| Kevin McGuff | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Ohio State |
| Current Conference: | Big Ten |
| Birth Date: | 3 December 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Hamilton, Ohio |
| Player Years1: | 1988–1992 |
| Player Team1: | Saint Joseph's (Indiana) |
| Coach Years1: | 1995–1996 |
| Coach Team1: | Miami (Ohio) (asst.) |
| Coach Years2: | 1996–2002 |
| Coach Team2: | Notre Dame (asst.) |
| Coach Years3: | 2002–2011 |
| Coach Team3: | Xavier |
| Coach Years4: | 2011–2013 |
| Coach Team4: | Washington |
| Coach Years5: | 2013–present |
| Coach Team5: | Ohio State |
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Kevin Patrick McGuff (born December 3, 1969)[1] is an American college basketball coach who is the current head women's basketball coach at Ohio State University after spending two seasons as head coach of the University of Washington. Prior to his time in Seattle, McGuff was the head coach at Xavier University until April 2011.[2]
McGuff began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Miami University where the Lady Hawks went 54–30 during his tenure in Oxford, Ohio.[3]
He served as an assistant coach at Notre Dame. During his six years as an Irish assistant coach under Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame went 160–39, including a national title in 2001.
McGuff spent nine seasons at Xavier, compiling an overall record of 213–73, giving him the most wins of any Xavier women's coach. The Musketeers made the postseason in each of McGuff's seasons as head coach, with the last five being in the NCAA tournament. During this stretch, Xavier's best run was in 2010, when the Musketeers lost in the Elite Eight to Stanford.[4]
Kevin McGuff's tenure in Washington was short. 2 WNIT appearances is what he brought the Huskies.
McGuff was hired by Ohio State on April 16, 2013[5] to replace Jim Foster. He was formally introduced at a press conference on April 17, 2013.[6] Ohio State will owe Washington $1.75 million as part of McGuff's buyout clause from his contract with UW.[7]
* Record adjusted to 18–6 (8–1 in conference) after games vacated
** Record adjusted to 0–6 (0–3 in conference) after games vacated
***Record adjusted to 0–14 (0–8 in conference) after games vacated
****Not including vacated games; McGuff's unofficial record is 224–100 at Ohio State and 479–199 overall
Kevin attended Saint Joseph's College in Indiana. McGuff and his wife, Letitia, have six children.[8]