Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball

Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State Buckeyes
	2023–24 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team
University	Ohio State University
Head coach	Kevin McGuff (8th season)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Columbus, Ohio
Arena	Value City Arena ; (capacity: 18,809)
Nickname	Buckeyes
Colors	Scarlet and gray;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament runner-up
	1993
NCAA tournament Final Four
	1993
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1985, 1987, 1993, 2023
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017*, 2022, 2023
NCAA tournament second round
	1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023
NCAA tournament appearances
	1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
AIAW tournament Elite Eight
	1975
AIAW tournament appearances
	1975, 1978
Conference tournament champions
	2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018*
Conference regular season champions
	1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024; *vacated by NCAA

The Ohio State women's basketball team represents Ohio State University and plays its home games in the Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, which they moved into in 1998. Prior to 1998, they played at St. John Arena. They have won 14 Big Ten titles (two additional championships have been vacated by the NCAA), which is the most in the conference^[2] and have 23 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, the most recent being in 2023 (two other appearances have been vacated). In 1993, they lost to Sheryl Swoopes and Texas Tech 84–82 for the national title. They captured the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) title in 2001, beating the New Mexico Lobos 62–61.^[3] Notable alumni include former All-Americans Katie Smith and Jessica Davenport. They are currently coached by Kevin McGuff, who was previously the head coach at the University of Washington.

^ "The Ohio State University Department of Athletics Logo Guidelines" (PDF). July 26, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
^ "Big Ten Championship Teams" (PDF). History and Tradition. Ohio State Athletic Department. p. 172. Retrieved 2008-02-23.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "2001 Postseason WNIT". www.womensnit.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-02-24.