Kevin Patrick McGuff (born December 3, 1969) is an American college basketball coach who the current head women's basketball coach at Ohio State University after spending two seasons as head coach of the University of Washington. Prior to his time in Seattle, McGuff was the head coach at Xavier University until April 2011.

Coaching career

McGuff began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Miami University where the Lady Hawks went 54–30 during his tenure in Oxford, Ohio. He served as an assistant coach at

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Xavier University

McGuff spent nine seasons at Xavier, compiling an overall record of 213–73, giving him the most wins of any Xavier women's coach. The Musketeers made the postseason in each of McGuff's seasons as head coach, with the last five being in the NCAA tournament. During this stretch, Xavier's best run was in

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University of Washington

Kevin McGuff's tenure in Washington was short. 2 WNIT appearances is what he brought the Huskies.

Ohio State University

McGuff was hired by Ohio State on April 16, 2013 to replace Jim Foster. He was formally introduced at a press conference on April 17, 2013. Ohio State will owe Washington $1.75 million as part of McGuff's buyout clause from his contract with UW.

Head coaching record

* Record adjusted to 18–6 (8–1 in conference) after games vacated
** Record adjusted to 0–6 (0–3 in conference) after games vacated
***Record adjusted to 0–14 (0–8 in conference) after games vacated
****Not including vacated games; McGuff's unofficial record is 224–100 at Ohio State and 479–199 overall

Personal

Kevin attended Saint Joseph's College in Indiana. McGuff and his wife, Letitia, have six children.

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