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2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record12–0 (1–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachCarla Morrow
Assistant coaches
Home arenaValue City Arena
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UCLA 1 – 0   1.000 12 – 0   1.000
No. 10 Ohio State 1 – 0   1.000 12 – 0   1.000
No. 8 Maryland 1 – 0   1.000 11 – 0   1.000
No. 19 Michigan State 1 – 0   1.000 11 – 1   .917
No. 4 USC 1 – 0   1.000 11 – 1   .917
No. 23 Michigan 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 2   .833
Nebraska 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 2   .833
Wisconsin 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 2   .833
Indiana 1 – 0   1.000 9 – 3   .750
Minnesota 0 – 1   .000 12 – 1   .923
Illinois 0 – 1   .000 10 – 2   .833
No. 24 Iowa 0 – 1   .000 10 – 2   .833
Oregon 0 – 1   .000 9 – 3   .750
Penn State 0 – 1   .000 9 – 3   .750
Washington 0 – 1   .000 9 – 4   .692
Rutgers 0 – 1   .000 8 – 4   .667
Northwestern 0 – 1   .000 7 – 5   .583
Purdue 0 – 1   .000 7 – 5   .583
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of December 22, 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

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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

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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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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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       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:[1][2]

Rankings

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See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP1412121112111110
Coaches14121197899

References

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  1. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Big Ten Announces 2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. September 19, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
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