#9 Ohio State Women's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Ohio State Buckeyes
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #9
 
Conference Rank: #3 Big Ten
 
 
2022-23 Record: 28-8, 12-6
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Kevin McGuff
Coach Record: 172-97 at Ohio State, 427-196 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Taylor Mikesell, Guard, 17.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.3 apg
Hevynne Bristow, Guard, 3.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.7 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Cotie McMahon, Sophomore, Forward, 15.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.4 apg
Taylor Thierry, Junior, Forward, 13.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.3 apg
Jacy Sheldon, Senior, Guard, 13.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 3.5 apg
Madison Greene, Senior, Guard, 10.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 5.0 apg
Rebeka Mikulasikova, Senior, Forward, 10.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.5 apg
Rikki Harris, Senior, Guard, 6.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.2 apg
Eboni Walker, Senior, Forward, 4.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.5 apg
Emma Shumate, Sophomore, Guard, 1.6 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.5 apg
 
Key New Players:
Kennedy Cambridge, sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Kentucky
Faith Carson, Freshman, Center
Diana Collins, Freshman, Guard
Taiyier Parks, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Michigan State
Celeste Taylor, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Duke
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.1 (8th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.4 (274, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.1 (15, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.8 (296, 11)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.2 (78, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.5 (77, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.5 (197, 11)
Rebound Margin: -2.2 (251, 12)
Assists Per Game: 17.1 (14, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.7 (61, 4)