Ohio State Women's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Ohio State Buckeyes
 
Big Ten (26-7, 13-5)
 
 
Big Wins: 1/11 at Maryland (89-76), 1/19 vs TCU (71-69)
Bad Losses: 2/15 Maryland (75-76), 2/18 at Minnesota (61-74)
Coach: Kevin McGuff
 
Probable Starters:
Elsa Lemmila, Sophomore, Center, 9.3 ppg, 7.9.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 2.2 apg, 2.2 bpg
Jaloni Cambridge, Sophomore, Guard, 22.8 ppg, 4.6 apg, 5.6 rpg
Ava Watson, Sophomore, Guard, 7.1 ppg, 2.4 apg, 2.2 rpg
Chance Gray, Senior, Guard, 14.9 ppg, 2.7 apg, 2.6 rpg
Kennedy Cambridge, Junior, Guard, 9.0 ppg, 3.3 apg, 4.7 rpg, 3.8 spg
 
Key Role Players:
Bryn Martin, Freshman, Guard, 3.9 ppg, 1.0 apg, 1.4 rpg
Kylee Kitts, Freshman, Guard, 7.5 ppg, 1.0 apg, 5.7 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 83.0 (11th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.4 (232, 11)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.0 (26, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.1 (194, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.2 (35, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.1 (31, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.3 (38, 7)
Rebound Margin: 0.0 (201, 13)
Assists Per Game: 18.2 (12, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.6 (51, 5)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025NCAAFirst Round win over Montana State
2025NCAASecond Round loss to Tennessee
2024NCAARound of 64 win over Maine
2024NCAARound of 32 loss to Duke
2023NCAARound of 64 win over James Madison
2023NCAARound of 32 win over North Carolina
2023NCAARegional Semifinal win over Connecticut
2023NCAARegional Final loss to Virginia Tech
2022NCAARound of 64 win over Missouri State
2022NCAARound of 32 win over LSU
2022NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Texas
2019NITFirst Round loss to Morehead State
2018NCAARound of 64 win over George Washington
2018NCAARound of 32 loss to Central Michigan
2017NCAARound of 64 win over Western Kentucky
2017NCAARound of 32 win over Kentucky
2017NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Notre Dame
2016NCAARound of 64 win over Buffalo
2016NCAARound of 32 win over West Virginia
2016NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Tennessee
2015NCAARound of 64 win over James Madison
2015NCAARound of 32 loss to North Carolina
2012NCAARound of 64 loss to Florida
2011NCAARound of 64 win over UCF
2011NCAARound of 32 win over Georgia Tech
2011NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Tennessee
2010NCAARound of 64 win over St. Francis (PA)
2010NCAARound of 32 loss to Mississippi State
2009NCAARound of 64 win over Sacred Heart
2009NCAARound of 32 win over Mississippi State
2009NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Stanford
2008NCAARound of 64 loss to Florida State
2007NCAARound of 64 loss to Marist
 
*all team stats through 3/5