2022–23 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes were led by head coach Kevin McGuff in his tenth year, and played their games at Value City Arena and at the Covelli Center as a member of the Big Ten Conference.^[1][2]

2022–23 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 12
Record	28–8 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kevin McGuff (10th season)
Associate head coach	Carla Morrow
Assistant coaches	Wesley Brooks Jalen Powell
Home arena	Value City Arena Covelli Center
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Indiana	16	–	2		.889			28	–	4		.875
No. 3 Iowa †	15	–	3		.833			31	–	7		.816
No. 7 Maryland	15	–	3		.833			28	–	7		.800
No. 12 Ohio State	12	–	6		.667			28	–	8		.778
No. 18 Michigan	11	–	7		.611			23	–	10		.697
Illinois	11	–	7		.611			22	–	10		.688
Purdue	9	–	8		.529			19	–	11		.633
Nebraska	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
Michigan State	7	–	10		.412			16	–	14		.533
Wisconsin	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
Rutgers	5	–	13		.278			12	–	20		.375
Minnesota	4	–	14		.222			11	–	19		.367
Penn State	4	–	14		.222			14	–	17		.452
Northwestern	2	–	16		.111			9	–	21		.300
† 2023 Big Ten tournament winner As of April 2, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2022–23 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) RS Jr Pickerington Central Pickerington, OH G 1 Rikki Harris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr North Central Indianapolis, IN F 2 Gabby Hutcherson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Westerville South Westerville, OH G 3 Hevynne Bristow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Brooklyn Community Providence Brooklyn, NY G 4 Jacy Sheldon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Dublin Coffman Dublin, OH G 5 Emma Shumate 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Newark West Virginia Dresden, OH G 11 Kaia Henderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr New Hartford Sr Utica, NY G 12 Mya Perry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Reynoldsburg Reynoldsburg, OH F 15 Karla Vres 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr JENSEN gymnasium Södra (Sweden) American Zagreb, Croatia G 20 Kaitlyn Costner 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Elkhart Central Osceola, IN F 22 Eboni Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Centennial Syracuse Las Vegas, NV F 23 Rebeka Mikulášiková 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Piaristické Gymnasium Nitra, Slovakia G 24 Taylor Mikesell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Jackson Oregon Massillon, OH F 32 Cotie McMahon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Centerville Centerville, OH	Head coach Kevin McGuff (Saint Joseph's (IN)) Assistant coach(es) Carla Morrow (Tulsa) Wesley Brooks (West Virginia) Jalen Powell (Mississippi) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Source:^[3]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2022* 6:00 p.m.	No. 14	Notre Dame College	W 118–33		Value City Arena (2,300) Columbus, OH
Regular Season
November 8, 2022* 8:30 p.m., BTN	No. 14	No. 5 Tennessee	W 87–75	1–0	Value City Arena (6,402) Columbus, OH
November 13, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 14	at Boston College	W 82–64	2–0	Conte Forum (1,022) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 8	at Ohio	W 86–56	3–0	Convocation Center (4,285) Athens, OH
November 20, 2022* 1:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 8	McNeese State	W 99–43	4–0	Value City Arena (3,351) Columbus, OH
November 23, 2022* 3:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 4	Wright State	W 105–52	5–0	Value City Arena (4,208) Columbus, OH
November 27, 2022* 1:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 4	North Alabama	W 105–67	6–0	Value City Arena (3,694) Columbus, OH
November 30, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ACCN	No. 4	at No. 18 Louisville ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 96–77	7–0	KFC Yum! Center (8,259) Louisville, KY
December 4, 2022 12:00 p.m., BTN	No. 4	at Rutgers	W 82–70	8–0 (1–0)	Jersey Mike's Arena (2,649) Piscataway, NJ
December 8, 2022* 11:00 a.m.	No. 3	New Hampshire	W 92–36	9–0	Value City Arena (6,857) Columbus, OH
December 11, 2022 4:00 p.m., BTN	No. 3	Michigan State	W 74–68	10–0 (2–0)	Value City Arena (6,979) Columbus, OH
December 16, 2022* 6:00 p.m.	No. 3	Albany	W 82–57	11–0	Value City Arena (3,616) Columbus, OH
December 20, 2022* 6:30 p.m.	No. 3	vs. South Florida San Diego Invitational semifinals	W 88–86 OT	12–0	Pechanga Arena (318) San Diego, CA
December 21, 2022* 6:30 p.m.	No. 3	vs. No. 16 Oregon San Diego Invitational championship	W 84–67	13–0	Pechanga Arena (378) San Diego, CA
December 28, 2022 9:00 p.m., BTN	No. 3	at Northwestern	W 81–48	14–0 (3–0)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,372) Evanston, IL
December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., BTN	No. 3	No. 14 Michigan Rivalry	W 66–57	15–0 (4–0)	Covelli Center (4,038) Columbus, OH
January 5, 2023 8:00 p.m.	No. 3	at Minnesota	W 83–71	16–0 (5–0)	Williams Arena (2,410) Minneapolis, MN
January 8, 2023 1:00 p.m.	No. 3	Illinois	W 87–81	17–0 (6–0)	Value City Arena (6,273) Columbus, OH
January 14, 2023 2:30 p.m., BTN	No. 3	at Nebraska	W 76–67	18–0 (7–0)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,879) Lincoln, NE
January 19, 2023 6:30 p.m., BTN	No. 2	Northwestern	W 84–54	19–0 (8–0)	Value City Arena (4,698) Columbus, OH
January 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 2	No. 10т Iowa	L 72–83	19–1 (8–1)	Value City Arena (9,955) Columbus, OH
January 26, 2023 8:30 p.m., BTN	No. 2	at No. 6 Indiana	L 65–78	19–2 (8–2)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (10,455) Bloomington, IN
January 29, 2023 1:00 p.m.	No. 2	Purdue	L 65–73	19–3 (8–3)	Value City Arena (8,664) Columbus, OH
February 1, 2023 7:30 p.m.	No. 10	at Wisconsin	W 90–67	20–3 (9–3)	Kohl Center (2,890) Madison, WI
February 5, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 10	at No. 8 Maryland	L 54–90	20–4 (9–4)	Xfinity Center (11,167) College Park, MD
February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m.	No. 13	Minnesota	W 93–63	21–4 (10–4)	Value City Arena (4,357) Columbus, OH
February 13, 2023 7:00 p.m., BTN	No. 13	No. 2 Indiana	L 59–83	21–5 (10–5)	Value City Arena (7,178) Columbus, OH
February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m.	No. 13	at Penn State	W 67–55	22–5 (11–5)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,306) University Park, PA
February 20, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1	No. 16	at No. 12 Michigan Rivalry	W 74–61	23–5 (12–5)	Crisler Center (5,832) Ann Arbor, MI
February 24, 2023 6:00 p.m., BTN	No. 16	No. 7 Maryland	L 74–76	23–6 (12–6)	Value City Arena (8,949) Columbus, OH
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 3, 2023 3:00 p.m., BTN	(4) No. 14	vs. (5) No. 17 Michigan Quarterfinals	W 81–79	24–6	Target Center (5,544) Minneapolis, MN
March 4, 2023 2:30 pm, BTN	(4) No. 14	vs. (1) No. 2 Indiana Semifinals	W 79–75	25–6	Target Center  Minneapolis, MN
March 5, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN	(4) No. 14	vs. (2) No. 7 Iowa Championship	L 72–105	25–7	Target Center (9,505) Minneapolis, MN
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 18, 2023 1:30 p.m., ESPN2	(3 S3) No. 12	(14 S3) James Madison First round	W 80–66	26–7	Value City Arena  Columbus, OH
March 20, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN	(3 S3) No. 12	(6 S3) No. 20 North Carolina Second round	W 71–69	27–7	Value City Arena (5,186) Columbus, OH
March 25, 2023 4:00 p.m., ABC	(3 S3) No. 12	vs. (2 S3) No. 6 UConn Sweet Sixteen	W 73–61	28–7	Climate Pledge Arena  Seattle, WA
March 27, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPN	(3 S3) No. 12	vs. (1 S3) No. 4 Virginia Tech Elite Eight	L 74–84	28–8	Climate Pledge Arena (8,466) Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S3=Seattle 3. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 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	14	8	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	10	13	13	16	14	12	12	Not released
Coaches	15	15	10	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	5	10	12	14	13	14	13	12	6

See also

• 2022–23 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team