2025–26 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

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 were 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.

2025–26 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball
Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Goombay Division champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 12
Record	27–8 (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. 1 UCLA †	18	–	0		1.000			37	–	1		.974
No. 7 Michigan	15	–	3		.833			28	–	7		.800
No. 16 Iowa	15	–	3		.833			27	–	7		.794
No. 17 Ohio State	13	–	5		.722			27	–	8		.771
No. 15 Minnesota	13	–	5		.722			24	–	9		.727
No. 20 Maryland	11	–	7		.611			24	–	9		.727
No. 22 Michigan State	11	–	7		.611			23	–	9		.719
No. 25 Washington	10	–	8		.556			22	–	11		.667
USC	9	–	9		.500			18	–	14		.563
Illinois	9	–	9		.500			22	–	12		.647
Oregon	8	–	10		.444			23	–	13		.639
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			16	–	18		.471
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 Rankings from AP poll

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	Commit date
Daria Biriuk G	Bell Buckle, TN	The Webb School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (92)
Brynleigh Martin G	Springboro, OH	Springboro High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 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 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
	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
	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	L 73–83	27–8	41 – J. Cambridge	10 – Lemmilä	4 – K. Cambridge	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:

Rankings

Main article: 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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.

See also

• 2025-26 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team