The Ohio State women's basketball team represents The Ohio State University and plays its home games in the Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, which they moved into in 1998. Prior to 1998, they played at St. John Arena. They have won 12 Big Ten titles, which is the most in the conference[1] and have twenty appearances in the NCAA Tournament, the most recent being in 2010. In 1993 they lost to Sheryl Swoopes and the Texas Tech Red Raiders 84-82 for the national title, while they captured the NIT title in 2001, beating the New Mexico Lobos 62-61.[2] Notable alumni include former All-AmericansKatie Smith and Jessica Davenport. They are currently coached by Jim Foster, now in his 9th year,
