2020–21 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2020–21 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Buckeyes, led by eighth year head coach Kevin McGuff , played their home games at Value City Arena and the Covelli Center . They were members of the Big Ten Conference .
They finished the season 13–7, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. They did not participate in the Big Ten women's basketball tournament , NCAA tournament or the WNIT due to a self-imposed postseason ban.[ 1]
Previous season
The Buckeyes finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the sixth seed in the Big Ten women's basketball tournament the defeated Minnesota, Iowa, and Michigan before losing to Maryland in the finals. They did not get a chance for further post season play, as the NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 2]
Roster
2020–21 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Madison Greene
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Pickerington Central
Pickerington, OH
G
1
Rikki Harris
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
RS Fr
North Central
Indianapolis, IN
F
2
Gabby Hutcherson
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Westerville South
Westerville, OH
G
3
Anyssa Jones
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
Westerville South
Westerville, OH
G
4
Jacy Sheldon
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
Dublin Coffman
Dublin, OH
G
5
Kateri Poole
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
South Shore
Bronx, NY
G
10
Braxtin Miller
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
Alter Oklahoma State
Dayton, OH
F
14
Dorka Juhász
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
PTE Babits
Pécs, Hungary
G
21
Hevynne Bristow
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
Brooklyn Community Providence
Brooklyn, NY
F
23
Rebeka Mikulášiková
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
Piaristické Gymnasium
Nitra, Slovakia
F
32
Aaliyah Patty
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
Montini Catholic
Lombard, IL
F
35
Tanaya Beacham
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
GS
Toledo Rogers Toledo
Youngstown, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: June 21, 2021
Schedule and results
Source:[ 3]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020 *
No. 20
Akron
Canceled
Value City Arena Columbus, OH
November 29, 2020 *4:00 p.m.
No. 20
Duquesne
W 82–47
1–0
Covelli Center (0)Columbus, OH
December 2, 2020 *Noon
No. 19
Kent State
W 103–47
2–0
Covelli Center (0)Columbus, OH
December 6, 2020 *2:00 p.m.
No. 19
Northern Kentucky
W 96–63
3–0
Value City Arena (0)Columbus, OH
December 10, 2020 *4:00 p.m.
No. 18
Miami (OH)
W 104–65
4–0
Value City Arena (0)Columbus, OH
December 15, 2020 *
No. 17
Saint Mary's
Canceled
Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Big Ten regular season
December 19, 2020
No. 17
Iowa
Postponed
Value City Arena Columbus, OH
December 23, 2020
No. 16
at No. 14 Maryland
Postponed
Xfinity Center College Park, MD
December 31, 2020
No. 17
No. 25 Michigan State
Postponed
Value City Arena Columbus, OH
January 4, 2021 6:00 p.m.
No. 16
Penn State
W 82–69
5–0 (1–0)
Value City Arena (0)Columbus, OH
January 7, 2021 6:00 p.m.
No. 16
at Illinois
W 78–55
6–0 (2–0)
State Farm Center (0)Champaign, IL
January 10, 2021
No. 16
Rutgers
Postponed
Value City Arena Columbus, OH
January 13, 2021 4:00 p.m.
No. 15
at Iowa
W 84–82 OT
7–0 (3–0)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (326)Iowa City, IA
January 16, 2021 4:00 p.m.
No. 15
at Nebraska
L 55–63
7–1 (3–1)
Value City Arena (0)Columbus, OH
January 21, 2021 3:00 p.m.
No. 17
No. 11 Michigan Rivalry
W 81–77
8–1 (4–1)
Value City Arena (0)Columbus, OH
January 25, 2021 7:00 p.m.
No. 14
No. 7 Maryland
W 88–86
9–1 (5–1)
Value City Arena (52)Columbus, OH
January 28, 2021 8:00 p.m.
No. 14
at No. 16 Indiana
W 78–70
10–1 (6–1)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0)Bloomington, IN
February 1, 2021 7:00 p.m.
No. 11
at No. 22 Northwestern
L 57–69
10–2 (6–2)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (0)Evanston, IL
February 4, 2021 6:00 p.m.
No. 11
Iowa
W 92–87
11–2 (7–2)
Value City Arena (54)Columbus, OH
February 7, 2021 1:00 p.m.
No. 11
Minnesota
W 83–59
12–2 (8–2)
Value City Arena (58)Columbus, OH
February 10, 2021 6:00 p.m.
No. 12
at Wisconsin
L 70–75
12–3 (8–3)
Kohl Center (0)Madison, WI
February 14, 2021
No. 12
No. 21 Northwestern
Canceled
Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 18, 2021 4:00 p.m.
No. 15
Purdue
W 100–85
13–3 (9–3)
Value City Arena (0)Columbus, OH
February 21, 2021 2:00 p.m.
No. 15
at No. 11 Michigan Rivalry
L 66–75
13–4 (9–4)
Crisler Center (73)Ann Arbor, MI
February 24, 2021 5:00 p.m.
No. 15
at Penn State
L 67–69
13–5 (9–5)
Bryce Jordan Center (201)University Park, PA
February 27, 2021 3:00 p.m.
No. 15
No. 11 Indiana
L 75–87
13–6 (9–6)
Value City Arena (0)Columbus, OH
March 5, 2021 8:00 p.m.
No. 22
at No. 24 Rutgers
L 63–71
13–7 (9–7)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (108)Piscataway, NJ
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre- Season
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Final
AP
20
19
18
17
16
17
16
15
17
14
11
12т
15
15
22
22
22
Coaches
22
19
17
15
15
16
15
16
11
13
11
13т
14
20
24
24
RV
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
(NR)
Not Ranked and Did not receive votes
See also
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics