2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team


The 2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team will represent the Ohio State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes, led by second year head coach Kevin McGuff, play their home games at Value City Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament where they lost to Maryland. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated James Madison in the first round before losing the gamewinning buzzer beater to North Carolina in the second round to end their season.

2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball
NCAA Women's tournament, second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 23
Record24–11 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaValue City Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Maryland180 1.000343 .919
No. 18 Iowa144 .778268 .765
No. 23 Ohio State135 .7222411 .686
No. 22 Northwestern126 .667239 .719
Rutgers126 .6672310 .697
Minnesota117 .6112310 .697
Nebraska108 .5562111 .656
Michigan810 .4442015 .571
Michigan State711 .3891615 .516
Illinois612 .3331516 .484
Wisconsin513 .278920 .310
Indiana414 .2221516 .484
Purdue315 .1671120 .355
Penn State315 .167624 .200
2015 Big Ten tournament winner
As of April 5, 2015
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F1Kalpana Beach6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)RS SoWestlakeWestlake, Ohio
G3Kelsey Mitchell5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)FrPrincetonCincinnati, Ohio
F5Chelsea Mitchell5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)FrPrincetonCincinnati, Ohio
G12Kianna Holland5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrSenecaSeneca, S.C.
G13Cait Craft5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)JrLiberty-BentonFindlay, Ohio
G14Ameryst Alston5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrMcKinleyCanton, Ohio
G20Asia Doss5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)FrCountry Day SchoolDetroit, Mich.
C21Lisa Blair6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)RS SoNazareth RegionalBrooklyn, N.Y.
F22Alexa Hart6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)FrAfricentricColumbus, Ohio
F24Makayla Waterman6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrFairmontKettering, Ohio
F32Shayla Cooper6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoGeorgetownNorcross, Ga.
Head coach

Kevin McGuff

Assistant coach(es)

Joy Cheek
Patrick Klein
Mark Mitchell


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

Roster

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2014*
1:00 pm
EckerdW 92–73 
Value City Arena (3,775)
Columbus, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
at VirginiaL 82–87 0–1
John Paul Jones Arena (3,358)
Charlottesville, VA
11/16/2014*
2:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA)W 113–97 1–1
Value City Arena (3,968)
Columbus, OH
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm
No. 24 GeorgiaL 59–67 1–2
Value City Arena (3,844)
Columbus, OH
11/23/2014*
2:00 pm
VCUW 96–86 2–2
Value City Arena (4,201)
Columbus, OH
11/27/2014*
1:15 pm
vs. Clemson
Paradise Jam tournament
W 86–77 3–2
Sports and Fitness Center (207)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2014*
1:15 pm
vs. Wichita State
Paradise Jam Tournament
L 50–70 3–3
Sports and Fitness Center (238)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/29/2014*
3:30 pm
vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Paradise Jam Tournament
W 90–83 2OT4–3
Sports and Fitness Center (421)
Saint Thomas, USVI
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
Pittsburgh
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 74–78 4–4
Value City Arena (3,777)
Columbus, OH
12/07/2014*
2:00 pm
WinthropW 66–52 5–4
Value City Arena (4,384)
Columbus, OH
12/11/2014*
7:00 pm
Arkansas StateW 67–52 6–4
Value City Arena (3,719)
Columbus, OH
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm
Western MichiganW 82–46 7–4
Value City Arena (4,298)
Columbus, OH
12/22/2014*
2:00 pm
No. 22 West VirginiaW 96–54 8–4
Value City Arena (5,048)
Columbus, OH
Big Ten Regular Season
12/29/2014
7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 12 MarylandL 78–87 8–5 (0–1)
Xfinity Center (5,671)
College Park, MD
01/01/2015
2:00 pm
No. 16 RutgersW 85–68 9–5 (1–1)
Value City Arena (4,557)
Columbus, OH
01/04/2015
2:00 pm, BTN
NorthwesternW 73–64 10–5 (2–1)
Value City Arena (5,402)
Columbus, OH
01/08/2015
7:00 pm
at IndianaW 103–49 11–5 (3–1)
Assembly Hall (2,189)
Bloomington, IN
01/11/2015
2:00 pm
at Michigan
Rivalry
L 94–100 OT11–6 (3–2)
Crisler Center (3,351)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/15/2015
7:00 pm
No. 23 MinnesotaL 72–76 11–7 (3–3)
Value City Arena (4,509)
Columbus, OH
01/18/2015
2:00 pm
Penn StateW 69–60 12–7 (4–3)
Value City Arena (6,346)
Columbus, OH
01/25/2015
2:00 pm
at PurdueW 79–71 13–7 (5–3)
Mackey Arena (6,801)
West Lafayette, IN
01/29/2015
9:00 pm, BTN
at WisconsinW 85–73 14–7 (6–3)
Kohl Center (3,296)
Madison, WI
02/02/2015
6:30 pm, BTN
Michigan StateW 76–62 15–7 (7–3)
Value City Arena (4,234)
Columbus, OH
02/05/2015
8:00 pm
at No. 16 IowaL 65–73 15–8 (7–4)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,572)
Iowa City, IA
02/08/2015
2:00 pm
IndianaW 78–70 16–8 (8–4)
Value City Arena (7,639)
Columbus, OH
02/12/2015
7:00 pm
Michigan
Rivalry
W 77–73 17–8 (9–4)
Value City Arena (4,668)
Columbus, OH
02/14/2015
4:00 pm, BTN
at IllinoisL 55–66 17–9 (9–5)
State Farm Center (2,708)
Champaign, IL
02/17/2015
7:00 pm, BTN
PurdueW 92–60 18–9 (10–5)
Value City Arena (4,185)
Columbus, OH
02/21/2015
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 13 IowaW 100–82 19–9 (11–5)
Value City Arena (6,471)
Columbus, OH
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
at Penn StateW 88–70 20–9 (12–5)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,529)
University Park, PA
03/01/2015
5:00 pm, BTN
at NebraskaW 78–60 21–9 (13–5)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,418)
Lincoln, NE
2015 Big Ten Conference Women's tournament
03/06/2015
9:30 pm, BTN
vs. Minnesota
Quarterfinals
W 83–71 22–9
Sears Centre (4,781)
Hoffman Estaes, IL
03/07/2015
9:30 pm, BTN
vs. No. 14 Iowa
Semifinals
W 91–85 OT23–9
Sears Centre (5,642)
Hoffman Estaes, IL
03/08/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 4 Maryland
Championship Game
L 74–77 23–10
Sears Centre (4,131)
Hoffman Estaes, IL
NCAA Women's tournament
03/21/2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 vs. James Madison
First Round
W 90–80 24–10
Carmichael Arena (2,233)
Chapel Hill, NC
03/23/2015*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 at No. 15 North Carolina
Second Round
L 84–86 24–11
Carmichael Arena (2,163)
Chapel Hill, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Final
APNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRRVRVNRNRNRNRNRRVRV2323
CoachesRVRVNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRRVRV2423

See also

2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

References