2025–26 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

2025–26 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball
2025–26 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball
Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Goombay Division champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 12
Record	27–7 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kevin McGuff (13th season);
Associate head coach	Carla Morrow
Assistant coaches	Jalen Powell; Ryan Murray; Katie Smith;
Home arena	Value City Arena

2025–26 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 UCLA †	18	–	0	1.000	32	–	1	.970
No. 7 Iowa	15	–	3	.833	27	–	6	.818
No. 9 Michigan	15	–	3	.833	27	–	6	.818
No. 18 Minnesota	13	–	5	.722	24	–	8	.750
No. 12 Ohio State	13	–	5	.722	27	–	7	.794
No. 17 Maryland	11	–	7	.611	24	–	9	.727
No. 20 Michigan State	11	–	7	.611	23	–	8	.742
Washington	10	–	8	.556	22	–	10	.688
USC	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
Illinois	9	–	9	.500	22	–	11	.667
Oregon	8	–	10	.444	23	–	12	.657
Nebraska	7	–	11	.389	19	–	13	.594
Indiana	6	–	12	.333	18	–	14	.563
Purdue	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
Wisconsin	5	–	13	.278	14	–	17	.452
Penn State	4	–	14	.222	11	–	18	.379
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	8	–	21	.276
Rutgers	1	–	17	.056	9	–	20	.310

† 2026 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 22, 2026 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes are led by head coach Kevin McGuff in his 13th season and played their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the 2024–25 season 26–7, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Iowa in the quarterfinals before losing to UCLA in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Birmingham 3 region. They defeated Montana State in the first round before losing to Tennessee in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Ohio State Departures
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Madison Greene	0	G	5'8"	Graduate Student	Pickerington, ON	Graduated
Ajae Petty	1	F	6'3"	Graduate Student	Baltimore, MD	Graduated/undrafted in 2025 WNBA draft; signed with the Minnesota Lynx
Taylor Thierry	2	G/F	6'0"	Senior	Cleveland, OH	Graduated/2025 WNBA draft; selected 36th overall by Atlanta Dream
Kaia Henderson	11	G	5'6"	Junior	Utica, NY	Transferred to Boston College
Cotie McMahon	32	F	6'0"	Junior	Centerville, OH	Transferred to Ole Miss
Faith Carson	54	C	6'4"	Sophomore	Buchanan, MI	Transferred to Grand Canyon
Eboni Walker	55	F	6'0"	Graduate Student	Las Vegas, NV	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Ohio State incoming transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Kylee Kitts	1	G/F	6'4"	Freshman	Oviedo, FL	Florida
T'Yana Todd	4	G	6'0"	Senior	Vaughan, ON	Boston College

2025 Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Daria Biriuk G	Bell Buckle, TN	The Webb School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Daria Biriuk G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (92)
Brynleigh Martin G	Springboro, OH	Springboro High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Brynleigh Martin G	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 September 8, 2025.

Recruiting class of 2026

College recruiting information (2026)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Atlee Vanesko PG	Ocean City, NJ	Westtown School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Atlee Vanesko PG	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: "2026 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 8, 2025.

Recruiting class of 2027

College recruiting information (2027)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Myella Chapman PG	Oakland, CA	Bishop O'Dowd High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Myella Chapman PG	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: "2027 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 8, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	1	Kylee Kitts	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Fr	Hagerty Florida	Oviedo, FL
G	2	Chance Gray	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Winton Woods Oregon	Cincinnati, OH
G	3	Kennedy Cambridge	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Jr	Ensworth Kentucky	Nashville, TN
G	4	T'Yana Todd	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	IMG Academy Boston College	Vaughan, ON
G	5	Ava Watson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Buford	Buford, GA
G	7	Dasha Biriuk	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Webb School	Berdianski, Ukraine
G	8	Bryn Martin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Springboro	Springboro, OH
C	12	Elsa Lemmilä	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	So	Tapiolan Honka Club	Espoo, Finland
F	14	Ella Hobbs	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Fr	Jay M. Robinson	Concord, NC
F	15	Seini Henry	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Fr	Purcell Marian	Charlotte, NC
G	22	Jaloni Cambridge	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Montverde Academy	Nashville, TN

Head coach

Kevin McGuff (Saint Joseph's (IN))

Assistant coach(es)

Carla Morrow (Tulsa)
Jalen Powell (Mississippi)
Ryan Murray (Ohio State)
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 9, 2025* 1:00 p.m., B1G+		Coppin State	W 88–59	1–0	23 – J. Cambridge	8 – J. Cambridge	6 – J. Cambridge	Value City Arena (5,504) Columbus, OH
November 13, 2025* 6:30 p.m., B1G+		Bellarmine	W 90–33	2–0	18 – J. Cambridge	10 – Hobbs	4 – Martin	Value City Arena (4,671) Columbus, OH
November 16, 2025* 12:00 p.m., Peacock		at No. 1 UConn	L 68–100	2–1	17 – J. Cambridge	10 – Kitts	2 – Tied	PeoplesBank Arena (14,115) Hartford, CT
November 19, 2025* 6:30 p.m., B1G+		Kent State	W 88–68	3–1	19 – J. Cambridge	7 – K. Cambridge	5 – J. Cambridge	Value City Arena (4,617) Columbus, OH
November 24, 2025* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops		vs. Belmont Pink Flamingo Championship Goombay Division Semifinal	W 68–56	4–1	26 – J. Cambridge	15 – Kitts	3 – K. Cambridge	Baha Mar Convention Center (237) Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2025* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. No. 21 West Virginia Pink Flamingo Championship Goombay Division final	W 83–81	5–1	22 – J. Cambridge	7 – Lemmilä	7 – Gray	Baha Mar Convention Center (237) Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2025* 1:00 p.m., B1G+		Niagara	W 130–32	6–1	25 – Biriuk	10 – Henry	10 – Watson	Value City Arena (5,239) Columbus, OH
December 7, 2025 2:00 p.m., BTN	No. 23	at Northwestern	W 79–70	7–1 (1–0)	22 – J. Cambridge	9 – Lemmilä	6 – K. Cambridge	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,515) Evanston, IL
December 11, 2025* 6:30 p.m., B1G+	No. 21	Northern Kentucky	W 94–62	8–1	33 – J. Cambridge	6 – J. Cambridge	5 – K. Cambridge	Value City Arena (4,672) Columbus, OH
December 14, 2025* 1:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 21	Toledo	W 85–60	9–1	23 – K. Cambridge	13 – Kitts	8 – J. Cambridge	Value City Arena (5,652) Columbus, OH
December 18, 2025* 6:30 p.m., B1G+	No. 21	Norfolk State	W 79–45	10–1	13 – Kitts	10 – Kitts	6 – K. Cambridge	Value City Arena (4,816) Columbus, OH
December 22, 2025* 6:30 p.m., B1G+	No. 19	Western Michigan	W 95–47	11–1	15 – Lemmilä	9 – Kitts	6 – Watson	Value City Arena (5,078) Columbus, OH
December 28, 2025 2:00 p.m., BTN	No. 19	No. 4 UCLA	L 75–82	11–2 (1–1)	28 – J. Cambridge	9 – K. Cambridge	4 – Tied	Value City Arena (8,455) Columbus, OH
December 31, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN	No. 19	at Purdue	W 83–56	12–2 (2–1)	16 – K. Cambridge	10 – Kitts	7 – J. Cambridge	Mackey Arena (4,102) West Lafayette, IN
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., BTN	No. 19	Rutgers	W 71–49	13–2 (3–1)	18 – J. Cambridge	11 – Lemmilä	7 – K. Cambridge	Value City Arena (6,201) Columbus, OH
January 7, 2026 7:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 19	at Illinois	W 78–69	14–2 (4–1)	41 – J. Cambridge	8 – Lemmilä	6 – J. Cambridge	State Farm Center (4,237) Champaign, IL
January 11, 2026 4:00 p.m., Peacock	No. 19	at No. 8 Maryland	W 89–76	15–2 (5–1)	28 – J. Cambridge	11 – Lemmilä	8 – J. Cambridge	Xfinity Center (8,623) College Park, MD
January 14, 2026 6:30 p.m., B1G+	No. 14	Penn State	W 108–84	16–2 (6–1)	33 – J. Cambridge	6 – Kitts	8 – K. Cambridge	Value City Arena (5,884) Columbus, OH
January 19, 2026* 12:00 p.m., FOX	No. 12	vs. No. 9 TCU Coretta Scott King Classic	W 71–69	17–2	22 – Gray	7 – Lemmilä	8 – J. Cambridge	Prudential Center (6,742) Newark, NJ
January 22, 2026 8:00 p.m., Peacock	No. 12	Indiana	W 81–67	18–2 (7–1)	22 – J. Cambridge	6 – Lemmilä	5 – J. Cambridge	Value City Arena (5,242) Columbus, OH
January 25, 2026 2:00 p.m., BTN	No. 12	at No. 10 Iowa	L 70–91	18–3 (7–2)	26 – J. Cambridge	10 – J. Cambridge	4 – J. Cambridge	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa, City, IA
January 29, 2026 8:00 p.m., BTN	No. 11	Wisconsin	W 81–58	19–3 (8–2)	29 – J. Cambridge	14 – Lemmilä	5 – Watson	Value City Arena (4,855) Columbus, OH
February 1, 2026 6:00 p.m., BTN	No. 11	Nebraska	W 90–71	20–3 (9–2)	30 – J. Cambridge	8 – K. Cambridge	6 – J. Cambridge	Value City Arena (7,608) Columbus, OH
February 5, 2026 9:00 p.m., Peacock	No. 9	at No. 24 Washington	W 70–60	21–3 (10–2)	26 – J. Cambridge	9 – Lemmilä	4 – Gray	Alaska Airlines Arena (3,394) Seattle, WA
February 8, 2026 3:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 9	at Oregon	W 80–64	22–3 (11–2)	23 – Lemmilä	9 – Lemmilä	8 – J. Cambridge	Matthew Knight Arena (5,371) Eugene, OR
February 15, 2026 2:00 p.m., FS1	No. 8	No. 20 Maryland	L 75–76	22–4 (11–3)	29 – J. Cambridge	8 – J. Cambridge	5 – J. Cambridge	Value City Arena (7,504) Columbus, OH
February 18, 2026 8:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 10	at No. 23 Minnesota	L 61–74	22–5 (11–4)	23 – J. Cambridge	10 – Lemmilä	6 – J. Cambridge	Williams Arena (4,025) Minneapolis, MN
February 22, 2026 2:00 p.m., FS1	No. 10	USC	W 88–83	23–5 (12–4)	33 – J. Cambridge	10 – Lemmilä	3 – Tied	Value City Arena (8,144) Columbus, OH
February 25, 2026 8:00 p.m., Peacock	No. 13	No. 8 Michigan Rivalry	L 86–88 ^OT	23–6 (12–5)	22 – J. Cambridge	15 – Lemmilä	9 – J. Cambridge	Value City Arena (6,663) Columbus, OH
March 1, 2026 12:00 p.m., BTN	No. 13	at No. 15 Michigan State	W 87–68	24–6 (13–5)	33 – J. Cambridge	10 – Lemmilä	8 – K. Cambridge	Breslin Center (6,214) East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 5, 2026 2:30 p.m., BTN	(5) No. 11	vs. (13) Indiana Second Round	W 83–59	25–6	19 – J. Cambridge	13 – Lemmilä	6 – Gray	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (5,962) Indianapolis, IN
March 6, 2026 2:30 p.m., BTN	(5) No. 11	vs. (4) No. 19 Minnesota Quarterfinals	W 60–55	26–6	17 – Lemmilä	11 – Lemmilä	6 – J. Cambridge	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (5,146) Indianapolis, IN
March 6, 2026 2:00 p.m., BTN	(5) No. 11	vs. (1) No. 2 UCLA Semifinals	L 62–72	26–7	23 – Gray	8 – K. Cambridge	6 – Lemmilä	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (6,387) Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2026* 11:30 a.m., ESPN2	(3 FW1) No. 12	(14 FW1) Howard First Round	W 75–54	27–7	21 – J. Cambridge	11 – Lemmilä	4 – Gray	Value City Arena (6,169) Columbus, OH
March 23, 2026* 4:00 p.m., ESPN	(3 FW1) No. 12	(6 FW1) No. 22 Notre Dame Second Round						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Fort Worth 1=FW1. All times are in Eastern. Source:^[1]^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	21	21	19	19*	19	14	12	11	9	8	10	13	11	11	12
Coaches	24	25	RV	RV	24	21	21	19	20	19	15	11	12	9	8	10	12	11	11	11

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

References

^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
^ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/womens-college-basketball/team/ohio-state-buckeyes/roster/

[1] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved September 8, 2025.

[2] ttps://www.nytimes.com/athletic/womens-college-basketball/team/ohio-state-buckeyes/roster/

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Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball
Venues	St. John Arena (1965–1998) Value City Arena (1998–present) Covelli Center (secondary; 2019–present)
Rivalries	Michigan
Culture & lore	Brutus Buckeye Block O WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State Sports Network
People	Head coaches
Seasons	List of seasons 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2025 Recruiting class

Recruiting class of 2026

Recruiting class of 2027

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References