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
Ranking
CoachesNo. RV
APNo. RV
2019–20 record21–12 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coachKevin McGuff (7th season)
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†16–2 .889  28–4  .875
No. 12 Northwestern16–2 .889  26–4  .867
No. 21 Iowa14–4 .778  23–7  .767
No. 20 Indiana13–5 .722  24–8  .750
Rutgers11–7 .611  22–9  .710
Ohio State11–7 .611  21–12  .636
Michigan10–8 .556  21–11  .656
Michigan State9–9 .500  16–14  .533
Purdue8–10 .444  18–14  .563
Nebraska7–11 .389  17–13  .567
Minnesota5–13 .278  16–15  .516
Wisconsin3–15 .167  12–19  .387
Illinois2–16 .111  11–19  .367
Penn State1–17 .056  7–23  .233
† 2020 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of June 27, 2020; 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
Secound 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
Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
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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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