2023–24 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

2023–24 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
2023–24 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
Big 12 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 21
Record	23–10 (15–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Jennie Baranczyk (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Shannon Gage; Michael Neal; Terry Smith;
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 21 Oklahoma	15	–	3	.833	23	–	10	.697
No. 7 Texas †	14	–	4	.778	33	–	5	.868
No. 19 Kansas State	13	–	5	.722	26	–	8	.765
No. 25 Iowa State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
No. 13 Baylor	12	–	6	.667	26	–	8	.765
No. 24 West Virginia	12	–	6	.667	25	–	8	.758
Kansas	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Oklahoma State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	16	.467
TCU	6	–	12	.333	21	–	12	.636
BYU	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
Cincinnati	5	–	13	.278	14	–	18	.438
Texas Tech	5	–	13	.278	17	–	16	.515
Houston	5	–	13	.278	14	–	16	.467
UCF	3	–	15	.167	12	–	17	.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 Washington	10	G	5'7"	Sophomore	Norman, OK
Ana Llanusa	22	G	6'0"	Senior	Choctaw, OK	Graduated
Kaley Perkins	23	G	6'0"	Sophomore	Houston, TX	Transferred to Kent State
Madi Williams	25	G/F	6'0"	Senior	Fort Worth, TX	Graduated/2023 WNBA draft; selected 18th overall by Seattle Storm
Taylor Robertson	30	G	6'0"	Senior	MccPherson, KS	Graduated
Emma Svoboda	33	C	6'3"	Sophomore	La Qunita, CA	Transferred to UC San Diego

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Lexy Keys	15	G	5'7"	Senior	Tahlequah, OK	Oklahoma State

Recruits

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information
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
Sahara Williams W	Star ratings: 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
Landry Allen C	Star ratings: 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

College recruiting information (2024)
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
Zya Vann G	Star ratings: 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
Caya Smith W	Star ratings: 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: "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 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)	So	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	Overland Park, KS
G	1	Nevaeh Tot	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Sr	John Paul II HS	Columbus, OH
G	2	Reyna Scott	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Nazareth Regional HS	New York, NY
G	4	Kennady Tucker	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	North Little Rock HS North Carolina	Little Rock, AR
F	5	Kiersten Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Duncanville HS	Carrollton, TX
G	11	Kayla Cooper	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Plano East Senior HS	Plano, TX
G	12	Payton Verhulst	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Bishop Miege HS	De Soto, KS
F	13	Jordan Moser	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Sr	Loyola Academy Loyola–Chicago	Norman, OK
G	15	Lexy Keys	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Sequoyah HS Oklahoma State	Tahlequah, OK
G	20	Aubrey Joens	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Iowa City HS Iowa State	Iowa City, IA
G	24	Skylar Vann	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Deer Creek HS	Edmond, OK
F	25	Landry Allen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Tuttle HS	Tuttle, OK
F	32	Sahara Williams	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	West HS	Waterloo, IA
F	34	Liz Scott	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Sr	Klein Oak HS	Tomball, TX

Head coach

Jennie Baranczyk (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Shannon Gage (Missouri State)
Michael Neal (Oklahoma)
Terry Smith (Michigan State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	25	22	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	24	23	23	20	19	17	18	21
Coaches	23	21	20	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	25	25	22	21	20	21	20

References

^ 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.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Soonersports.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
^ "Women's Basketball Announces Non-Conference Schedule". soonersports.com. August 28, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ "Big 12 Releases Women's Basketball Slate". soonersports.com. September 26, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[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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2023–24 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

Contents

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruits

2023 recruiting class

2024 Recruiting Class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References