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.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Cincinnati |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 14–18 (.438) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 14, 1979 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) |
| 2012–2016 | Wright State (assistant/RC) |
| 2016–2021 | Wright State |
| 2021–2023 | Memphis |
| 2023–present | Cincinnati |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 165–88 (.652) |
| Tournaments | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Playing career
editMerriweather played for Cincinnati from 1997 to 2001.
Cincinnati statistics
editSources[2]
| GP | Games 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | Cincinnati | 29 | 50 | 40.9% | 0.0% | 82.4% | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| 1998–99 | Cincinnati | 25 | 59 | 31.3% | 0.1% | 69.2% | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 1999–00 | Cincinnati | 33 | 45 | 41.0% | - | 68.4% | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 2.1 |
| 2000–01 | Cincinnati | 32 | 174 | 41.0% | 18.8% | 81.4% | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | - | 5.4 |
| Career | 107 | 328 | 38.8% | 14.3% | 77.3% | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
Coaching career
editMerriweather 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
editAfter 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
editMerriweather was named the head coach at Memphis on March 29, 2021, the 12th head coach in program history.[6]
Cincinnati
editOn March 25, 2023, Merriweather returned to Cincinnati to become the 10th head coach in the program's history.[7]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State Raiders (Horizon League) (2016–2021) | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | Wright State | 25–9 | 15–3 | T–1st | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| 2017–18 | Wright State | 23–11 | 12–6 | 3rd | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2018–19 | Wright State | 27–7 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Wright State | 19–12 | 13–5 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2020–21 | Wright State | 19–8 | 15–5 | T–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 | 16–12 | 6–9 | 7th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Memphis | 22–11 | 11–4 | 2nd | WNIT Super 16 | ||||
| Memphis: | 38–23 (.623) | 17–13 (.567) | |||||||
| Cincinnati Bearcats (Big 12 Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Cincinnati | 14–18 | 5–13 | T–11th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| Cincinnati: | 14–18 (.438) | 5–13 (.278) | |||||||
| Total: | 165–88 (.652) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ Wright State Women's Basketball [@WSUWBasketball] (August 14, 2020). "Sending a bday shoutout to our leader, @CoachTrina_WSU !! Happy Birthday, Coach! We hope you enjoy your special day!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". NCAA.ORG. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "Purdue on 2 years probation, loses 2 scholarships for violations". ESPN. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ "Merriweather Named Women's Basketball Assistant Coach". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ "Merriweather Named Head Women's Basketball Coach". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ "Katrina Merriweather named Memphis Women's Basketball Head Coach". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ Jarrett, Nate (March 25, 2023). "Welcome Home: Cincinnati Hires Katrina Merriweather as Next Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Cincinnati Bearcats. Retrieved March 25, 2023.