Ohio State Buckeyes women’s basketball coach

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Ohio State Buckeyes women’s basketball coach. Source: Getty Images

The Ohio State Buckeyes is the women's basketball team representing Ohio State University in the NCAA Division I Basketball. They compete in the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes women’s team was established in 1965 and plays their home games at Value City Arena, which has a capacity of 18,809 fans. Ohio State were the runners-up in the NCAA tournament in 1993 and made it to the Final Four the same year. The team made it to the Elite Eight four times in 1985, 1987, 1993, and 2023. Ohio State appeared in the NCAA tournament 27 times, including their last appearances in 2022, 2023, and 2024. They won the conference tournament championships in 2006, 2009, 2010, and 2011. The Buckeyes have won 17 regular-season conference championships, most recently in 2024, as well as in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1993, and 2005.

Ohio State Buckeyes women’s basketball Head Coach 2024-2025

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Kevin McGuff. Source: Getty Images

Kevin McGuff is the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes women’s team for the 2024–2025 season. McGuff has been the Buckeyes' head coach since 2013. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Miami (Ohio) during the season 1995–1996 before he transferred to Notre Dame in 1996 until 2002, winning the 2001 NCAA Championship and the Big East Title. McGuff was appointed as Xavier's head coach in 2002, guiding the team to three Atlantic 10 regular-season championships and four conference tournament titles. He coached Washington from 2011-2013 before moving to Ohio State in 2013. McGuff won four Big Ten regular-season championships in 2017, 2018, 2022, and 2024 and the 2018 Big Ten Tournament with the Buckeyes. He also earned the Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2024.

Kevin McGuff Physical Attributes

Age55 years old (December 3, 1969)

Kevin McGuff Age

As of March 2025, Kevin McGuff is 55 years old and was born on December 3, 1969.

Ohio State Buckeyes Women’s basketball Head Coach year by year

Here is the list of Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team head coaches year by year:

TenureCoach NameOverall Record
1965–1970Phyllis J. Bailey28–13
1970–1972Mary Combs14–6
1972–1980Debbie Wilson157–58
1980–1985Tara VanDerveer110–37
1985–1997Nancy Darsch234–125
1997–2002Beth Burns81–65
2002–2013Jim Foster279–82
2013–presentKevin McGuff250–106

Ohio State Buckeyes women’s basketball coaching staff 2024-2025

Here is the list of all the coaching staff of the Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team for the 2024-2025 season:

PositionName
Head CoachKevin McGuff
Associate Head CoachCarla Morrow
Assistant Coach & Recruiting CoordinatorJalen Powell
Assistant CoachRyan Murray
Assistant Coach & Director of Recruiting Operations & Professional DevelopmentReid Guzdanski
Assistant CoachKatie Smith

Associate Head Coach

Carla Morrow has been the Associate Head Coach of the Buckeyes' women's basketball team since 2021. She joined the Buckeyes in 2019 following her stint with WNBA's Chicago Sky. Morrow was also the assistant coach at Xavier University. Morrow played collegiate basketball for Tulsa and signed with the Seattle Storm in the WNBA.

Assistant Coach

Jalen Powell, Ryan Murray, Reid Guzdanski, and Katie Smith are appointed as the assistant coaches of the Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team, as of March 2025. Jalen Powell joined in 2021, Ryan Murray is in his sixth season for the Buckeyes, Reid Guzdanski joined in 2017 and Katie Smith joined in 2024.

Ohio State Buckeyes women’s basketball support staff 2024-2025

PositionName
Director of OperationsBeth Howe
Director of Player DevelopmentJacy Sheldon

FAQs on Ohio State Buckeyes women’s basketball

A. Jim Foster was the former head coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team.

A. The Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team plays in the Big Ten Conference.

A. The Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team plays at Value City Arena.

A. The Ohio State Buckeyes basketball team colors are scarlet and gray.

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