Katrina Merriweather
{{short description|American basketball coach}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Katrina Merriweather
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Cincinnati
| current_conference = Big 12
| current_record = {{winning percentage|14|18|record=y}}
| contract =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|8|14|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Indianapolis, Indiana
| death_date =
| death_place =
| player_years1 = 1997–2001
| player_team1 = Cincinnati
| player_positions =
| coach_years1 = 2001–2002
| coach_team1 = Cincinnati (GA)
| coach_years2 = 2002–2003
| coach_team2 = UIC (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 2003–2006
| coach_team3 = Purdue (assistant/RC)
| coach_years4 = 2010–2012
| coach_team4 = Wright State (assistant)
| coach_years5 = 2012–2016
| coach_team5 = Wright State (assistant/RC)
| coach_years6 = 2016–2021
| coach_team6 = Wright State
| coach_years7 = 2021–2023
| coach_team7 = Memphis
| coach_years8 = 2023–present
| coach_team8 = Cincinnati
| overall_record = {{winning percentage|165|88|record=y}}
| tournament_record = {{plainlist|
}}
| championships =
- 3x Horizon League regular season (2017, 2019, 2021)
- 2x Horizon League conference tournament (2019, 2021)
| awards =
- 3× Horizon League Coach of the Year (2017, 2019, 2021)
| coaching_records =
}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}Katrina Merriweather (born August 14, 1979){{Cite tweet|number=1294303553104879616|user=WSUWBasketball|title=Sending a bday shoutout to our leader, @CoachTrina_WSU !! Happy Birthday, Coach! We hope you enjoy your special day!!|author=Wright State Women's Basketball}} 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.
Playing career
Merriweather played for Cincinnati and head coach Laurie Pirtle from 1997 to 2001.
= Cincinnati statistics =
Sources{{Cite web |title=NCAA Statistics |url=https://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careerplayer |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=NCAA.ORG}}{{NBA player statistics legend}}
| class="wikitable"
! 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
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.{{cite web |title=Purdue on 2 years probation, loses 2 scholarships for violations |url=https://www.espn.com/ncw/news/story?id=2986858 |website=ESPN |access-date=1 June 2021}}
= Wright State =
After four seasons away from college basketball, Merriweather was hired as an assistant coach at Wright State in 2010.{{cite web |title=Merriweather Named Women's Basketball Assistant Coach |url=https://wsuraiders.com/news/2010/9/13/205209570.aspx |website=Wright State University Athletics |access-date=1 June 2021}} 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.{{cite web |title=Merriweather Named Head Women's Basketball Coach |url=https://wsuraiders.com/news/2016/4/19/210898687.aspx |website=Wright State University Athletics |access-date=1 June 2021}} 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.{{cite web |title=Katrina Merriweather named Memphis Women’s Basketball Head Coach |url=https://gotigersgo.com/news/2021/3/29/womens-basketball-katrina-merriweather-named-memphis-womens-basketball-head-coach.aspx |website=University of Memphis Athletics |access-date=1 June 2021}}
= Cincinnati =
On March 25, 2023, Merriweather returned to Cincinnati to become the 10th head coach in the program's history.{{cite press release|url=https://gobearcats.com/news/2023/3/25/womens-basketball-welcome-home-cincinnati-hires-katrina-merriweather-as-next-womens-basketball-head-coach.aspx|title=Welcome Home: Cincinnati Hires Katrina Merriweather as Next Women’s Basketball Head Coach|publisher=Cincinnati Bearcats|first=Nate|last=Jarrett|date=March 25, 2023|access-date=March 25, 2023}}
Head coaching record
{{CBB yearly record start | type = coach | conference = | postseason= }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Wright State Raiders
| conference = Horizon League
| startyear = 2016
| endyear = 2021
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2016–17
| name = Wright State
| overall = 25–9
| conference = 15–3
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = WNIT Second Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2017–18
| name = Wright State
| overall = 23–11
| conference = 12–6
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = WNIT First Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2018–19
| name = Wright State
| overall = 27–7
| conference = 16–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division I Round of 64
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2019–20
| name = Wright State
| overall = 19–12
| conference = 13–5
| confstanding = T–2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2020–21
| name = Wright State
| overall = 19–8
| conference = 15–5
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = NCAA Division I Round of 32
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Wright State
| overall = {{winning percentage|113|47|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winning percentage|71|21|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Memphis Tigers
| conference = American Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2021
| endyear = 2023
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2021–22
| name = Memphis
| overall = 16–12
| conference = 6–9
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2022–23
| name = Memphis
| overall = 22–11
| conference = 11–4
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = WNIT Super 16
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Memphis
| overall = {{winning percentage|38|23|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winning percentage|17|13|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Cincinnati Bearcats
| conference = Big 12 Conference
| startyear = 2023
| endyear =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2023–24
| name = Cincinnati
| overall = 14–18
| conference = 5–13
| confstanding = T–11th
| postseason = WNIT Second Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Cincinnati
| overall = {{winning percentage|14|18|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winning percentage|5|13|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record end
| overall = {{winning percentage|165|88|record=y}}
}}
References
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External links
- [https://gotigersgo.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/katrina-merriweather/3092 Memphis profile]
- [https://wsuraiders.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/katrina-merriweather/1745 Wright State profile]
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