2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

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

2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 15
Record	26–7 (13–5 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
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 USC	17	–	1		.944			31	–	4		.886
No. 3 UCLA †	16	–	2		.889			34	–	3		.919
No. 19 Ohio State	13	–	5		.722			26	–	7		.788
No. 12 Maryland	13	–	5		.722			25	–	8		.758
No. 25 Michigan	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Michigan State	11	–	7		.611			22	–	10		.688
Illinois	11	–	7		.611			22	–	10		.688
Oregon	10	–	8		.556			20	–	12		.625
Indiana	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Nebraska	10	–	8		.556			21	–	12		.636
Iowa	10	–	8		.556			23	–	11		.676
Washington	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Minnesota	8	–	10		.444			25	–	11		.694
Wisconsin	4	–	14		.222			13	–	17		.433
Rutgers	3	–	15		.167			13	–	20		.394
Purdue	3	–	15		.167			10	–	19		.345
Northwestern	2	–	16		.111			9	–	18		.333
Penn State	1	–	17		.056			10	–	19		.345
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of April 7, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

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.

Offseason

Departures

Ohio State Departures

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Rikki Harris	1	G	5'10"	Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Dayton
Jacy Sheldon	4	G	5'10"	Graduate Student	Dublin, OH	Graduated/2024 WNBA draft; selected 5th overall by Dallas Wings
Emma Shumate	5	G	6'1"	Sophomore	Dresden, OH	Transferred to Michigan State
Celeste Taylor	12	G	5'11'	Graduate Student	Valley Stream, NY	Graduated/2024 WNBA draft; selected 15th overall by Indiana Fever
Taiyier Parks	14	F	6'3"	Graduate Student	Cleveland, OH	Graduated
Karla Vreš	15	F	6'3"	Graduate Student	Zagreb, Croatia	Graduated
Diana Collins	20	G	5'9"	Freshman	Lilburn, GA	Transferred to Alabama
Eboni Walker	22	F	6'0"	Graduate Student	Las Vegas, NV	Graduated
Rebeka Mikulášiková	23	F	6'3"	Graduate Student	Nitra, Slovakia	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Ohio State Incoming Transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Ajae Petty	1	F	6'3"	Graduate Student	Baltimore, MD	Kentucky
Chance Gray	21	G	5'9"	Junior	Cincinnati, OH	Oregon

2024 Recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaloni Cambridge PG	Nashville, TN	Montverde Academy	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (98)
Ava Watson PG	Buford, GA	Buford High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (94)
Ella Hobbs F	Concord, NC	1 of 1 Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (91)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 21, 2025.

Recruiting class of 2025

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Daria Biriuk G	Bell Buckle, TN	The Webb School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (92)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 21, 2025.

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 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	W 83–74	8–0 (1–0)	25 – McMahon	8 – Lemmila	5 – Petty	Value City Arena (6,668) Columbus, Ohio
December 10, 2024* 6:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 11	Ball State	W 80–48	9–0	21 – Grey	8 – Tied	4 – Gray	Value City Arena (4,977) Columbus, Ohio
December 14, 2024* 11:00 a.m., B1G+	No. 11	Youngstown State	W 87–39	10–0	29 – McMahon	12 – Petty	4 – Greene	Value City Arena (5,659) Columbus, Ohio
December 17, 2024* 12:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 11	Grand Valley State	W 82–57	11–0	23 – Gray	8 – Petty	3 – Tied	Value City Arena (4,710) Columbus, Ohio
December 20, 2024* 8:30 p.m., FS1	No. 11	vs. Stanford Invisalign Bay Area Women's Classic	W 84–59	12–0	16 – McMahon	9 – Petty	3 – McMahon	Chase Center (3,766) San Francisco, California
December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 10	at Rutgers	W 77–63	13–0 (2–0)	16 – Tied	11 – McMahon	7 – J. Cambridge	Jersey Mike's Arena (2,929) Piscataway, New Jersey
January 5, 2025 1:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 10	Northwestern	W 92–62	14–0 (3–0)	20 – J. Cambridge	6 – J. Cambridge	3 – J. Cambridge	Value City Arena (7,190) Columbus, Ohio
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 9	at No. 25 Michigan Rivalry	W 84–77	15–0 (4–0)	29 – J. Cambridge	7 – 2 tied	4 – J. Cambridge	Crisler Center (5,112) Ann Arbor, Michigan
January 12, 2025 1:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 9	Oregon	W 69–60	16–0 (5–0)	20 – Thierry	14 – Petty	4 – Petty	Value City Arena (8,664) Columbus, Ohio
January 16, 2025 9:00 p.m., Peacock	No. 9	at Wisconsin	W 80–69	17–0 (6–0)	27 – J. Cambridge	8 – Tied	4 – J. Cambridge	Kohl Center (2,820) Madison, Wisconsin
January 19, 2025 1:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 9	at Penn State	L 59–62	17–1 (6–1)	19 – McMahon	7 – Petty	6 – McMahon	Bryce Jordan Center (2,817) University Park, Pennsylvania
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN	No. 12	No. 8 Maryland	W 74–66	18–1 (7–1)	20 – J. Cambridge	8 – J. Cambridge	3 – K. Cambridge	Value City Arena (7,082) Columbus, Ohio
January 26, 2025 3:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 12	at Nebraska	W 72–66	19–1 (8–1)	23 – Thierry	10 – McMahon	3 – Tied	Pinnacle Bank Arena (9,772) Lincoln, Nebraska
February 2, 2025 5:00 p.m., BTN	No. 8	Washington	W 66–56	20–1 (9–1)	19 – McMahon	6 – Thierry	3 – Thierry	Value City Arena (8,602) Columbus, Ohio
February 5, 2025 9:30 p.m., Peacock	No. 8	at No. 1 UCLA	L 52–65	20–2 (9–2)	21 – J. Cambridge	8 – J. Cambridge	6 – J. Cambridge	Pauley Pavilion (6,822) Los Angeles, California
February 8, 2025 9:00 p.m., FOX	No. 8	at No. 7 USC	L 63–84	20–3 (9–3)	14 – Thierry	5 – Tied	4 – Petty	Galen Center (8,892) Los Angeles, CA
February 13, 2025 7:30 p.m., Peacock	No. 9	Minnesota	W 87–84 OT	21–3 (10–3)	25 – McMahon	7 – Thierry	6 – McMahon	Value City Arena (6,417) Columbus, Ohio
February 17, 2025 12:00 p.m., FOX	No. 8	Iowa	W 86–78 OT	22–3 (11–3)	29 – J. Cambridge	9 – Lemmila	4 – J. Cambridge	Value City Arena (8,810) Columbus, Ohio
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock	No. 8	at Indiana	L 61–71	22–4 (11–4)	18 – J. Cambridge	4 – Tied	2 – J. Cambridge	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (10,772) Bloomington, Indiana
February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN	No. 8	Purdue	W 98–46	23–4 (12–4)	21 – Gray	11 – Petty	5 – K. Cambridge	Value City Arena (8,567) Columbus, Ohio
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 12	No. 23 Michigan State	W 89–78	24–4 (13–4)	33 – J. Cambridge	15 – Petty	6 – Petty	Value City Arena (7,207) Columbus, Ohio
March 2, 2025 4:30 p.m., FS1	No. 12	at No. 19 Maryland	L 90–93 OT	24–5 (13–5)	21 – Thierry	10 – Petty	3 – Petty	Xfinity Center (9,335) College Park, Maryland
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 7, 2025 9:00 p.m., BTN	(3) No. 13	vs. (11) Iowa Quarterfinals	W 60–59	25–5	18 – McMahon	12 – Petty	5 – J. Cambridge	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (7,500) Indianapolis, Indiana
March 8, 2025 5:30 p.m., BTN	(3) No. 13	vs. (2) No. 4 UCLA Semifinals	L 46–75	25–6	10 – J. Cambridge	4 – Tied	3 – K. Cambridge	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (7,805) Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 21, 2025* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2	(4 B3) No. 15	(13 B3) Montana State First round	W 71–51	26–6	16 – Thierry	7 – Petty	7 – J. Cambridge	Value City Arena  Columbus, Ohio
March 23, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN	(4 B3) No. 15	(5 B3) No. 20 Tennessee Second round	L 67–82	26–7	19 – J. Cambridge	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Value City Arena  Columbus, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B3=Birmingham 3. All times are in Eastern. Source:[1][2]

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	11	11	10	10	9	9	12	8	8	9	8	12	13	15	15
Coaches	14	12	11	9	7	8	9	9	9	9	8	12	8	8	8	8	12	12	13	13