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
Record28–7 (13–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Patrick Klein
  • Mark Mitchell
  • Carrie Banks
Home arenaValue City Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Ohio State 13 3   .813 28 7   .800
No. 16 Maryland 12 4   .750 26 8   .765
Iowa 11 5   .688 24 8   .750
Minnesota 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Nebraska 11 5   .688 21 11   .656
Michigan 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
Indiana 9 7   .563 23 14   .622
Purdue 9 7   .563 20 14   .588
Rutgers 7 9   .438 20 12   .625
Michigan State 7 9   .438 19 14   .576
Penn State 6 10   .375 16 16   .500
Northwestern 4 12   .250 12 20   .375
Wisconsin 2 14   .125 9 21   .300
Illinois 0 16   .000 9 21   .300
2018 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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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

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2017–18 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Stephanie Mavunga 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Brownsburg
North Carolina
Brownsburg, IN
G 3 Kelsey Mitchell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Princeton Cincinnati, OH
G 4 Sierra Calhoun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Christ the King
Duke
Brooklyn, NY
F 5 Chelsea Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Princeton Cincinnati, OH
F 12 Savita Jayaraman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Olentangy Liberty Powell, OH
G 14 Karlie Cronin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Oakton Oakton, VA
G 15 Linnae Harper 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Whitney Young
Kentucky
Chicago, IL
G 20 Asia Doss 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Country Day School Detroit, MI
F 22 Alexa Hart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Africentric Columbus, OH
F 24 Makayla Waterman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Fairmont Kettering, OH
G 33 Jensen Caretti 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr River 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
Rivalry
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
Rivalry
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

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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
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball". Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original on November 24, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
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