The former Boston College sharpshooter brings consistent three-point shooting to the Buckeyes
With one week remaining in the transfer portal window, the only news coming out of Ohio State women’s basketball was outgoing players. That changed Tuesday when former Boston College guard T’Yana Todd committed to the Buckeyes. Todd announced her decision on Instagram Tuesday afternoon.
Todd is a 6-foot guard out of Ontario, Canada who brings a deep shooting threat to the Buckeyes. In 32 games for Boston College during the 2024-25 season, Todd started 29 games and averaged a career high 13.7 points per game.
Not only did Todd lead the Boston College Eagles in scoring but also the entire ACC in shooting efficiency from beyond the arc at 45.9 percent. That put Todd fourth in the country.
Even so, Todd’s 67 three-point shots made per game are fewer than Ohio State shooting guard Chance Gray, who hit 70 shots. In head coach Kevin McGuff’s offense, Todd will get more opportunities to shoot compared to Boston College, where she averaged 4.6 shots from three per game compared to 6.1 for Gray.
The question now for Todd is where does McGuff put the shooting guard who played a similar role for Boston College as Gray did for Ohio State. Todd enters the Buckeyes with three starters gone for the second consecutive season. This time, it’s three-guard Taylor Thierry, who was drafted to the Atlanta Dream on Monday night, and forward Cotie McMahon who transferred to Ole Miss for her final season of NCAA eligibility.
Todd does not play a similar style of basketball to either Thierry or McMahon, but there is nobody else on the team who is a like-for-like for either of the talented former Buckeyes. That means McGuff is likely to adjust his game plan for the group he brings into the 25-26 season, headlined by sophomore point guard Jaloni Cambridge.
As a member of the Canadian youth national team, Todd helped her U19 side win Canada’s second ever World Cup medal when they defeated France in the 2023 bronze medal game.
In 2022 and 2023, Todd played against the Buckeyes as a member of Boston College. In Boston, Todd scored 10 points with three steals. On Nov. 16, 2023, Todd traveled to Columbus with the Eagles and led BC with 16 points. Both games ended with victories for Ohio State.
McGuff has said in the past that he uses the portal to fill gaps in the team and all signs point to Todd coming in for that three-point shooting. Now, Ohio State needs more defensive help in the press. Todd averaged one steal per game last season and 1.3 in the 23-24, which is her career high.
With the addition of Todd, Ohio State’s roster is up to 10 players for next season. That does not include redshirt sophomore center Faith Carson, who entered the transfer portal on March 24, 2025.
Here are highlights of Todd last season, in a win against Miami.