2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 10
Record	1–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Jennie Baranczyk (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Jonas Chatterton; Shannon Gage; Tyus Hooks; Markisha Kastantin; Michael Neal;
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 24 Alabama	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Auburn	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Florida	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Georgia	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 22 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 7 LSU	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 10 Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 1 South Carolina	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 4 Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Missouri	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
No. 20 Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of November 4, 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Zya Vann G	Edmond, Oklahoma	Bethany HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Zya Vann G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
Caya Smith F	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Putnam City West HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Caya Smith F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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
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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

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+	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 pm, SECN+	No. 10	Southern	W 76–44	1–0	21 – Beers	14 – Beers	4 – Verhulst	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
November 8, 2024* 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 10	Virginia						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
November 13, 2024* 10:30 am, SECN+		Western Carolina						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
November 19, 2024* 6:00 pm		at Wichita State						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
November 22, 2024* 8:30 pm		at UNLV						Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV
November 25, 2024* 4:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. DePaul Ball Dawgs Classic Semifinal						Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
November 27, 2024* FloHoops		vs. Duke or Kansas State Ball Dawgs Classic championship/3rd place game						Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
December 4, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN2		at Louisville ACC–SEC Challenge						KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
December 8, 2024* 1:30 pm, SECN+		Alabama State						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
December 15, 2024* 1:30 pm, SECN+		Oral Roberts						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
December 17, 2024* 8:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Michigan Jumpman Invitational						Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
December 22, 2024* 3:00 pm, SECN+		Omaha						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
December 29, 2024* 4:00 pm, SECN+		New Mexico State						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
SEC regular season
January 2, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Texas						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN		at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 9, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+		at Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
January 12, 2025 4:00 pm, SECN		Texas A&M						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+		Missouri						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 19, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN/2		at South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 26, 2025 1:30 pm, SECN+		Georgia						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at LSU						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 2, 2025 3:00 pm, SECN		Kentucky						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 6, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+		at Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
February 10, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN		Auburn						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 16, 2025 1:00 pm, SECN		at Missouri						Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+		Vanderbilt						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 23, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+		at Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+		at Florida						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
March 2, 2025 1:30 pm, SECN+		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

Ranking movements
	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
Coaches	10

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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v t e 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

Rankings

See also

References