1992–93 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

The 1992–93 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball represented Ohio State University during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes were led by head coach Nancy Darsch in her eighth year, and played their games at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio as a member of the Big Ten Conference.[1][2] The team shared the Big Ten title with Iowa, and reached the first Final Four in program history.

1992–93 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball
Big Ten co-champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 3
Record28–4 (16–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaSt. John Arena
1992–93 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Ohio State16–2 .88928–4  .875
No. 4 Iowa16–2 .88927–4  .871
No. 8 Penn State14–4 .77822–6  .786
Northwestern13–5 .72220–9  .690
Minnesota9–9 .50014–12  .538
Purdue8–10 .44416–11  .593
Illinois7–11 .38912–15  .444
Michigan State6–12 .33310–17  .370
Indiana5–13 .27814–13  .519
Wisconsin4–14 .2227–20  .259
Michigan1–17 .0562–25  .074
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
1992–93 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 15 Audrey Burcy 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr   
G 22 Averrill Roberts 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr   
G/F 30 Katie Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrLogan Logan, OH
G 31 Adrienne Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrButler Traditional Louisville, Kentucky
F/C 43 Stacie Howard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrOrrville Orrville, Ohio
F/C 44 Lisa Negri 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrPowers Catholic Flint, Michigan
F 50 Nikki Keyton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr   
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Source:[3]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular Season
    Dec 4, 1992*
    		 Bowling Green W 76–65  1–0
    		 St. John Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Dec 13, 1992*
    		 at Boston College W 104–65  2–0
    		 Conte Forum 
    Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
    Dec 14, 1992*
    		 at UMass W 81–48  3–0
    		 Curry Hicks Cage 
    Amherst, Massachusetts
    Dec 18, 1992*
    		 Central Michigan
    Buckeye Classic    		 W 97–65  4–0
    		 St. John Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Dec 19, 1992*
    		 Georgia
    Buckeye Classic    		 W 89–72  5–0
    		 St. John Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Dec 22, 1992*
    		 No. 23 UCLA W 91–80  6–0
    		 St. John Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Dec 30, 1992*
    		 No. 20 Syracuse W 84–55  7–0
    		 St. John Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Jan 2, 1993*
    		 No. 20 No. 5 Virginia
    Big Ten-ACC Challenge    		 W 91–84  8–0
    		 St. John Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Jan 7, 1993*
    		 No. 13 at No. 1 Vanderbilt L 67–70  8–1
    		 Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Jan 10, 1993
    		 No. 13 Illinois W 87–57  9–1
    (1–0)    		 St. John Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Jan 15, 1993
    		 No. 10 at No. 12 Purdue W 84–78  10–1
    (2–0)    		 Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, Indiana
    Jan 17, 1993
    		 No. 10 at Indiana W 81–67  11–1
    (3–0)    		 Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, Indiana
    Jan 22, 1993
    		 No. 8 Michigan W 90–73  12–1
    (4–0)    		 St. John Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Jan 24, 1993
    		 No. 8 Michigan State W 78–57  13–1
    (5–0)    		 St. John Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Jan 27, 1993
    		 No. 4 at No. 6 Penn State L 64–70  13–2
    (5–1)    		 Rec Hall 
    University Park, Pennsylvania
    Jan 29, 1993
    		 No. 4 at Wisconsin W 70–66  14–2
    (6–1)    		 Wisconsin Field House 
    Madison, Wisconsin
    Feb 5, 1993
    		 No. 6 at No. 3 Iowa L 62–79  14–3
    (6–2)    		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
    Iowa City, Iowa
    Feb 12, 1993
    		 No. 7 Indiana W 99–58  15–3
    (7–2)    		 St. John Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Feb 14, 1993
    		 No. 7 Purdue W 72–61  16–3
    (8–2)    		 St. John Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Feb 19, 1993
    		 No. 7 Michigan State W 88–51  17–3
    (9–2)    		 Jenison Fieldhouse 
    East Lansing, Michigan
    Feb 21, 1993
    		 No. 7 Michigan W 79–59  18–3
    (10–2)    		 Crisler Arena 
    Ann Arbor, Michigan
    Feb 24, 1993*
    		 No. 4 No. 6 Iowa W 73–71  19–3
    (11–2)    		 St. John Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Feb 26, 1993*
    		 No. 4 Wisconsin W 95–58  20–3
    (12–2)    		 St. John Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Mar 4, 1993*
    		 No. 4 Minnesota W 95–76  21–3
    (13–2)    		 St. John Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Mar 7, 1993*
    		 No. 4 No. 2 Iowa W 72–60  22–3
    (14–2)    		 St. John Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Mar 11, 1993
    		 No. 3 Northwestern W 76–66  23–3
    (15–2)    		 Welsh–Ryan Arena 
    Evanston, Illinois
    Mar 13, 1993
    		 No. 3 Illinois W 94–78  24–3
    (16–2)    		 Assembly Hall 
    Champaign, Illinois
    NCAA Women's Tournament
    Mar 20, 1993*
    		 (1 E) No. 3 (9 E) Rutgers
    Second round    		 W 90–61  25–3
    		 St. John Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Mar 25, 1993*
    		 (1 E) No. 3 vs. (4 E) No. 13 Western Kentucky
    Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen    		 W 86–73  26–3
    		 Richmond Coliseum 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Mar 27, 1993*
    		 (1 E) No. 3 vs. (2 E) No. 9 Virginia
    Regional Final – Elite Eight    		 W 75–73  27–3
    		 Richmond Coliseum 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Apr 3, 1993*
    		 (1 E) No. 3 vs. (2 ME) No. 4 Iowa
    National Semifinal – Final Four    		 W 73–72 OT[4] 28–3
    		 Omni Coliseum 
    Atlanta, Georgia
    April 5, 1993*
    		 (1 E) No. 3 vs. (2 W) No. 5 Texas Tech
    National Championship    		 L 82–84[5]  28–4
    		 Omni Coliseum 
    Atlanta, Georgia
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    E=East.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Rankings
    Main article: 1992–93 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

    See also
    • 1992–93 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

    References
    1. Benatar, Orri (September 7, 2022). "Full Ohio State women's basketball schedule". WCMH-TV. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
    2. Morton, Chrissy (September 21, 2022). "Ohio State women's basketball TV schedule announced for the 2022-23 season". WSYX. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
    3. "1992-93 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio State University Athletics. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
    4. "OHIO ST. WOMEN GAIN BIG 10'S 1ST NATIONAL TITLE BERTH". The Chicago Tribune. April 4, 1993. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
    5. "Texas Tech's Swoopes Pounces on Ohio State". The Washington Post. April 5, 1993. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
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