2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball

NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#23
AP	#23
2014–15 record	24–11 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kevin McGuff (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Joy Cheek
Assistant coach	Patrick Klein
Assistant coach	Mark Mitchell
Home arena	Value City Arena

2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Maryland†	18	–	0	1.000	34	–	3	.919
#18 Iowa	14	–	4	.778	26	–	8	.765
#23 Ohio State	13	–	5	.722	24	–	11	.686
#22 Northwestern	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
Rutgers	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
Minnesota	11	–	7	.611	23	–	10	.697
Nebraska	10	–	8	.556	21	–	11	.656
Michigan	8	–	10	.444	20	–	15	.571
Michigan State	7	–	11	.389	16	–	15	.516
Illinois	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Wisconsin	5	–	13	.278	9	–	20	.310
Indiana	4	–	14	.222	15	–	16	.484
Purdue	3	–	15	.167	11	–	20	.355
Penn State	3	–	15	.167	6	–	24	.200

† 2015 Big Ten Tournament winner As of April 5, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Roster

2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
3.5 !F	1	Beach, KalpanaKalpana Beach	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.5 !RS So	Westlake	Westlake, Ohio
1.5 !G	3	Mitchell, KelseyKelsey Mitchell	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	1.0 !Fr	Princeton	Cincinnati, Ohio
3.5 !F	5	Mitchell, ChelseaChelsea Mitchell	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	Princeton	Cincinnati, Ohio
1.5 !G	12	Holland, KiannaKianna Holland	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	Seneca	Seneca, S.C.
1.5 !G	13	Craft, CaitCait Craft	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.0 !Jr	Liberty-Benton	Findlay, Ohio
1.5 !G	14	Alston, AmerystAmeryst Alston	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	McKinley	Canton, Ohio
1.5 !G	20	Doss, AsiaAsia Doss	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.0 !Fr	Country Day School	Detroit, Mich.
5.0 !C	21	Blair, LisaLisa Blair	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	2.5 !RS So	Nazareth Regional	Brooklyn, N.Y.
3.5 !F	22	Hart, AlexaAlexa Hart	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	Africentric	Columbus, Ohio
3.5 !F	24	Waterman, MakaylaMakayla Waterman	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Fairmont	Kettering, Ohio
3.5 !F	32	Cooper, ShaylaShayla Cooper	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.0 !So	Georgetown	Norcross, 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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/09/2014* 1:00 PM		Eckerd	W 92–73	–	Value City Arena (3,775) Columbus, OH
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/14/2014* 7:00 PM		at Virginia	L 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		#24 Georgia	L 59–67	1–2	Value City Arena (3,844) Columbus, OH
11/23/2014* 2:00 PM		VCU	W 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 ^2OT	4–3	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		Winthrop	W 66–52	5–4	Value City Arena (4,384) Columbus, OH
12/11/2014* 7:00 PM		Arkansas State	W 67–52	6–4	Value City Arena (3,719) Columbus, OH
12/14/2014* 2:00 PM		Western Michigan	W 82–46	7–4	Value City Arena (4,298) Columbus, OH
12/22/2014* 2:00 PM		#22 West Virginia	W 96–54	8–4	Value City Arena (5,048) Columbus, OH
Big Ten Regular Season
12/29/2014 7:00 PM, BTN		at #12 Maryland	L 78–87	8–5 (0–1)	Xfinity Center (5,671) College Park, MD
01/01/2015 2:00 PM		#16 Rutgers	W 85–68	9–5 (1–1)	Value City Arena (4,557) Columbus, OH
01/04/2015 2:00 PM, BTN		Northwestern	W 73–64	10–5 (2–1)	Value City Arena (5,402) Columbus, OH
01/08/2015 7:00 PM		at Indiana	W 103–49	11–5 (3–1)	Assembly Hall (2,189) Bloomington, IN
01/11/2015 2:00 PM		at Michigan	L 94–100 ^OT	11–6 (3–2)	Crisler Center (3,351) Ann Arbor, MI
01/15/2015 7:00 PM		#23 Minnesota	L 72–76	11–7 (3–3)	Value City Arena (4,509) Columbus, OH
01/18/2015 2:00 PM		Penn State	W 69–60	12–7 (4–3)	Value City Arena (6,346) Columbus, OH
01/25/2015 2:00 PM		at Purdue	W 79–71	13–7 (5–3)	Mackey Arena (6,801) West Lafayette, IN
01/29/2015 9:00 PM, BTN		at Wisconsin	W 85–73	14–7 (6–3)	Kohl Center (3,296) Madison, WI
02/02/2015 6:30 PM, BTN		Michigan State	W 76–62	15–7 (7–3)	Value City Arena (4,234) Columbus, OH
02/05/2015 8:00 PM		at #16 Iowa	L 65–73	15–8 (7–4)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,572) Iowa City, IA
02/08/2015 2:00 PM		Indiana	W 78–70	16–8 (8–4)	Value City Arena (7,639) Columbus, OH
02/12/2015 7:00 PM		Michigan	W 77–73	17–8 (9–4)	Value City Arena (4,668) Columbus, OH
02/14/2015 4:00 PM, BTN		at Illinois	L 55–66	17–9 (9–5)	State Farm Center (2,708) Champaign, IL
02/17/2015 7:00 PM, BTN		Purdue	W 92–60	18–9 (10–5)	Value City Arena (4,185) Columbus, OH
02/21/2015 7:00 PM, BTN		#13 Iowa	W 100–82	19–9 (11–5)	Value City Arena (6,471) Columbus, OH
02/26/2015 7:00 PM		at Penn State	W 88–70	20–9 (12–5)	Bryce Jordan Center (3,529) University Park, PA
03/01/2015 5:00 PM, BTN		at Nebraska	W 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. #14 Iowa Semifinals	W 91–85 ^OT	23–9	Sears Centre (5,642) Hoffman Estaes, IL
03/08/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN		vs. #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	#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	#23	at #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

Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	23	23
Coaches	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	24	23

References

↑ http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/osu-w-baskbl-sched.html

Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball

Venues	St. John Arena (1965–1998) Value City Arena (1998–present)

Culture & lore	Brutus Buckeye Buckeye Nuthouse WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches

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2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References