2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball
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Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 12
Record	7–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kevin McGuff (12th season)
Associate head coach	Carla Morrow
Assistant coaches	Ryan Murray Jalen Powell Katie Smith
Home arena	Value City Arena

2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Minnesota	0	–	0		–			10	–	0		1.000
No. 7 Maryland	0	–	0		–			9	–	0		1.000
No. 17 Iowa	0	–	0		–			8	–	0		1.000
No. 24 Michigan State	0	–	0		–			8	–	0		1.000
No. 1 UCLA	0	–	0		–			8	–	0		1.000
No. 12 Ohio State	0	–	0		–			7	–	0		1.000
Penn State	0	–	0		–			8	–	1		.889
No. 21 Illinois	0	–	0		–			7	–	1		.875
No. 23 Michigan	0	–	0		–			7	–	1		.875
No. 25 Nebraska	0	–	0		–			7	–	1		.875
No. 6 USC	0	–	0		–			7	–	1		.875
Washington	0	–	0		–			7	–	2		.778
Wisconsin	0	–	0		–			7	–	2		.778
Oregon	0	–	0		–			6	–	2		.750
Indiana	0	–	0		–			5	–	3		.625
Rutgers	0	–	0		–			5	–	3		.625
Purdue	0	–	0		–			4	–	3		.571
Northwestern	0	–	0		–			3	–	3		.500
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of December 3, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represents Ohio State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes are led by head coach Kevin McGuff in his 12th season and play their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the 2023–24 season with a 26–6 record, including 16–2 in Big Ten play to finish in first place. As the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they would get a double bye to the quarterfinals where they would lose to the No. 8 seed Maryland which would eliminate them from the tournament. They would receive an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they would beat the No. 15 seed Maine in the first round, before losing to the No. 7 seed Duke in the Second round ending their season.

Roster

2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Madison Greene 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Pickerington Central Pickerington, OH F 1 Ajae Petty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Kentucky Baltimore, MD G/F 2 Taylor Thierry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Laurel Cleveland, OH G 3 Kennedy Cambridge 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Ensworth Kentucky Nashville, TN G 5 Ava Watson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Buford Buford, GA G 11 Kaia Henderson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr New Hartford Sr Utica, NY C 12 Elsa Lemmilä 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr Tapiolan Honka Club Espoo, Finland F 14 Ella Hobbs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Jay M. Robinson Concord, NC F 15 Seini Henry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Purcell Marian Charlotte, NC G 21 Chance Gray 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Winton Woods Oregon Cincinnati, OH G 22 Jaloni Cambridge 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Montverde Academy Nashville, TN F 32 Cotie McMahon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Centerville Centerville, OH C 54 Faith Carson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Buchanan Buchanan, MI F 55 Eboni Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Centennial Syracuse Las Vegas, NV	Head coach Kevin McGuff (Saint Joseph's (IN)) Assistant coach(es) Carla Morrow (Tulsa) Ryan Murray (Ohio State) Jalen Powell (Mississippi) Katie Smith (Ohio State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Injured Redshirt Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 14	Cleveland State	W 104–69	1–0	31 – J. Cambridge	6 – Tied	6 – J. Cambridge	Value City Arena (4,828) Columbus, Ohio
November 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 12	Charlotte	W 94–53	2–0	31 – Gray	7 – Lemmilä	4 – McMahon	Value City Arena (4,531) Columbus, Ohio
November 17, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 12	at Belmont	W 67–63	3–0	21 – McMahon	10 – Petty	6 – J. Cambridge	Curb Event Center (1,814) Nashville, Tennessee
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 12	at Ohio	W 106–42	4–0	21 – Lemmilä	14 – Lemmilä	6 – Walker	Convocation Center (4,820) Athens, Ohio
November 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 12	Bowling Green	W 96–53	5–0	20 – Watson	6 – Tied	7 – Greene	Value City Arena (6,660) Columbus, Ohio
November 28, 2024* 11:00 p.m., Baller TV	No. 11	vs. Old Dominion Daytona Beach Classic	W 70–47	6–0	24 – Petty	11 – Petty	6 – J. Cambridge	Ocean Center (60) Daytona Beach, Florida
November 29, 2024* 3:30 p.m., Baller TV	No. 11	vs. Utah State Daytona Beach Classic	W 87–51	7–0	17 – Tied	9 – Petty	5 – K. Cambridge	Ocean Center (135) Daytona Beach, Florida
December 8, 2024 4:00 p.m., BTN	No. 12	No. 21 Illinois						Value City Arena  Columbus, Ohio
December 10, 2024* 6:00 p.m., B1G+		Ball State						Value City Arena  Columbus, Ohio
December 14, 2024* 11:00 a.m., B1G+		Youngstown State						Value City Arena  Columbus, Ohio
December 17, 2024* 12:00 p.m., B1G+		Grand Valley State						Value City Arena  Columbus, Ohio
December 20, 2024* 8:30 p.m., FS1		vs. Stanford Invisalign Bay Area Women's Classic						Chase Center  San Francisco, California
December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+		at Rutgers						Jersey Mike's Arena  Piscataway, New Jersey
January 5, 2025 1:00 p.m., B1G+		Northwestern						Value City Arena  Columbus, Ohio
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+		at Michigan Rivalry						Crisler Center  Ann Arbor, Michigan
January 12, 2025 1:00 p.m., B1G+		Oregon						Value City Arena  Columbus, Ohio
January 16, 2025 9:00 p.m., Peacock		at Wisconsin						Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
January 19, 2025 1:00 p.m., B1G+		at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN		Maryland						Value City Arena  Columbus, Ohio
January 26, 2025 3:00 p.m., B1G+		at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena  Lincoln, Nebraska
February 2, 2025 5:00 p.m., BTN		Washington						Value City Arena  Columbus, Ohio
February 5, 2025 9:30 p.m., Peacock		at UCLA						Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
February 8, 2025 9:00 p.m., FOX		at USC						Galen Center  Los Angeles, CA
February 13, 2025 7:30 p.m., Peacock		Minnesota						Value City Arena  Columbus, Ohio
February 17, 2025 12:00 p.m., FOX		Iowa						Value City Arena  Columbus, Ohio
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock		at Indiana						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN		Purdue						Value City Arena  Columbus, Ohio
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Michigan State						Value City Arena  Columbus, Ohio
March 2, 2025 5:00 p.m., FOX		at Maryland						Xfinity Center  College Park, Maryland
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 5-9, 2025 TBD		vs. TBD Big Ten Tournament						Gainbridge Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. Source:

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	14	12	12	11	12
Coaches	14	12	11	9	7