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2019–20 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

2019–20 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record22–10 (11–5 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Melissa Kolbe
  • Semeka Randall-Lay
  • Heath Alexander
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
Seasons
2019–20 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 UConn 16 0   1.000 26 3   .897
Cincinnati 11 5   .688 20 9   .690
UCF 11 5   .688 19 9   .679
South Florida 10 6   .625 18 12   .600
Tulane 8 8   .500 13 16   .448
Temple 7 9   .438 15 14   .517
Wichita State 7 9   .438 15 14   .517
SMU 7 9   .438 13 15   .464
East Carolina 6 10   .375 9 20   .310
Houston 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
Memphis 4 12   .250 13 16   .448
Tulsa 4 12   .250 9 20   .310
2020 AAC tournament winner
As of March 4, 2020
Rankings from AP poll

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

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

Offseason

Departing players

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
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

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Aleah Nelson
G
Nottingham, MD {{{highschool}}} 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Jada Scott
G
Townsend, GA Frederica Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 87
Jadyn Scott
F
Townsend, GA Frederica Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Jana Abdullah
F
Alexandria, Egypt King Integrated American School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Jordan Tuff
G
Kernersville, NC Connections Academy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Sofia Gritzali
G
Thessaloniki, Greece Hellenic College of Thessaloniki 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Chellia Watson
G
Winder, GA Winder-Barrow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 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:

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

2019–20 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Aleah Nelson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr McDonogh School Nottingham, MD
G 3 Jada Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Frederica Academy Townsend, GA
F 4 Angel Rizor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr East Wake Zebulon, NC
F 5 Jana Abdullah 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr King Integrated American School Alexandria, Egypt
F 10 Jadyn Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Frederica Academy Townsend, GA
G 11 Sam Rodgers 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Lakota East Cincinnati, OH
G 12 Antoinette Miller 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Southfield-Lathrup Detroit, MI
G 14 Addaya Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Illinois Granite City, IL
F 15 Arame Niang 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Western Kentucky Rufisque, Senegal
G 21 Jordan Tuff 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Connections Academy Kernersville, NC
C 22 Nesma Khalifa 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Tallahassee CC Alexandria, Egypt
F 23 Iimar’i Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep Oakland, CA
G 30 Florence Sifa 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Jacksonville College Bujumbura, Burundi
G 33 Sofia Gritzali 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Hellenic College of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki, Greece
G 35 Chellia Watson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Winder-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.

Awards and milestones

See also

References

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