#12 Ohio State Women's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Ohio State Buckeyes
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #12
 
Conference Rank: #3 Big Ten
 
 
2023-24 Record: 26-6, 16-2
2023-24 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Kevin McGuff
Coach Record: 198-102 at Ohio State, 453-201 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Jacy Sheldon, Guard, 17.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.8 apg
Celeste Taylor, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.4 apg, 2.5 spg
Rebeka Mikulasikova, Forward, 9.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.6 apg
Rikki Harris, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.3 apg
Emma Shumate, Guard, 4.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg
Taiyier Parks, Forward, 3.0 ppg, 2.1 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Cotie McMahon, Junior, Forward, 14.4 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 2.1 apg
Taylor Thierry, Senior, Guard, 11.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.5 apg
Madison Greene, Senior, Guard, 2.7 ppg, 1.6 apg
Eboni Walker, Senior, Forward, 2.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.2 apg
 
Key New Players:
Kennedy Cambridge, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Kentucky
Jaloni Cambridge, Freshman, Guard
Chance Gray, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Oregon
Seini Henry, Freshman, Forward
Ella Hobbs, Freshman, Forward
Elsa Lemmila, Freshman, Center
Ajae Petty, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Kentucky
Ava Watson, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 79.3 (16th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 64.0 (174, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.7 (15, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.4 (238, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.4 (59, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.8 (45, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.5 (163, 12)
Rebound Margin: -2.4 (257, 13)
Assists Per Game: 17.6 (20, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.3 (39, 4)