Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball explained

Women:

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Current:

2023–24 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

Ohio State Buckeyes

University:

Ohio State University

Conference:

Big Ten

Location:

Columbus, Ohio

Tenure:

8th

Arena:

Value City Arena

Capacity:

18,809

Nickname:

Buckeyes

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Ncaarunnerup:

1993

Ncaafinalfour:

1993

Ncaaeliteeight:

1985, 1987, 1993, 2023

Ncaasweetsixteen:

1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017*, 2022, 2023

Ncaasecondround:

1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017*, 2018*, 2022, 2023

Ncaatourneys:

1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017*, 2018*, 2022, 2023, 2024

Aiaweliteeight:

1975

Aiawtourneys:

1975, 1978

Conference Tournament:

2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018*

Conference Season:

1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017*, 2018*, 2022, 2024
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The Ohio State women's basketball team represents Ohio State University and plays its home games in the Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, which they moved into in 1998. Prior to 1998, they played at St. John Arena. They have won 14 Big Ten titles (two additional championships have been vacated by the NCAA), which is the most in the conference^[1] and have 23 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, the most recent being in 2023 (two other appearances have been vacated). In 1993, they lost to Sheryl Swoopes and Texas Tech 84–82 for the national title. They captured the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) title in 2001, beating the New Mexico Lobos 62–61.^[2] Notable alumni include former All-Americans Katie Smith and Jessica Davenport. They are currently coached by Kevin McGuff, who was previously the head coach at the University of Washington.

Year by year results

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11 games vacated by the NCAA, as well as conference regular season championship (overall record of 28–7, conference record of 15–1). Adjusted record is 18–6 and 8–1 in conference.

29 games vacated by the NCAA, as well as conference regular season and tournament championships (overall record of 28–7, conference record of 13–3). Adjusted record is 0–6 and 0–3 in conference.

15 games vacated by the NCAA (overall record of 14–15, conference record of 10–8). Adjusted record is 0–14 and 0–8 in conference.^[4]

McGuff's unofficial record is 224–100 at Ohio State; his adjusted record is 172–97 and 87–55 in conference.

NCAA tournament results

	5	First Round	4 Ole Miss	L 55–77
	2	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	7 Holy Cross #3 Penn State #1 Old Dominion	W 102–60 W 81–78 L 68–72
	3	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	6 Maryland #2 LSU	W 87–71 L 80–81
	2	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	10 Oregon #3 USC #1 Long Beach State	W 76–62 W 74–63 L 82–102
	3	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	6 Syracuse #2 Maryland	W 116–75 L 66–81
	3	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	6 James Madison #2 Long Beach State	W 81–66 L 83–89
	6	First Round Second Round	11 Southern Illinois #3 Texas	W 73–61 L 66–95
	1	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Title Game	9 Rutgers #4 Western Kentucky #2 Virginia #2 Iowa #2 Texas Tech	W 91–60 W 86–73 W 75–73 W 73–72 (OT) L 82–84
	9	First Round Second Round	8 Memphis #1 Tennessee	W 97–75 L 65–97
	9	First Round	8 Boston College	L 59–72
	4	First Round Second Round	13 Weber State #5 Louisiana Tech	W 66–44 L 61–74
	4	First Round Second Round	11 West Virginia #3 Boston College	W 73–67 L 48–63
	2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	15 Holy Cross #7 Maryland #3 Rutgers	W 86–45 W 75–65 L 58–64
	1	First Round Second Round	16 Oakland #8 Boston College	W 68–45 L 69–79
	4	First Round	13 Marist	L 63–67
	6	First Round	11 Florida State	L 49–60
	3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	14 Sacred Heart #11 Mississippi State #2 Stanford	W 77–63 W 64–58 L 66–84
	2	First Round Second Round	15 St. Francis (PA) #7 Mississippi State	W 93–59 L 67–87
	4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	13 UCF #5 Georgia Tech #1 Tennessee	W 80–69 W 67–60 L 75–85
	8	First Round	9 Florida	L 65–70
	5	First Round Second Round	12 James Madison #4 North Carolina	W 90–80 L 84–86
	3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	14 Buffalo #6 West Virginia #7 Tennessee	W 88–69 W 88–81 L 62–78
	5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	12 Western Kentucky #4 Kentucky #1 Notre Dame	W 70–63 W 82–68 L 76–99
	3	First Round Second Round	14 George Washington #11 Central Michigan	W 87–45 L 78–95
	6	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	11 Missouri State #3 LSU #2 Texas	W 63–56 W 79–64 L 63–66
	3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	14 James Madison #6 North Carolina #2 UConn #1 Virginia Tech	W 80–66 W 71–69 W 73–61 L 74–84
	2	First Round Second Round	15 Maine #7 Duke	W 80–57 L 63–75

Awards

Consensus All-American selections

Frani Washington (1979)	Tracy Hall (1987–1988)	Nikita Lowry (1989)	Katie Smith (1993, 1996)
Jessica Davenport (2005–2007)	Jantel Lavender (2010–2011)	Samantha Prahalis (2012)	Kelsey Mitchell (2015–2018)

First-Team All-Big Ten

Yvette Angel (1983, 1985)	Carla Chapman (1984)	Francine Lewis (1984–1985)	Tracy Hall (1986–1988)
Nikita Lowry (1988–1989)	Lisa Cline (1989)	Averrill Roberts (1992–1993)	Nikki Keyton (1993)
Katie Smith (1994–1996)	Marrita Porter (1998–1999)	Jessica Davenport (2005–2007)	Jantel Lavender (2008–2011)
Samantha Prahalis (2010, 2012)	Tayler Hill (2012–2013)	Ameryst Alston (2015–2016)	Kelsey Mitchell (2015–2018)
Stephanie Mavunga (2018)	Dorka Juhász (2020–2021)	Taylor Mikesell (2022–2023)	Jacy Sheldon (2022)

Big Ten Player of the Year

Tracey Hall (1986–1987)	Lisa Cline (1989)	Katie Smith (1996)	Jessica Davenport (2005–2007)
Jantel Lavender (2008–2011)	Samantha Prahalis (2012)	Kelsey Mitchell (2015, 2017–2018)

See also

2022–23 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

External links

Notes and References

1. Web site: Big Ten Championship Teams. 2008-02-23. 172. PDF. History and Tradition. Ohio State Athletic Department.
2. Web site: 2001 Postseason WNIT. 2008-02-24. www.womensnit.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20080321173426/http://www.womensnit.com/2001_postseason1.htm. 2008-03-21. dead.
3. Web site: Media Guide. Ohio State University. 9 Aug 2013.
4. Web site: Ohio State's athletic department gets four years' probation for self-reported violations in women's basketball, two other programs. ESPN. April 19, 2022. April 29, 2024.