2019–20 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes, led by 7th year head coach Kevin McGuff, played their home games at Value City Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference.

2019–20 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2019–20 record21–12 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tamika Jeter
  • Carla Morrow
Home arenaValue City Arena
2019–20 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Maryland†162 .889  284  .875
No. 12 Northwestern162 .889  264  .867
No. 21 Iowa144 .778  237  .767
No. 20 Indiana135 .722  248  .750
Rutgers117 .611  229  .710
Ohio State117 .611  2112  .636
Michigan108 .556  2111  .656
Michigan State99 .500  1614  .533
Purdue810 .444  1814  .563
Nebraska711 .389  1713  .567
Minnesota513 .278  1615  .516
Wisconsin315 .167  1219  .387
Illinois216 .111  1119  .367
Penn State117 .056  723  .233
2020 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the sixth seed in the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament the defeated Minnesota, Iowa, and Michigan before losing to Maryland in the finals. They did not get a chance for further post season play, as the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament and WNIT were cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the season 14–15, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament to Wisconsin. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT where they were upset by Morehead State in the first round.

Roster

2019–20 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Madison Greene 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrPickerington Central Pickerington, OH
G 1 Rikki Harris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrNorth Central Indianapolis, IN
G 2 Ashanti Grande 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrCleveland Heights
Cleveland State
Cleveland Heights, OH
G 4 Jacy Sheldon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrDublin Coffman Dublin, OH
G 10 Braxtin Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrAlter
Oklahoma State
Dayton, OH
F 11 Aixa Wone Aranaz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrI.E.S. Joaquim Blume Pamplona, Spain
F 12 Savita Jayaraman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrOlentangy Liberty Powell, OH
F 14 Dorka Juhász 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoPTE Babits Pécs, Hungary
F 23 Rebeka Mikulášiková 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrPiaristické Gymnasium Nitra, Slovakia
G 24 Kierstan Bell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrCanton McKinley Canton, OH
F 32 Aaliyah Patty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoMontini Catholic Lombard, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 7, 2020

Schedule and results

Source:[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2019*
2:00 p.m.
Urbana W 131–50 
Value City Arena (3,476)
Columbus, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2019*
2:00 p.m.
at Valparaiso
Ohio Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic
W 89–38  1–0
Pam Evans Smith Arena (1,875)
Springfield, OH
November 13, 2019*
p.m.
at Cincinnati W 78–73 OT 2–0
Fifth Third Arena (1,219)
Cincinnati, OH
November 17, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
Ohio L 68–74  2–1
Value City Arena (5,213)
Columbus, OH
November 21, 2019*
12:30 p.m.
at Kent State W 75–65  3–1
MAC Center (4,272)
Kent, OH
November 24, 2019*
3:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 4 UConn L 62–73  3–2
Value City Arena (8,909)
Columbus, OH
November 29, 2019*
11:30 p.m.
vs. South Dakota
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
L 53–68  3–3
South Point Arena (300)
Las Vegas, NV
November 30, 2019*
1:45 a.m.
vs. Northern Iowa
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 64–46  4–3
South Point Arena (250)
Las Vegas, NV
December 5, 2019*
8:00 p.m., BTN
No. 2 Louisville
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 67–60  5–3
Value City Arena (3,807)
Columbus, OH
December 8, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
Radford W 70–57  6–3
Value City Arena (3,902)
Columbus, OH
December 15, 2019*
1:30 a.m.
at No. 1 Stanford L 52–71  6–4
Maples Pavilion (2,970)
Stanford, CA
December 17, 2019*
11:00 p.m.
at Sacramento State W 104–74  7–4
Hornets Nest (318)
Sacramento, CA
Big Ten regular season
December 28, 2019
12:00 p.m., BTN Plus
Purdue L 50–66  7–5
(0–1)
Value City Arena (4,212)
Columbus, OH
December 31, 2019
4:00 p.m., BTN Plus
at No. 24 Minnesota W 66–63  8–5
(1–1)
Williams Arena (3,982)
Minneapolis, MN
January 6, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 17 Maryland L 62–72  8–6
(1–2)
Xfinity Center (4,427)
College Park, MD
January 9, 2020
6:00 p.m., BTN
No. 24 Michigan W 78–69  9–6
(2–2)
Value City Arena (4,230)
Columbus, OH
January 12, 2020
7:00 p.m.
Penn State W 80–70  10–6
(3–2)
Value City Arena (5,428)
Columbus, OH
January 16, 2020
6:00 p.m., BTN
at Michigan State L 65–68  10–7
(3–3)
Breslin Center (3,700)
East Lansing, MI
January 19, 2020
7:00 p.m.
Illinois W 77–47  11–7
(4–3)
Value City Arena (5,143)
Columbus, OH
January 23, 2020
7:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 19 Iowa L 68–77  11–8
(4–4)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,490)
Iowa City, IA
January 30, 2020
6:30 p.m., BTN
No. 17 Maryland L 65–85  11–9
(4–5)
Value City Arena (5,380)
Columbus, OH
February 2, 2020
8:00 p.m.
at Nebraska W 80–74 OT 12–9
(5–5)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,189)
Lincoln, NE
February 6, 2020
9:00 p.m.
at Illinois W 78–58  13–9
(6–5)
State Farm Center (2,388)
Champaign, IL
February 9, 2020
7:00 p.m.
Wisconsin W 82–74  14–9
(7–5)
Value City Arena (6,075)
Columbus, OH
February 13, 2020
6:00 p.m., BTN+
Minnesota W 99–76  15–9
(8–5)
Value City Arena (3,721)
Columbus, OH
February 16, 2020
2:00 p.m., BTN+
at No. 20 Indiana W 80–76  16–9
(9–5)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (6,142)
Bloomington, IN
February 19, 2020
9:00 p.m.
Nebraska W 65–52  17–9
(10–5)
Value City Arena (3,896)
Columbus, OH
February 22, 2020
2:00 p.m., BTN
at Rutgers L 57–59  17–10
(10–6)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,281)
Piscataway, NJ
February 25, 2020
5:00 p.m., BTN
No. 14 Northwestern L 55–69  17–11
(10–7)
Value City Arena (4,403)
Columbus, OH
Funerary 29, 2020
4:00 p.m., BTN
at Purdue W 77–56  18–11
(11–7)
Mackey Arena (6,753)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 5, 2020
9:00 p.m., BTN
(6) vs. (11) Minnesota
Second Round
W 77–56  19–11
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,349)
Indianapolis, IN
March 6, 2020
9:00 p.m., BTN
(6) vs. (3) No. 19 Iowa
Quarterfinals
W 87–66  20–11
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,798)
Indianapolis, IN
March 7, 2020
9:00 p.m., BTN
(6) vs. (7) Michigan
Semifinals
W 66–60  21–11
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (7,213)
Indianapolis, IN
March 8, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
(6) vs. (1) No. 6 Maryland
Final
L 65–82  21–12
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,687)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Legend
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(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

  1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio State Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
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