2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes, led by ninth year head coach Kevin McGuff, played their home games at Value City Arena. They were members of the Big Ten Conference.

2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball
Big Ten regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 14
Record	25–7 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kevin McGuff (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Carla Morrow Wesley Brooks Jalen Powell
Home arena	Value City Arena
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Ohio State	14	–	4		.778			25	–	7		.781
No. 8 Iowa †	14	–	4		.778			24	–	8		.750
No. 12 Michigan	13	–	4		.765			25	–	7		.781
No. 13 Maryland	13	–	4		.765			23	–	9		.719
No. 11 Indiana	11	–	5		.688			24	–	9		.727
Nebraska	11	–	7		.611			24	–	9		.727
Northwestern	8	–	8		.500			17	–	12		.586
Michigan State	8	–	9		.471			15	–	15		.500
Purdue	7	–	11		.389			17	–	15		.531
Minnesota	7	–	11		.389			15	–	18		.455
Penn State	5	–	13		.278			11	–	18		.379
Wisconsin	5	–	13		.278			8	–	21		.276
Rutgers	3	–	14		.176			11	–	20		.355
Illinois	1	–	13		.071			7	–	20		.259
† 2022 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 25–7 overall and 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for first place. As the first seed in the Big Ten tournament they defeated eighth seed Michigan State in the Quarterfinals before losing to fifth seed Indiana in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the sixth seed in the Spokane Region. They defeated eleventh seed Missouri State in the First Round and third seed LSU in the Second Round before losing to second seed Texas in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.

Previous season

The Buckeyes 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]

Roster

2021–22 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) Jr Pickerington Central Pickerington, OH G 1 Rikki Harris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So North Central Indianapolis, IN F 2 Gabby Hutcherson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Westerville South Westerville, OH G 3 Anyssa Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Westerville South Westerville, OH G 4 Jacy Sheldon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Dublin Coffman Dublin, OH G 5 Kateri Poole 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So South Shore Bronx, NY G 10 Braxtin Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Alter Oklahoma State Dayton, OH G/F 14 Taylor Thierry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Shaker Heights Laurel Cleveland, OH G 20 Kaitlyn Costner 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Elkhart Central Osceola, IN G 21 Hevynne Bristow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Brooklyn Community Providence Brooklyn, NY F 23 Rebeka Mikulášiková 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Piaristické Gymnasium Nitra, Slovakia G 24 Taylor Mikesell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Jackson Oregon Massillon, OH F 35 Tanaya Beacham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Toledo Rogers Toledo Youngstown, OH	Head coach Kevin McGuff (Saint Joseph's (IN)) Assistant coach(es) Carla Morrow (Tulsa) Wesley Brooks (West Virginia) Jalen Powell (Mississippi) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 31, 2022

Schedule and results

Source:^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2021*	No. 17т	Slippery Rock	W 96–48	–	Value City Arena (2,425) Columbus, OH
Regular Season
November 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	No. 17т	Bucknell	W 71–48	1–0	Value City Arena (2,748) Columbus, OH
November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m.	No. 17т	Norfolk State	W 86–48	2–0	Value City Arena (2,980) Columbus, OH
November 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	No. 21	Bowling Green	W 94–63	3–0	Value City Arena (3,418) Columbus, OH
November 23, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	No. 21	Bellarmine	W 110–58	4–0	Value City Arena (2,766) Columbus, OH
November 27, 2021* 6:00 p.m.	No. 21	Cincinnati	W 86–50	5–0	Covelli Center (2,315) Columbus, OH
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 18т	at Syracuse ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 91–97	5–1	Carrier Dome (847) Syracuse, NY
December 5, 2021 2:00 p.m.	No. 18т	at Purdue	W 70–53	6–1 (1–0)	Mackey Arena (3,236) West Lafayette, IN
December 7, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	No. 20	Mount St. Mary's	W 94–50	7–1	Value City Arena (2,805) Columbus, OH
December 12, 2021 7:00 p.m., BTN	No. 20	No. 10 Indiana	L 66–86	7–2 (1–1)	Value City Arena (3,606) Columbus, OH
December 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	No. 24	Alabama State	W 97–51	8–2	Value City Arena (2,832) Columbus, OH
December 19, 2021* 5:00 p.m., P12N	No. 24	at UCLA	Canceled^[3]		Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2021* 1:00 p.m.	No. 24	at San Diego State	W 66–54	9–2	Viejas Arena (562) San Diego, CA
December 31, 2021 Noon, BTN	No. 25	at No. 9 Michigan Rivalry	L 71–90	9–3 (1–2)	Crisler Center (7,904) Ann Arbor, MI
January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Illinois	W 90–69	10–3 (2–2)	Value City Arena (2,567) Columbus, OH
January 9, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+		at Northwestern	W 74–61	11–3 (3–2)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,232) Evanston, IL
January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Michigan State	W 89–83	12–3 (4–2)	Value City Arena (2,917) Columbus, OH
January 15, 2022 5:00 p.m., BTN+		at Minnesota	W 83–75	13–3 (5–2)	Williams Arena (3,177) Minneapolis, MN
January 20, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN		No. 12 Maryland	W 95–89	14–3 (6–2)	Value City Arena (3,319) Columbus, OH
January 23, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Rutgers	W 80–71	15–3 (7–2)	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,219) Piscataway, NJ
January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 22	No. 7 Michigan Rivalry	L 58–77	15–4 (7–3)	Value City Arena (4,293) Columbus, OH
January 31, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN	No. 23	at No. 21 Iowa	W 92–88	16–4 (8–3)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,185) Iowa City, IA
February 7, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN	No. 21	Rutgers	W 61–57	17–4 (9–3)	Value City Arena (3,383) Columbus, OH
February 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1	No. 21	Nebraska	W 80–70	18–4 (10–3)	Value City Arena (3,135) Columbus, OH
February 14, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN	No. 18	at Illinois	W 86–67	19–4 (11–3)	State Farm Center (997) Champaign, IL
February 17, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN	No. 18	at No. 13 Maryland	L 72–77	19–5 (11–4)	Xfinity Center (4,987) College Park, MD
February 20, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 18	Wisconsin	W 59–42	20–5 (12–4)	Value City Arena (5,683) Columbus, OH
February 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 17	Penn State Rescheduled from 1/3	W 78–55	21–5 (13–4)	Value City Arena (3,618) Columbus, OH
February 27, 2022 2:30 p.m., BTN	No. 17	at Michigan State	W 61–55	22–5 (14–4)	Breslin Center (7,124) East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 4, 2022 11:30 a.m., BTN	(1) No. 13	vs. (8) Michigan State Quarterfinals	W 74–58	23–5	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0) Indianapolis, IN
March 5, 2022 3:30 p.m., BTN	(1) No. 13	vs. (5) No. 14т Indiana Semifinals	L 62–70	23–6	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (7,749) Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2	(6 S) No. 14	vs. (11 S) Missouri State First Round	W 63–56	24–6	Maravich Center (0) Baton Rouge, LA
March 21, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	(6 S) No. 14	vs. (3 S) No. 9 LSU Second Round	W 79–64	25–6	Maravich Center (8,135) Baton Rouge, LA
March 25, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	(6 S) No. 14	vs. (2 S) No. 6 Texas Sweet Sixteen	L 63–66	25–7	Spokane Arena (0) Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	17т	21	21	18т	20	24	24	25	RV	RV	RV	22	23	21	18	17	13	14	14
Coaches	25	24	20	21	24	24	25	RV	RV	25	19	21	21	19	17	16	15	15	13

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll.

References

1. "Ohio State women's basketball players to use postseason ban as motivation". ESPN.com. January 4, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
2. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio State Athletics. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
3. "UCLA's Games Against Ohio State and Cal State Bakersfield Will Not Be Played as Scheduled". uclabruins.com. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.