2023–24 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

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
Seasons
2023–24 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
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 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]

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" Redshirt Senior Choctaw, OK Graduated
Kaley Perkins 23 G 6'0" Sophomore Houston, TX Transferred to Kent State
Madi Williams 25 G/F 6'0" Redshirt Senior Fort Worth, TX Graduated/2023 WNBA draft; selected 18th overall by Seattle Storm
Taylor Robertson 30 G 6'0" Redshirt 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 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Landry Allen
C 		Tuttle, OK Tuttle High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Jun 26, 2021 
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  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Caya Smith
W 		Oklahoma City, OK Putnam City West High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   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
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
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

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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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.