01/24/2018
8:00 pm, ADN
at SMU W 58–40  13–7
(5–2)
Moody Coliseum (946)
Dallas, TX
01/27/2018
2:00 pm
East Carolina L 70–79 OT 13–8
(5–3)
Saint Ursula Academy Gym (494)
Cincinnati, OH
01/30/2018
7:00 pm
UCF L 38–50  13–9
(5–4)
Saint Ursula Academy Gym (353)
Cincinnati, OH
02/04/2018
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
at No. 1 Connecticut L 65–106  13–10
(5–5)
XL Center (12,342)
Hartford, CT
02/07/2018
8:00 pm
at Wichita State W 75–69  14–10
(6–5)
Charles Koch Arena (1,346)
Wichita, KS
02/10/2018
2:00 pm
Tulane W 83–52  15–10
(7–5)
Saint Ursula Academy Gym (463)
Cincinnati, OH
02/17/2018
2:00 pm, ADN
Tulsa W 78–41  16–10
(8–5)
Saint Ursula Academy Gym (502)
Cincinnati, OH
02/21/2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Temple W 70–52  17–10
(9–5)
Liacouras Center (4,305)
Philadelphia, PA
02/24/2018
5:00 pm
at No. 18 South Florida L 65–84  17–11
(9–6)
USF Sun Dome (2,574)
Tampa, FL
02/26/2018
7:00 pm
Houston W 61–57  18–11
(10–6)
Saint Ursula Academy Gym (643)
Cincinnati, OH
AAC Women's Tournament
03/04/2018
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (12) Tulsa
Quarterfinals
W 66–65  19–11
Mohegan Sun Arena (6,804)
Uncasville, CT
03/05/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(4) vs. (1) No. 1 Connecticut
Semifinals
L 21–75  19–12
Mohegan Sun Arena (6,033)
Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/15/2018*
7:00 pm
at Michigan State
First Round
L 75–81  19–13
Breslin Center (1,705)
East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in EST.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2016-17 University of Cincinnati Women's Basketball Media Guide by University of Cincinnati Athletics". issuu. October 25, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  2. ^ Kate Fagan. "Cincinnati Bearcats Women's Basketball - Bearcats News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  3. ^ Cincinnati Bearcats. "Cincinnati Bearcats on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "Cincinnati Announces Women's Basketball Coaching Change" (Press release). Cincinnati Bearcats. March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  5. ^ "University of Cincinnati Official Athletic Site". Gobearcats.com. Retrieved October 14, 2017.