2019–20 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

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.

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

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aleah Nelson G	Nottingham, MD	{{{highschool}}}	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jordan Tuff G	Kernersville, NC	Connections Academy	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Chellia Watson G	Winder, GA	Winder-Barrow	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruiting 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

See also

• 2019–20 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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.

External links

• Official website