2019–20 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

2019–20 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
2019–20 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	22–10 (11–5 The American)
Head coach	Michelle Clark-Heard (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Melissa Kolbe; Semeka Randall-Lay; Heath Alexander;
Home arena	Fifth Third Arena
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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
Aleah Nelson G	Nottingham, MD	{{{highschool}}}	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A
Aleah Nelson G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Jada Scott G	Townsend, GA	Frederica Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Jada Scott G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Jadyn Scott F	Townsend, GA	Frederica Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Jadyn Scott F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Jana Abdullah F	Alexandria, Egypt	King Integrated American School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Jana Abdullah F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jordan Tuff G	Kernersville, NC	Connections Academy	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Jordan Tuff G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Sofia Gritzali G	Thessaloniki, Greece	Hellenic College of Thessaloniki	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A
Sofia Gritzali G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Chellia Watson G	Winder, GA	Winder-Barrow	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Chellia Watson G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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

Michelle Clark-Heard (Western Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Melissa Kolbe (Wittenberg)
Semeka Randall-Lay (Tennessee)
Heath Alexander (Oregon)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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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

References

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

External links

Official website

[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.

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v t e Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
Venues	Armory Fieldhouse (1971–1976) Riverfront Coliseum (1976–1987) Cincinnati Gardens (1987–1989) Fifth Third Arena (1989–2017; 2018–present) St. Ursula Academy Gymnasium & Convocation Center (2017–18)
Rivalries	Louisville Memphis Xavier
Culture & lore	Bearcat "Cheer Cincinnati" UC Pep Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Previous season

Media

Offseason

Departing players

2019 Recruits

Incoming transfers

Roster

Schedule and results

Awards and milestones

See also

References

External links