Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball

Ohio State Buckeyes
2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team
UniversityOhio State University
Head coachKevin McGuff (12th season)
ConferenceBig Ten
LocationColumbus, Ohio
ArenaValue City Arena
(capacity: 18,809)
NicknameBuckeyes
ColorsScarlet and gray[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament runner-up
1993
NCAA tournament Final Four
1993
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1985, 1987, 1993, 2023
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017*, 2022, 2023
NCAA tournament second round
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017*, 2018*, 2022, 2023
NCAA tournament appearances
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
AIAW tournament Elite Eight
1975
AIAW tournament appearances
1975, 1978
Conference tournament champions
2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018*
Conference regular season champions
1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017*, 2018*, 2022, 2024
*vacated by NCAA

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[2] 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.[3] 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.

  1. ^ "The Ohio State University Department of Athletics Logo Guidelines" (PDF). July 26, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Big Ten Championship Teams" (PDF). History and Tradition. Ohio State Athletic Department. p. 172. Retrieved 2008-02-23.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "2001 Postseason WNIT". www.womensnit.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-02-24.