2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	19–13 (10–6 The American)
Head coach	Jamelle Elliott (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Tamisha Augustin; Katie Rokus; Eddie Benton;
Home arena	St. Ursula Academy Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

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

Jamelle Elliott (Connecticut)

Assistant coach(es)

Tamisha Augustin (Alabama A&M)
Eddie Benton (Vermont)
Geoff Lanier (Southern Connecticut)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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.

References

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

External links

Official website

[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.

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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