# 2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

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.

## 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 | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Jaloni Cambridge PG | Nashville, TN | Montverde Academy | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Ava Watson PG | Buford, GA | Buford High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Ella Hobbs F | Concord, NC | 1 of 1 Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2025. ||||||

#### Recruiting class of 2025

College recruiting information (2025) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Daria Biriuk G | Bell Buckle, TN | The Webb School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2025. |||||||

## 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 | vs. (13 B3) Montana State First round | | | | | | 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: |||||||||

## Rankings

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