#22 Ohio State Women's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
 
Ohio State Buckeyes
 
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #22
 
Conference Rank: #6 Big Ten
 
 
2024-25 Record: 26-7, 13-5
2024-25 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Kevin McGuff
Coach Record: 224-109 at Ohio State, 479-208 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Cotie McMahon, Forward, 16.5 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.1 apg
Taylor Thierry, Forward, 10.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.2 apg, 2.3 spg
Ajae Petty, Forward, 9.4 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.6 apg
Madison Greene, Guard, 4.1 ppg, 1.6 apg
Eboni Walker, 2.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Jaloni Cambridge, Sophomore, Guard, 15.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.9 apg, 2.0 spg
Chance Gray, Senior, Guard, 12.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.5 apg
Ava Watson, Sophomore, Guard, 5.3 ppg
Kennedy Cambridge, Junior, Guard, 4.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.2 apg
Elsa Lemmila, Sophomore, Center, 4.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.9 bpg
 
Key New Players:
Dasha Biriuk, Freshman, Guard
Seini Henry, Freshman, Forward
Ella Hobbs, Freshman, Forward
Kyle Kitts, Freshman, Forward, Transfer from Florida
Bryn Martin, Freshman, Guard
T’yana Todd, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Boston College
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.3 (17th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.7 (156, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.4 (35, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.6 (187, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.4 (151, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.2 (56, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.5 (271, 16)
Rebound Margin: -2.2 (254, 17)
Assists Per Game: 14.7 (83, 12)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.3 (41, 3)