2017–18 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes, led by 5th year head coach Kevin McGuff, played their home games at Value City Arena and were a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 28–7, 13–3 in Big Ten play to win the regular season title. They defeated Rutgers, Minnesota, and Maryland to win the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Spokane region. There they defeated George Washington in the First Round before being upset by No. 11-seeded Central Michigan in the Second Round.

2017–18 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball
Big Ten Tournament champions
Big Ten regular season champions
Play4Kay Showcase champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 10
2017–18 record287 (133 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Patrick Klein
  • Mark Mitchell
  • Carrie Banks
Home arenaValue City Arena
2017–18 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Ohio State133 .813  287  .800
No. 16 Maryland124 .750  268  .765
Iowa115 .688  248  .750
Minnesota115 .688  249  .727
Nebraska115 .688  2111  .656
Michigan106 .625  2310  .697
Indiana97 .563  2314  .622
Purdue97 .563  2014  .588
Rutgers79 .438  2012  .625
Michigan State79 .438  1914  .576
Penn State610 .375  1616  .500
Northwestern412 .250  1220  .375
Wisconsin214 .125  921  .300
Illinois016 .000  921  .300
2018 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the 2016–17 season 28–7, 15–1 in Big Ten play to win a share of the Big Ten regular season title with Maryland. They defeated Northwestern in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament before losing to Purdue. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Lexington region. There they defeated Western Kentucky and Kentucky to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Notre Dame.

Roster

2017–18 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Stephanie Mavunga 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SrBrownsburg
North Carolina
Brownsburg, IN
G 3 Kelsey Mitchell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrPrinceton Cincinnati, OH
G 4 Sierra Calhoun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrChrist the King
Duke
Brooklyn, NY
F 5 Chelsea Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrPrinceton Cincinnati, OH
F 12 Savita Jayaraman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrOlentangy Liberty Powell, OH
G 14 Karlie Cronin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoOakton Oakton, VA
G 15 Linnae Harper 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrWhitney Young
Kentucky
Chicago, IL
G 20 Asia Doss 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrCountry Day School Detroit, MI
F 22 Alexa Hart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrAfricentric Columbus, OH
F 24 Makayla Waterman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrFairmont Kettering, OH
G 33 Jensen Caretti 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrRiver Clarington, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: Nov 28, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 29, 2017*
2:00 pm
No. 5 Ashland W 110–80 
Value City Arena (4,750)
Columbus, OH
Nov 05, 2017*
1:00 pm
No. 5 Urbana W 135–54 
Value City Arena (4,190)
Columbus, OH
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 5 No. 10 Stanford W 85–64  1–0
St. John Arena (5,854)
Columbus, OH
Nov 12, 2017*
4:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 5 vs. No. 9 Louisville
Countdown to Columbus
L 90–95 OT 1–1
Nationwide Arena (9,711)
Columbus, OH
Nov 15, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 9 Idaho W 99–56  2–1
Value City Arena (3,960)
Columbus, OH
Nov 17, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 9 Quinnipiac W 95–63  3-1
Value City Arena (3,793)
Columbus, OH
Nov 19, 2017*
11:00 am
No. 9 Washington W 85–76  4–1
Value City Arena (4,335)
Columbus, OH
Nov 23, 2017*
6:00 pm
No. 9 vs. Memphis
Play4Kay Showcase Quarterfinals
W 100–69  5–1
Mandalay Bay Arena (N/A)
Las Vegas, NV
Nov 24, 2017*
8:30 pm
No. 9 vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Play4Kay Showcase Semifinals
W 104–62  6–1
Mandalay Bay Arena (N/A)
Las Vegas, NV
Nov 25, 2017*
11:00 pm
No. 9 vs. No. 14 Stanford
Play4Kay Showcase Championship
W 94–83 OT 7–1
Mandalay Bay Arena (N/A)
Las Vegas, NV
Nov 30, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 8 at No. 14 Duke
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 60–69  7–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,535)
Durham, NC
Dec 03, 2017*
1:00 pm
No. 8 Maine W 83–70  8–2
Value City Arena (5,879)
Columbus, OH
Dec 06, 2017*
5:30 pm
No. 12 at Florida W 103–77  9–2
O'Connell Center (1,512)
Gainesville, FL
Dec 15, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 13 Dartmouth W 103–70  10–2
Value City Arena (5,086)
Columbus, OH
Dec 17, 2017*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13 at Cincinnati W 87–76  11–2
Saint Ursula Academy Gym (1,072)
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 28, 2017
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 12 at Nebraska W 73–61  12–2 (1–0)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,383)
Lincoln, NE
Dec 31, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 12 Indiana W 85–70  13–2 (2–0)
Value City Arena (6,364)
Columbus, OH
Jan 04, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 10 Minnesota W 91–75  14–2 (3–0)
Value City Arena (4,519)
Columbus, OH
Jan 07, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 10 at No. 22 Michigan W 78–71 OT 15–2 (4–0)
Crisler Center (8,313)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 13, 2018
12:00 pm, BTN
No. 10 at Indiana W 77–62  16–2 (5–0)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,983)
Bloomington, IN
Jan 16, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 8 No. 19 Michigan L 75–84  16–3 (5–1)
Value City Arena (4,774)
Columbus, OH
Jan 22, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 12 at No. 14 Maryland L 69–99  16–4 (5–2)
Xfinity Center (7,944)
College Park, MD
Jan 25, 2018
8:00 pm
No. 12 at Iowa L 89–103  16–5 (5–3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (6,012)
Iowa City, IA
Jan 27, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 12 Michigan State W 78–62  17–5 (6–3)
Value City Arena (6,850)
Columbus, OH
Jan 31, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 18 Penn State W 94–64  18–5 (7–3)
Value City Arena (5,449)
Columbus, OH
Feb 02, 2018
1:00 pm, BTN
No. 18 at Wisconsin W 68–55  19–5 (8–3)
Kohl Center (6,623)
Madison, WI
Feb 08, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 13 Rutgers W 90–68  20–5 (9–3)
Value City Arena (4,505)
Columbus, OH
Feb 11, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13 at South Florida L 65–84  20–6
USF Sun Dome (2,852)
Tampa, FL
Feb 13, 2018
8:00 pm
No. 16 at Illinois W 88–69  21–6 (10–3)
State Farm Center (1,149)
Champaign, IL
Feb 18, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16 Purdue W 73–60  22–6 (11–3)
Value City Arena (8,081)
Columbus, OH
Feb 21, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 14 Northwestern W 88–54  23–6 (12–3)
Value City Arena (4,774)
Columbus, OH
Feb 25, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 Penn State W 89–64  24–6 (13–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (7,517)
University Park, PA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
Mar 02, 2018
12:00 pm, RSN
(1) No. 13 vs. (9) Rutgers
Quarterfinals
W 82–57  25–6
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 03, 2018
6:00 pm, BTN
(1) No. 13 vs. (4) Minnesota
Semifinals
W 90–88  26–6
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 04, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) No. 13 vs. (2) No. 17 Maryland
Championship Game
W 79–69  27–6
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,519)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 17, 2018*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(3 S) No. 10 (14 S) George Washington
First Round
W 87–45  28–6
St. John Arena (4,253)
Columbus, OH
Mar 19, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
(3 S) No. 10 (11 S) Central Michigan
Second Round
L 78–95  28–7
St. John Arena (3,571)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP 5 9 9 8 12 13 12 12 10 10 8 12 18 13 16 14 13 10 10 N/A
Coaches 8 8 8 12 13 13 11 11 10 10 8 14 17 13 17 15 14 10 10 15
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

  1. "Women's Basketball". Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original on 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
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