2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 11
Record	27–8 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach	Jennie Baranczyk (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Jonas Chatterton; Shannon Gage; Tyus Hooks; Markisha Kastantin; Michael Neal;
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center

2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 South Carolina †	15	–	1	.938	35	–	4	.897
No. 5 Texas	15	–	1	.938	35	–	4	.897
No. 10 LSU	12	–	4	.750	31	–	6	.838
No. 13 Kentucky	11	–	5	.688	23	–	8	.742
No. 11	11	–	5	.688	27	–	8	.771
No. 21 Alabama	10	–	6	.625	24	–	9	.727
No. 25 Ole Miss	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
Vanderbilt	8	–	8	.500	22	–	11	.667
No. 20 Tennessee	8	–	8	.500	24	–	10	.706
Mississippi State	7	–	9	.438	22	–	12	.647
Florida	5	–	11	.313	19	–	18	.514
Georgia	4	–	12	.250	13	–	19	.406
Arkansas	3	–	13	.188	10	–	22	.313
Auburn	3	–	13	.188	12	–	18	.400
Missouri	3	–	13	.188	14	–	18	.438
Texas A&M	3	–	13	.188	10	–	19	.345

† 2025 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sooners, led by fourth-year head coach Jennie Baranczyk, played their home games at the Lloyd Noble Center and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in their inaugural season in the conference.

Previous season

The Sooners finished the season 23–10 (15–3 Big 12) to finish in first place in the Big 12 in their final season in the conference. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Florida Gulf Coast before falling to Indiana in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Oklahoma Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes	Ref
Kennady Tucker	4	G	5'10"	RS Senior	Little Rock, Arkansas	Graduated
Kayla Cooper	11	G	5'9"	Sophomore	Plano, Texas	Transferred to Southern Illinois	^[1]
Jordan Moser	13	F	6'1"	RS Senior	Norman, Oklahoma	Graduated

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Zya Vann G	Edmond, Oklahoma	Bethany HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Zya Vann G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (94)
Caya Smith F	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Putnam City West HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Caya Smith F	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (93)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

Incoming transfer

Oklahoma Incoming Transfer
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Raegan Beers	52	C	6'4"	Junior	Littleton, Colorado	Oregon State
^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	0	Beatrice Culliton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	Overland Park, KS
G	1	Nevaeh Tot	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	GS	John Paul II HS	Columbus, OH
G	2	Reyna Scott	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Nazareth Regional HS	New York, NY
G	3	Zya Vann	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Bethany HS	Edmond, OK
F	4	Caya Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Putnam City West HS	Oklahoma City, OK
F	5	Kiersten Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Duncanville HS	Duncanville, TX
F	6	Sahara Williams	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	West HS	Waterloo, IA
G	12	Payton Verhulst	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Bishop Miege HS Louisville	De Soto, KS
G	15	Lexy Keys	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Sequoyah HS Oklahoma State	Tahlequah, OK
G	20	Aubrey Joens	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Iowa City HS Iowa State	Iowa City, IA
F	24	Skylar Vann	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Deer Creek HS	Edmond, OK
C	25	Landry Allen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Tuttle HS	Tuttle, OK
F	34	Liz Scott	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Klein Oak HS	Houston, TX
C	52	Raegan Beers	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Valor Christian HS Oregon State	Littleton, CO

Head coach

Jennie Baranczyk (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Jonas Chatterton (Utah)
Shannon Gage (Missouri State)
Tyus Hooks (Ole Miss)
Markisha Kastantin (Notre Dame)
Michael Neal (Oklahoma)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 10	Oklahoma Christian	W 114–47		17 – Williams	15 – Beers	5 – Z. Vann	Lloyd Noble Center (1,083) Norman, OK
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 10	Southern	W 76–44	1–0	21 – Beers	14 – Beers	4 – Verhulst	Lloyd Noble Center (4,886) Norman, OK
November 8, 2024* 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 10	Virginia	W 95–51	2–0	26 – Beers	14 – Beers	5 – Verhulst	Lloyd Noble Center (4,012) Norman, OK
November 13, 2024* 10:30 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 9	Western Carolina	W 122–56	3–0	27 – Beers	9 – Beers	6 – Tot	Lloyd Noble Center (7,757) Norman, OK
November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 9	at Wichita State	W 79–49	4–0	16 – Verhulst	10 – Beers	6 – Williams	Charles Koch Arena (1,574) Wichita, KS
November 22, 2024* 8:30 p.m., MW Network	No. 9	at UNLV	W 88–58	5–0	15 – S. Vann	7 – Beers	8 – Tot	Thomas & Mack Center (2,753) Paradise, NV
November 25, 2024* 4:30 p.m., FloHoops	No. 8	vs. DePaul Ball Dawgs Classic Semifinal	W 85–62	6–0	18 – Verhulst	9 – L. Scott	9 – Verhulst	Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
November 27, 2024* 3:30 p.m., FloHoops	No. 8	vs. No. 13 Duke Ball Dawgs Classic championship	L 99–109 ^OT	6–1	29 – Verhulst	10 – Verhulst	10 – Verhulst	Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
December 4, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 11	at No. 22 Louisville ACC–SEC Challenge	W 78–72	7–1	21 – Verhulst	11 – Beers	4 – Tot	KFC Yum! Center (7,446) Louisville, KY
December 8, 2024* 1:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 11	Alabama State	W 110–46	8–1	20 – S. Vann	6 – Beers	7 – R. Scott	Lloyd Noble Center (3,191) Norman, OK
December 15, 2024* 1:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 10	Oral Roberts	W 94–54	9–1	14 – Tied	10 – Beers	5 – Tot	Lloyd Noble Center (4,360) Norman, OK
December 17, 2024* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 10	vs. No. 20 Michigan Jumpman Invitational	W 72–62	10–1	12 – Tied	10 – Beers	4 – S. Vann	Spectrum Center (16,058) Charlotte, NC
December 22, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 10	Omaha	W 111–65	11–1	28 – Beers	9 – Beers	8 – S. Vann	Lloyd Noble Center (6,244) Norman, OK
December 29, 2024* 4:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 9	New Mexico State	W 82–64	12–1	19 – Beers	12 – Beers	6 – Tot	Lloyd Noble Center (6,876) Norman, OK
SEC regular season
January 2, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 9	No. 5 Texas	L 73–80	12–2 (0–1)	23 – Verhulst	8 – Verhulst	4 – Verhulst	Lloyd Noble Center (8,039) Norman, OK
January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 9	at No. 15 Tennessee	W 87–86	13–2 (1–1)	16 – Verhulst	8 – Beers	8 – Tot	Thompson–Boling Arena (11,321) Knoxville, TN
January 9, 2025 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 10	at Mississippi State	L 77–81	13–3 (1–2)	19 – Beers	10 – Beers	6 – Verhulst	Humphrey Coliseum (4,316) Starkville, MS
January 12, 2025 4:00 p.m., SECN	No. 10	Texas A&M	W 77–62	14–3 (2–2)	16 – Beers	6 – Tied	7 – Verhulst	Lloyd Noble Center (5,010) Norman, OK
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 13	Missouri	W 80–63	15–3 (3–2)	38 – Verhulst	4 – Johnson	5 – Tied	Lloyd Noble Center (3,298) Norman, OK
January 19, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 13	at No. 2 South Carolina	L 60–101	15–4 (3–3)	23 – Beers	8 – Beers	6 – R. Scott	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
January 26, 2025 1:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 15	Georgia	W 86–55	16–4 (4–3)	13 – Tied	11 – Beers	4 – Culliton	Lloyd Noble Center (4,176) Norman, OK
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 13	at No. 7 LSU	L 100–107	16–5 (4–4)	26 – Verhulst	7 – Tied	8 – R. Scott	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,637) Baton Rouge, LA
February 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., SECN	No. 13	No. 12 Kentucky	L 86–95	16–6 (4–5)	27 – Williams	10 – Tied	5 – Verhulst	Lloyd Noble Center (6,008) Norman, OK
February 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 15	at Ole Miss	W 66–56	17–6 (5–5)	19 – Verhulst	10 – Tied	5 – Verhulst	SJB Pavilion (2,720) Oxford, MS
February 10, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN	No. 16	Auburn	W 73–71	18–6 (6–5)	20 – S. Vann	8 – Culliton	4 – Tied	Lloyd Noble Center (3,048) Norman, OK
February 16, 2025 1:00 p.m., SECN	No. 16	at Missouri	W 82–66	19–6 (7–5)	15 – Verhulst	7 – Beers	4 – Verhulst	Mizzou Arena (3,518) Columbia, MO
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 16	Vanderbilt	W 101–81	20–6 (8–5)	30 – Beers	14 – Beers	4 – Tied	Lloyd Noble Center (4,073) Norman, OK
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 16	at Arkansas	W 94–54	21–6 (9–5)	30 – Beers	7 – Beers	5 – S. Vann	Bud Walton Arena (4,214) Fayetteville, AR
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 13	at Florida	W 89–65	22–6 (10–5)	17 – Verhulst	9 – Williams	5 – R. Scott	O'Connell Center (1,928) Gainesville, FL
March 2, 2025 1:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 13	No. 20 Alabama	W 91–84	23–6 (11–5)	24 – Verhulst	11 – Beers	4 – Tied	Lloyd Noble Center (6,502) Norman, OK
SEC Tournament
March 6, 2025 12:30 pm, SECN	(5) No. 10	vs. (12) Georgia Second Round	W 70–52	24–6	22 – Beers	8 – Tied	7 – Verhulst	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
March 7, 2025 1:30 pm, ESPN	(5) No. 10	vs. (4) No. 12 Kentucky Quarterfinals	W 69–65	25–6	20 – Beers	11 – Beers	4 – S. Vann	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
March 8, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN2	(5) No. 10	vs. (1) No. 5 South Carolina Semifinals	L 75–93	25–7	17 – Williams	9 – S. Vann	9 – Verhulst	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2025* 1:30 pm, ESPNU	(3 S4) No. 11	(14 S4) Florida Gulf Coast First round	W 81–58	26–7	25 – Beers	18 – Beers	6 – Verhulst	Lloyd Noble Center (8,006) Norman, OK
March 24, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN	(3 S4) No. 11	(6 S4) Iowa Second round	W 96–62	27–7	17 – S. Vann	13 – Beers	4 – Tied	Lloyd Noble Center (8,138) Norman, OK
March 29, 2025* 4:30 pm, ESPN	(3 S4) No. 11	vs. (2 S4) No. 3 UConn Sweet Sixteen	L 59–82	27–8	16 – Verhulst	10 – Beers	6 – Scott	Spokane Arena (10,610) Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S4=Spokane 4. All times are in Central Time. ^[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	10	9	9	8	11	10	10	9	9	10	13	15	13	15	16	16	13	10	11	11
Coaches	10	9	9	8	11	11	11	10	10	11	13	15	12	16	17	16	13	10	11	11

References

^ "News Women's Basketball Grabs Big 12 Guard Kayla Cooper from Oklahoma". siusalukis.com. May 1, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ "Sooners Add All-American Center Raegan Beers". soonersports.com. May 1, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball Announces Non-Conference Slate, Full Schedule". soonersports.com. September 27, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[1] "News Women's Basketball Grabs Big 12 Guard Kayla Cooper from Oklahoma". siusalukis.com. May 1, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[2] "Sooners Add All-American Center Raegan Beers". soonersports.com. May 1, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[3] "Women's Basketball Announces Non-Conference Slate, Full Schedule". soonersports.com. September 27, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

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Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
Venues	McCasland Field House (1974–1975) Lloyd Noble Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Oklahoma State
Culture & lore	History Boomer and Sooner Jumpman Invitational
People	Head coaches WNBA draftees
Seasons	List of seasons 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2024 recruiting class

Incoming transfer

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References