Katrina Merriweather

Last updated
Katrina Merriweather
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Cincinnati
Conference Big 12
Record14–18 (.438)
Biographical details
Born (1979-08-14) August 14, 1979 (age 44)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Playing career
1997–2001 Cincinnati
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2002 Cincinnati (GA)
2002–2003 UIC (assistant)
2003–2006 Purdue (assistant/RC)
2010–2012 Wright State (assistant)
2012–2016Wright State (assistant/RC)
2016–2021Wright State
2021–2023 Memphis
2023–presentCincinnati
Head coaching record
Overall165–88 (.652)
Tournaments
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • 3× Horizon League Coach of the Year (2017, 2019, 2021)

Katrina Merriweather (born August 14, 1979) [1] is an American basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at the University of Cincinnati. Prior to that, she was head coach at Wright State University and the University of Memphis.

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Playing career

Merriweather played for Cincinnati from 1997 to 2001.

Cincinnati statistics

Sources [2]

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1997-98Cincinnati295040.9%0.0%82.4%1.00.30.10.01.7
1998-99Cincinnati255931.3%0.1%69.2%1.60.50.20.12.4
1999-00Cincinnati334541.0%-68.4%1.50.5--2.1
2000-01Cincinnati3217441.0%18.8%81.4%2.31.40.3-5.4
Career10732838.8%14.3%77.3%1.60.70.20.03.1

Coaching career

Merriweather began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at her alma mater Cincinnati in 2001. After spending one season with the Bearcats, she spent a season at UIC as an assistant before joining Purdue as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. Merriweather was suspended indefinitely during the 2005–06 season after she admitted to typing, correcting, and revising a paper for a point guard on the basketball team during the season, as well as making 105 impermissible phone calls to recruits. As a result, Purdue was placed on probation for the next two seasons and Merriweather did not return to Purdue after the 2005–06 season. [3]

Wright State

After four seasons away from college basketball, Merriweather was hired as an assistant coach at Wright State in 2010. [4] She added recruiting coordinator duties in 2012.

Merriweather was promoted to head coach in 2016 after Mike Bradbury departed to accept the head coaching position at New Mexico. [5] At Wright State, she led the program to their first ever NCAA tournament win while also winning three Horizon League regular season titles and three Horizon League coach of the year awards.

Memphis

Merriweather was named the head coach at Memphis on March 29, 2021, the 12th head coach in program history. [6]

Cincinnati

On March 25, 2023, Merriweather returned to Cincinnati to become the 10th head coach in the program's history. [7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Wright State Raiders (Horizon League)(2016–2021)
2016–17 Wright State 25–915–3T–1st WNIT Second Round
2017–18 Wright State 23–1112–63rd WNIT First Round
2018–19 Wright State 27–716–21st NCAA Division I Round of 64
2019–20 Wright State 19–1213–5T–2nd
2020–21 Wright State 19–815–5T–1st NCAA Division I Round of 32
Wright State:113–47 (.706)71–21 (.772)
Memphis Tigers (American Athletic Conference)(2021–2023)
2021–22 Memphis 16–126–97th
2022–23 Memphis 22–1111–42nd WNIT Super 16
Memphis:38–23 (.623)17–13 (.567)
Cincinnati Bearcats (Big 12 Conference)(2023–present)
2023–24 Cincinnati 14–185–13T–11th WNIT Second Round
Cincinnati:14–18 (.438)5–13 (.278)
Total:165–88 (.652)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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