2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team will represent the Ohio State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes, led by second year head coach Kevin McGuff, play their home games at Value City Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Maryland. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated James Madison in the first round before losing the gamewinning buzzer beater to North Carolina in the second round to end their season.

2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 23
2014–15 record2411 (135 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Joy Cheek
  • Patrick Klein
  • Mark Mitchell
Home arenaValue City Arena
2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Maryland180 1.000  343  .919
No. 18 Iowa144 .778  268  .765
No. 23 Ohio State135 .722  2411  .686
No. 22 Northwestern126 .667  239  .719
Rutgers126 .667  2310  .697
Minnesota117 .611  2310  .697
Nebraska108 .556  2111  .656
Michigan810 .444  2015  .571
Michigan State711 .389  1615  .516
Illinois612 .333  1516  .484
Wisconsin513 .278  920  .310
Indiana414 .222  1516  .484
Purdue315 .167  1120  .355
Penn State315 .167  624  .200
2015 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Kalpana Beach 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoWestlake Westlake, Ohio
G 3 Kelsey Mitchell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrPrinceton Cincinnati, Ohio
F 5 Chelsea Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrPrinceton Cincinnati, Ohio
G 12 Kianna Holland 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSeneca Seneca, S.C.
G 13 Cait Craft 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrLiberty-Benton Findlay, Ohio
G 14 Ameryst Alston 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrMcKinley Canton, Ohio
G 20 Asia Doss 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrCountry Day School Detroit, Mich.
C 21 Lisa Blair 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS SoNazareth Regional Brooklyn, N.Y.
F 22 Alexa Hart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrAfricentric Columbus, Ohio
F 24 Makayla Waterman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrFairmont Kettering, Ohio
F 32 Shayla Cooper 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoGeorgetown Norcross, Ga.
Head coach

Kevin McGuff

Assistant coach(es)

Joy Cheek
Patrick Klein
Mark Mitchell


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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2014*
1:00 pm
Eckerd W 92–73 
Value City Arena (3,775)
Columbus, OH
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
at Virginia L 82–87  0–1
John Paul Jones Arena (3,358)
Charlottesville, VA
11/16/2014*
2:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) W 113–97  1–1
Value City Arena (3,968)
Columbus, OH
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm
No. 24 Georgia L 59–67  1–2
Value City Arena (3,844)
Columbus, OH
11/23/2014*
2:00 pm
VCU W 96–86  2–2
Value City Arena (4,201)
Columbus, OH
11/27/2014*
1:15 pm
vs. Clemson
Paradise Jam Tournament
W 86–77  3–2
Sports and Fitness Center (207)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2014*
1:15 pm
vs. Wichita State
Paradise Jam Tournament
L 50–70  3–3
Sports and Fitness Center (238)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/29/2014*
3:30 pm
vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Paradise Jam Tournament
W 90–83 2OT 4–3
Sports and Fitness Center (421)
Saint Thomas, USVI
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
Pittsburgh
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 74–78  4–4
Value City Arena (3,777)
Columbus, OH
12/07/2014*
2:00 pm
Winthrop W 66–52  5–4
Value City Arena (4,384)
Columbus, OH
12/11/2014*
7:00 pm
Arkansas State W 67–52  6–4
Value City Arena (3,719)
Columbus, OH
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm
Western Michigan W 82–46  7–4
Value City Arena (4,298)
Columbus, OH
12/22/2014*
2:00 pm
No. 22 West Virginia W 96–54  8–4
Value City Arena (5,048)
Columbus, OH
Big Ten Regular Season
12/29/2014
7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 12 Maryland L 78–87  8–5 (0–1)
Xfinity Center (5,671)
College Park, MD
01/01/2015
2:00 pm
No. 16 Rutgers W 85–68  9–5 (1–1)
Value City Arena (4,557)
Columbus, OH
01/04/2015
2:00 pm, BTN
Northwestern W 73–64  10–5 (2–1)
Value City Arena (5,402)
Columbus, OH
01/08/2015
7:00 pm
at Indiana W 103–49  11–5 (3–1)
Assembly Hall (2,189)
Bloomington, IN
01/11/2015
2:00 pm
at Michigan L 94–100 OT 11–6 (3–2)
Crisler Center (3,351)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/15/2015
7:00 pm
No. 23 Minnesota L 72–76  11–7 (3–3)
Value City Arena (4,509)
Columbus, OH
01/18/2015
2:00 pm
Penn State W 69–60  12–7 (4–3)
Value City Arena (6,346)
Columbus, OH
01/25/2015
2:00 pm
at Purdue W 79–71  13–7 (5–3)
Mackey Arena (6,801)
West Lafayette, IN
01/29/2015
9:00 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin W 85–73  14–7 (6–3)
Kohl Center (3,296)
Madison, WI
02/02/2015
6:30 pm, BTN
Michigan State W 76–62  15–7 (7–3)
Value City Arena (4,234)
Columbus, OH
02/05/2015
8:00 pm
at No. 16 Iowa L 65–73  15–8 (7–4)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,572)
Iowa City, IA
02/08/2015
2:00 pm
Indiana W 78–70  16–8 (8–4)
Value City Arena (7,639)
Columbus, OH
02/12/2015
7:00 pm
Michigan W 77–73  17–8 (9–4)
Value City Arena (4,668)
Columbus, OH
02/14/2015
4:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois L 55–66  17–9 (9–5)
State Farm Center (2,708)
Champaign, IL
02/17/2015
7:00 pm, BTN
Purdue W 92–60  18–9 (10–5)
Value City Arena (4,185)
Columbus, OH
02/21/2015
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 13 Iowa W 100–82  19–9 (11–5)
Value City Arena (6,471)
Columbus, OH
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
at Penn State W 88–70  20–9 (12–5)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,529)
University Park, PA
03/01/2015
5:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska W 78–60  21–9 (13–5)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,418)
Lincoln, NE
2015 Big Ten Conference Women's Tournament
03/06/2015
9:30 pm, BTN
vs. Minnesota
Quarterfinals
W 83–71  22–9
Sears Centre (4,781)
Hoffman Estaes, IL
03/07/2015
9:30 pm, BTN
vs. No. 14 Iowa
Semifinals
W 91–85 OT 23–9
Sears Centre (5,642)
Hoffman Estaes, IL
03/08/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 4 Maryland
Championship Game
L 74–77  23–10
Sears Centre (4,131)
Hoffman Estaes, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/21/2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 vs. James Madison
First Round
W 90–80  24–10
Carmichael Arena (2,233)
Chapel Hill, NC
03/23/2015*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 at No. 15 North Carolina
Second Round
L 84–86  24–11
Carmichael Arena (2,163)
Chapel Hill, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 23 23
Coaches RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 24 23

See also

2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

References

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