- Kelsey Mitchell has the most points in Ohio State history.
- Jantel Lavender has the most rebounds in program history.
- Katie Smith was a seven-time All-Star in the WNBA.
The Ohio State Buckeyes women’s basketball team proved their short championship basketball odds were legitimate by getting to the national championship game in 1993, though they fell to Texas Tech 84-82.
Ohio State’s women’s college basketball betting odds of winning games have remained solid since then, as they got to the March Madness Tournament over 15 times since 2000.
A lethal scorer emerged for OSU in the mid-2010s. Where does she rank among the five best Buckeyes women’s basketball players of all time?
5 Best Ohio State Buckeyes Women’s Basketball Players, Ranked
| Rank | Player | Position | Ohio State Years |
| 1 | Kelsey Mitchell | Guard | 2014-2018 |
| 2 | Jantel Lavender | Forward | 2007-2011 |
| 3 | Katie Smith | Guard/Forward | 1992-1996 |
| 4 | Jessica Davenport | Center | 2003-2007 |
| 5 | Jacy Sheldon | Guard | 2019-2024 |
Ohio State Buckeyes All-Time Greatest Women’s Basketball Players
1. Kelsey Mitchell
Kelsey Mitchell has the most points (3,402), 3-pointers (497), and third-most assists (545) in program history.
Mitchell is the only player in Buckeyes history to score at least 790 points in a season, doing it in all four years with the program while putting up 889 points and averaging 26.1 points per game during the 2015-16 season.
The multiple-time All-American is a one-time Big Ten Player of the Year, two-time Big Ten co-Player of the Year, and was the Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player in 2018.
The two-time WNBA All-Star was drafted No. 2 overall by the Indiana Fever in 2018.
2. Jantel Lavender
Jantel Lavender has the most rebounds (1,422), second-most points (2,818), and fourth-most blocks (190) in program history.
The multiple-time All-American is a two-time Big Ten Player of the Year, two-time Big Ten co-Player of the Year, and was the Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player three times.
The one-time WNBA All-Star was drafted No. 5 overall by the Los Angeles Sparks in 2011, helping them win a championship in 2016 while earning Sixth Woman of the Year that season.
3. Katie Smith
Katie Smith has the third-most points (2,578) and fifth-most 3-pointers (218) in program history, as she was part of the Buckeyes squad that got to the national championship game in 1993.
The multiple-time All-American was the Big Ten Player of the Year in 1996.
The seven-time WNBA All-Star began her career with the Minnesota Lynx, as she later joined the Detroit Shock to help them win championships in 2006 and 2008, winning Finals MVP in the latter year.
Smith is the first American female basketball player to score 5,000 total points in a professional career.
4. Jessica Davenport
Jessica Davenport has the most blocks (384), third-most rebounds (1,094), and fourth-most points (2,303) in program history.
The multiple-time All-American was the Big Ten Player of the Year three times, winning Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year in 2007.
Davenport was drafted No. 2 overall by the New York Liberty in 2007 and later joined the Indiana Fever to help them win a championship in 2012.
5. Jacy Sheldon
Jacy Sheldon has the fourth-most steals (250) and sixth-most points (2,024) in program history.
The two-time All-American was named to the First-Team All-Big Ten and Big Ten All-Defensive Team twice.
Sheldon was drafted No. 5 overall by the Dallas Wings in 2024.
