Cincinnati Bearcats Women’s Basketball Announces Fantastic Recruiting Class

The Cincinnati Bearcats women’s basketball team had a bit of a down year in this odd 2020-2021 season. Besides All-World Talent IImar’i Thomas, Cincinnati was a young, often overmatched team.

Fear not! Head coach Michelle Clark-Heard has brought in some impressive reinforcements.

The Bearcats announced an eight-player recruiting class, which features four transfers and two international players.

Noteworthy in particular in Cincinnati’s new class is the three-point shooting firepower headed for the Fifth Third Arena.

Emerita Mashaire, a 6’0 forward from Helsinki, Finland, was a genuine gunner on the Finnish U18 national team in recent years.

Lojain Elfatairy, a 5’5 guard from Cairo, Egypt, was rated the best three-point shooter in Africa during a recent African U16 Championship.

Joining this pair of international shooting aces is a very prominent graduate transfer—Akira Levy, who starred at Vanderbilt in the SEC. This is a reunion for Levy and Clark-Heard. Originally, Levy signed on with Western Kentucky while Clark-Heard was still coaching in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

The Bearcats have also won a noteworthy commitment from recent local high school star Neveah Dean, who was one of the top players in Lakota West High history before starting her college career at Virginia Tech.

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