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<\/a><\/p>\nGREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA – MARCH 7: T\u2019yana Todd #30 of the Boston College Eagles dribbles up court during the first half of the game against the Louisville Cardinals in the Second Round of the ACC Women\u2019s Basketball Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum on March 7, 2024 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Lance King\/Getty Images) Getty Images<\/p>\n
Todd joins a returning backcourt group including point guard Jaloni Cambridge, shooting guard Chance Gray and bench guard Ava Watson, who showed her ability from deep late in the season but injury hampered Watson down the stretch.<\/p>\n
Outside of Cambridge and Gray, three of five starting slots are up for debate. Todd could fill either a third guard position or slide into a more shooting-focused four position, with Kennedy Cambridge a strong fit for a third, more defensive, guard position. Similar to the role Rikki Harris occupied.<\/p>\n
McGuff added two freshmen who can also shoot. The first is Dasha Biriuk, who won a state title with the Webb School in 2025 with 26 points and 10 rebounds in the title game. Then there\u2019s Bryn Martin who decommitted from the Washington Huskies after the NCAA season concluded, out of Springsboro, Ohio. Martin scored the most points in Springsboro High School history and is a two-time Ms. Basketball finalist.<\/p>\n
Both Biriuk and Martin are also each 6-foot-1, giving them comparable height to other taller backcourt players.<\/p>\n
The most intriguing name to watch for the starting forward role is Kylee Kitts. At 6-foot-4, the younger sister of South Carolina Gamecock Chloe Kitts brings size and shooting for the forward position. Seen as more of a traditional big earlier in her AAU career, Kitts worked on dribbling the ball up the court and shooting to make her not only a dangerous threat on the court but a strong fit for McGuff\u2019s system.<\/p>\n
Kitts is listed as the same height as former Buckeye Rebeka Mikul\u00e1\u0161ikov\u00e1, but has a stronger inside game. Combine that with the continued growth of 6-foot-7 center Elsa Lemmil\u00e4 and the duo turns the paint of Ohio State from a weakness to an area teams will need to plan against.<\/p>\n
In other words, there is not a replacement coming for McMahon because she is someone that is tough to replace.<\/p>\n
Defensively, the press will not change, despite not only losing McMahon but All-Big Ten Defensive Team guard and current WNBA player Taylor Thierry. Despite not having either player, who were each key in frustrating opponents in the press, the system was around before either McMahon or Thierry established themselves and it returns this fall. That means while other teams were spending the summer focused specifically on conditioning and building team chemistry, the Buckeyes got into their system early.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe more so than other programs, we have to work on some of that stuff earlier than other people to make sure that we\u2019re ready when real games start in November,\u201d said McGuff.<\/p>\n
How that work comes together still has a month and a half before it becomes public knowledge on Nov. 6 against Coppin State. No matter which way it goes, one thing is certain \u2013 this team is not the same Buckeyes.<\/p>\n