2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10
Record8–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jonas Chatterton
  • Shannon Gage
  • Tyus Hooks
  • Markisha Kastantin
  • Michael Neal
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center
Seasons
2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 LSU 0 – 0   – 11 – 0   1.000
No. 19 Tennessee 0 – 0   – 8 – 0   1.000
Mississippi State 0 – 0   – 10 – 1   .909
Vanderbilt 0 – 0   – 10 – 1   .909
Alabama 0 – 0   – 9 – 1   .900
No. 16 Kentucky 0 – 0   – 9 – 1   .900
No. 3 South Carolina 0 – 0   – 9 – 1   .900
No. 6 Texas 0 – 0   – 9 – 1   .900
No. 10 Oklahoma 0 – 0   – 8 – 1   .889
Missouri 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
Auburn 0 – 0   – 7 – 3   .700
No. 22т Ole Miss 0 – 0   – 6 – 3   .667
Florida 0 – 0   – 6 – 4   .600
Arkansas 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545
Georgia 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500
Texas A&M 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500
† 2025 SEC tournament winner
As of December 14, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the Lloyd Noble Center and compete 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 High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zya Vann
G 		Edmond, Oklahoma Bethany HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Caya Smith
F 		Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Putnam City West HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
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:

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

Roster

Schedule

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       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
December 17, 2024*
8:30 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Michigan
Jumpman Invitational 		      Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, NC
December 22, 2024*
3:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Omaha       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
December 29, 2024*
4:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		New Mexico State       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
SEC regular season
January 2, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Texas       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 5, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		at Tennessee       Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
January 9, 2025
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Mississippi State       Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
January 12, 2025
4:00 p.m., SECN 		Texas A&M       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 16, 2025
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Missouri       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 19, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 		at South Carolina       Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
January 26, 2025
1:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Georgia       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 30, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at LSU       Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 2, 2025
3:00 p.m., SECN 		Kentucky       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 6, 2025
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Ole Miss       SJB Pavilion 
Oxford, MS
February 10, 2025
7:00 p.m., SECN 		Auburn       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 16, 2025
1:00 p.m., SECN 		at Missouri       Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
February 20, 2025
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Vanderbilt       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 23, 2025
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Arkansas       Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
February 27, 2025
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Florida       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
March 2, 2025
1:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Alabama       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
SEC Tournament
March 5–9, 2025
 vs.        Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
[3]

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
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See also

References

  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.