2023–24 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sooners, were led by third-year head coach Jennie Baranczyk and played their home games at the Lloyd Noble Center as members of the Big 12 Conference.[1]

2023–24 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
Big 12 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 21
Record23–10 (15–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shannon Gage
  • Michael Neal
  • Terry Smith
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center
2023–24 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 21 Oklahoma153 .8332310  .697
No. 7 Texas144 .778335  .868
No. 19 Kansas State135 .722268  .765
No. 25 Iowa State126 .6672112  .636
No. 13 Baylor126 .667268  .765
No. 24 West Virginia126 .667258  .758
Kansas117 .6112013  .606
Oklahoma State711 .3891416  .467
TCU612 .3332112  .636
BYU612 .3331617  .485
Cincinnati513 .2781418  .438
Texas Tech513 .2781716  .515
Houston513 .2781416  .467
UCF315 .1671217  .414
2024 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The season was the last season in the Big 12 Conference for Oklahoma as they joined the SEC on July 1, 2024.

Previous season

The Sooners finished the season 26–7, 14–4 in Big 12 play to win the Big 12 regular season title with Texas. As No. 2 seed in the Big 12 women's tournament, the Sooners defeated TCU in the quarterfinals before losing Iowa State in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament as a 5th seed in the Greenville Region 1 where they defeated Portland in the first round before losing to UCLA in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Kelbie Washington10G5'7"SophomoreNorman, OK
Ana Llanusa22G6'0" SeniorChoctaw, OKGraduated
Kaley Perkins23G6'0"SophomoreHouston, TXTransferred to Kent State
Madi Williams25G/F6'0" SeniorFort Worth, TXGraduated/2023 WNBA draft; selected 18th overall by Seattle Storm
Taylor Robertson30G6'0" SeniorMccPherson, KSGraduated
Emma Svoboda33C6'3"SophomoreLa Qunita, CATransferred to UC San Diego

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Lexy Keys15G5'7"SeniorTahlequah, OKOklahoma State

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sahara Williams
W
Waterloo, IA West High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A May 17, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 96
Landry Allen
C
Tuttle, OK Tuttle High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Jun 26, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

2024 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zya Vann
G
Bethany, OK Bethany High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 94
Caya Smith
W
Oklahoma City, OK Putnam City West High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2023–24 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 0 Beatrice Culliton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoSt. Thomas Aquinas HS Overland Park, KS
G 1 Nevaeh Tot 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) SrJohn Paul II HS Columbus, OH
G 2 Reyna Scott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoNazareth Regional HS New York, NY
G 4 Kennady Tucker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrNorth Little Rock HS
North Carolina
Little Rock, AR
F 5 Kiersten Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoDuncanville HS Carrollton, TX
G 11 Kayla Cooper 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoPlano East Senior HS Plano, TX
G 12 Payton Verhulst 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrBishop Miege HS De Soto, KS
F 13 Jordan Moser 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrLoyola Academy
Loyola–Chicago
Norman, OK
G 15 Lexy Keys 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrSequoyah HS
Oklahoma State
Tahlequah, OK
G 20 Aubrey Joens 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrIowa City HS
Iowa State
Iowa City, IA
G 24 Skylar Vann 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrDeer Creek HS Edmond, OK
F 25 Landry Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrTuttle HS Tuttle, OK
F 32 Sahara Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrWest HS Waterloo, IA
F 34 Liz Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrKlein Oak HS Tomball, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
West Texas A&M W 113–38 
Lloyd Noble Center (902)
Norman, OK
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wichita State W 92–68  1–0
Lloyd Noble Center (2,133)
Norman, OK
November 9, 2023*
6:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 12 Ole Miss W 80–70  2–0
SJB Pavilion (2,030)
Oxford, MS
November 12, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oral Roberts W 103–74  3–0
Lloyd Noble Center (2,584)
Norman, OK
November 15, 2023*
10:30 a.m., ESPN+
No. 25 Alabama State W 92–46  4–0
Lloyd Noble Center (8,939)
Norman, OK
November 19, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 25 at Virginia W 82–67  5–0
John Paul Jones Arena (4,198)
Charlottesville, VA
November 23, 2023*
2:00 p.m.
No. 22 vs. Princeton
Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off
L 63–77  5–1
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (512)
Fort Myers, FL
November 25, 2023*
12:30 p.m.
No. 22 vs. No. 19 Tennessee
Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off
L 73–76  5–2
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (478)
Fort Myers, FL
December 1, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Grambling State W 103–69  6–2
Lloyd Noble Center (2,305)
Norman, OK
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UNLV L 76–92  6–3
Lloyd Noble Center (4,246)
Norman, OK
December 19, 2023*
8:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. No. 24 North Carolina
Jumpman Invitational
L 52–61  6–4
Spectrum Center (7,027)
Charlotte, NC
December 22, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern L 70–79  6–5
Lloyd Noble Center (3,731)
Norman, OK
Big 12 Conference regular season
December 30, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UCF W 69–52  7–5
(1–0)
Lloyd Noble Center (3,835)
Norman, OK
January 3, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at BYU W 75–63  8–5
(2–0)
Marriott Center (1,748)
Provo, UT
January 6, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cincinnati W 77–64  9–5
(3–0)
Lloyd Noble Center (3,126)
Norman, OK
January 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
at No. 12 Kansas State L 57–74  9–6
(3–1)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,889)
Manhattan, KS
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Texas Tech W 73–55  10–6
(4–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (5,223)
Norman, OK
January 20, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at Houston W 71–65  11–6
(5–1)
Fertitta Center (1,780)
Houston, TX
January 24, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
at No. 10 Texas W 91–87  12–6
(6–1)
Moody Center (5,478)
Austin, TX
January 27, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kansas W 60–55  13–6
(7–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (4,036)
Norman, OK
January 31, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 2 Kansas State W 66–63  14–6
(8–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (3,750)
Norman, OK
February 3, 2024
4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
W 81–74  15–6
(9–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,326)
Stillwater, OK
February 7, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 24 TCU W 72–55  16–6
(10–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (3,241)
Norman, OK
February 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 24 at Iowa State W 86–72  17–6
(11–1)
Hilton Coliseum (10,377)
Ames, IA
February 14, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 23 No. 21 Baylor W 84–73  18–6
(12–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (4,552)
Norman, OK
February 17, 2024
12:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 23 at No. 24 West Virginia L 66–70  18–7
(12–2)
WVU Coliseum (3,715)
Morgantown, WV
February 20, 2024
5:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 23 at Cincinnati W 95–87  19–7
(13–2)
Fifth Third Arena (1,347)
Cincinnati, OH
February 24, 2024
1:00 p.m., Fox
No. 23 Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
W 91–56  20–7
(14–2)
Lloyd Noble Center (8,059)
Norman, OK
February 28, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 20 No. 3 Texas W 71–70  21–7
(15–2)
Lloyd Noble Center (6,378)
Norman, OK
March 2, 2024
4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 20 at Kansas L 74–83  21–8
(15–3)
Allen Fieldhouse (4,609)
Lawrence, KS
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 9, 2024
1:30 p.m., ESPN+
(1) No. 19 vs. (9) TCU
Quarterfinals
W 69–53  22–8
T-Mobile Center (4,963)
Kansas City, MO
March 11, 2024
1:30 p.m., ESPN2
(1) No. 17 vs. (4) Iowa State
Semifinals
L 68–85  22–9
T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
March 23, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPNews
(5 A1) No. 18 vs. (12 A1) Florida Gulf Coast
First Round
W 73–70  23–9
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,753)
Bloomington, IN
March 25, 2024*
5:30 p.m., ESPN2
(5 A1) No. 18 at (4 A1) No. 14 Indiana
Second Round
L 65–78  23–10
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,385)
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A1=Albany 1.
All times are in Central Time.
[3][4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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AP2522RVRVRV2423232019171821
Coaches232120RVRVRVRV25252221202120

See also

References

  1. Aber, Ryan (November 6, 2023). "OU women's basketball: Breaking down the Sooners' roster for the 2023-24 season". The Oklahoman. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  2. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Soonersports.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  3. "Women's Basketball Announces Non-Conference Schedule". soonersports.com. August 28, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  4. "Big 12 Releases Women's Basketball Slate". soonersports.com. September 26, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
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