Biography
2024-25 Senior Season: Named Second Team All-BIG EAST… Averaged 12.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game… Tabbed CSC Academic All-District… Topped 1,000 career points at UConn (2/2)… Led Butler in scoring 13 times and in rebounding 24 times… Ranked 17th in the BIG EAST in scoring and fifth in the conference in rebounding… 10th-best free throw shooter in the league (77.8%)… Only Bulldog to start in all 34 games… Led the team in overall minutes played (1,147) and minutes played per game (33.7)… McGuff moved to fifth in the BU record book for the most minutes played in a single-season… Ranked sixth in the league in minutes per game… Shot 42 percent from the field (135-317) and 35 percent from 3-point range (59-165)… Led BU in made free throws (96) and free throw attempts (126)… Led the team with 266 total rebounds; 65 offensive and 201 defensive… Moved to 10th in BU history for most rebounds recorded in a single-season (266)... Ended the year with 427 points, 54 assists, 49 steals and 12 blocked shots… Recorded 10 double-doubles… Scored a season-high 22 points vs. Boise State (12/1)… Went 4-for-6 from 3-point range and 10-for-12 from the free throw line against the Broncos while adding 10 rebounds… Had 18 points, three steals and a career-high 17 rebounds at Marquette (1/4)… Hit five 3-pointers to post 17 points at UConn (2/2)… Matched her season-high total by hitting five more 3-pointers vs. Marquette to score 21 points (2/9)… Went 7-for-10 from the free throw line to help score 21 points at Villanova (2/26)… Hit nine of her 10 free throw attempts vs. DePaul to score 19 points (1/26)… Recorded 15 points and 13 rebounds vs. Creighton (1/22)… Played great vs. Georgetown with 18 points, four assists, two blocks and five rebounds (1/14)… Hit four 3-pointers vs. the Hoyas and vs. Saint Francis… Dominated the action at Ohio with 18 points, 15 rebounds, three steals and a block (12/8)… Scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in her Butler debut vs. Chicago State (11/6)… Recorded a season-high four steals, 13 points and 10 rebounds in the win over UMass Lowell (11/24)… Had 10 points and 10 boards in the win over UT Martin (12/5)… Opened up 2025 with 15 points and 10 rebounds vs. the Bluejays (1/1)… Recorded 19 points and 15 rebounds vs. Villanova (2/5)… Ended her career with 18 points at Purdue Fort Wayne (3/28).
Junior (2023-24): Started all 33 games she played in, averaging the second-most minutes on the team (30.1 MPG) … Reached double figures on 12 occasions and notched two double-doubles, averaging 9.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game … One of the top-two free-throw shooters on the team, going 64-for-83 (77.1 percent) at the foul line … Scored at least 20 points three times … Averaged 21 points on 63.6 percent (14-of-22) shooting, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals in the WBIT … Posted a game-high 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting, a game-best eight rebounds and three assists in the WBIT second round at Penn State (March 25) … Tied her season-best point total (22) on 7-for-10 shooting in the first-ever Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT) game at Ball State (March 21), adding seven boards and a career-high tying three steals in the first-round win … Matched her career high with four assists, scored nine points on 3-for-6 shooting, collected four rebounds and came up with a steal in the MVC Tournament quarterfinal win over UIC (March 15) ... Finished with eight points, a team-best seven boards, a pair of assists and a steal in the road win at Bradley (March 7) … Secured nine rebounds, scored seven points and tallied a career-high tying three steals in the home win over Evansville (March 3) ... Notched a team-best 16 points on 6-for-9 shooting, including 4-for-6 from outside, and collected six boards in the win at Valparaiso (Feb. 22) … Tallied a team-high 18 points on 5-for-9 shooting and went 6-for-6 at the free-throw line in the win at Southern Illinois (Feb. 11), adding a trio of rebounds, a block and a steal … Went 5-for-8 from the field and 3-for-6 from outside for 16 points and grabbed seven boards in the win at Northern Iowa (Jan. 21) ... After a two-game absence, went 3-for-3 from beyond the arc and 4-for-5 from the field in scoring 11 points at Drake (Jan. 19) ... Collected a team-best six rebounds against her father's team at 13th-ranked Ohio State (Dec. 22) ... Totaled 13 points and had a pair of steals, to go along with four rebounds and an assist, in the win at Kennesaw State (Dec. 17) ... Registered her second career double-double with a career-best 14 rebounds and 13 points on 6-for-6 shooting at the free-throw line in the victory over rival Lipscomb in the 77th Battle of the Boulevard (Dec. 6) ... Scored a game-best 22 points on 7-for-11 shooting, including 4-for-5 from distance, and snagged a game-high tying eight boards in the home victory over Middle Tennessee (Dec. 3) ... Recorded her first career double-double in the win at Troy (Nov. 29) with 18 points on 8-for-12 shooting and 10 rebounds ... Poured in 10 points on 4-for-7 shooting in the dominant win over Northwestern (Nov. 24) at the Ball Dawgs Classic in Las Vegas ... Had a strong performance in the home win over Wichita State (Nov. 15), scoring 14 points on 4-for-8 shooting, grabbing nine rebounds and tying her career high in steals (3).
Sophomore (2022-23): Made a significant jump in her sophomore campaign … Named College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® … Improved her scoring average by 6.3 points and her rebounding average by 2.1 boards … Second on the team in total minutes played (993), averaging 28.3 minutes per contest … Fourth on the team in both scoring (9.4 PPG) and rebounding (4.7 RPG) … Also averaged nearly an assist per outing while shooting 43.3 percent from the field and 34.7 percent (41-of-118) from beyond the arc … Made 26 starts and appeared in all 35 games … Averaged 10.6 points and 5.5 rebounds as a starter … Reached double-figure scoring 16 times and tallied at least 20 points on three different occasions … Closed the season scoring double figures in three consecutive games … Earned her first career start in the 76th Battle of the Boulevard at Lipscomb (Dec. 6) and scored a career-high 25 points on 9-for-13 shooting … Had a breakout game against nationally-ranked Villanova (Nov. 25) in the Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Florida, where she scored 20 points on 6-for-9 shooting, going 3-for-4 from deep and 5-for-5 at the free-throw line … Also tallied 20 points versus Northern Iowa (Feb. 23), connecting on four triples and finishing 6-for-11 from the floor … Recorded 18 points on 7-for-13 shooting in a pivotal win at Missouri State (Feb. 19) … Registered 17 points at Southern Illinois (Feb. 17) … Grabbed nine boards at Valparaiso (March 4) … Snagged eight rebounds, distributed a career-high four assists and scored 11 points in the thrilling overtime win over Troy (Dec. 20) … Accounted for 11 points, six boards and a career-high tying three steals versus Illinois State (Jan. 15) … Also came up with a career-high tying three steals, to go along with nine points and five rebounds, versus Drake (Feb. 25) … Went 5-for-10 from the field, including 3-for-6 from outside, scored 15 points and collected five boards in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship game versus Drake (March 12) … Earned 11 points and six rebounds in the WNIT opening round game at Ball State (March 16).
Freshman (2021-22): Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Appeared in all 31 games as a true freshman … Averaged 3.1 points and 2.6 rebounds … Totaled 97 points, 82 rebounds and 16 assists … Reached double figures four times … Scored a season-high 14 points and brought down three rebounds versus UT Martin (Jan. 29) … Recorded 12 points and three rebounds versus Alabama A&M (Nov. 18) … Posted 10 points, six rebounds and two assists at Tennessee State (Feb. 3) … Notched 10 points and five rebounds at SIUE (Dec. 30) … Snagged nine rebounds and scored seven points at Morehead State (Jan. 20) … Came up with a career-high three steals versus Morehead State (Feb. 10) … Saw action in over 13 combined minutes in the NCAA Tournament versus Oregon (March 19) and nationally-ranked Tennessee (March 21) … Played a season-high 23 minutes at Tennessee State (Feb. 3).
High School: Played under head coach Sam Davis at Bishop Watterson High School … Averaged nearly 17 points as a senior … Earned third-team all-state and first-team all-district honors … Named All-Central Catholic League First Team … Also lettered in track and field where she was a sprinter and competed in the long jump.
Personal: Majoring in Business Administration... The oldest of six… Has three sisters, and two brothers… Her father is the head coach of the Ohio State women’s basketball program… Her mother played at Notre Dame, where she grabbed the second-most rebounds in program history, and went on to coach under hall of famer Muffet McGraw.
Signing McGuff
"We are thrilled to welcome Kilyn to our Butler family," Parkinson said. "Kilyn is a veteran wing who is an excellent perimeter defender and can score in a variety of ways. She also rebounds very well from the wing spot which is something we must improve on as a team this season. Having played several times in the postseason, she understands what it takes to be successful. Bulldog fans will love watching how hard she competes at both ends of the floor."
