2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

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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.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record27–8 (11–5 SEC)
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2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record27–8 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJonas Chatterton (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Shannon Gage
  • Tyus Hooks
  • Markisha Kastantin
  • Michael Neal
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center
Seasons
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2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 South Carolina †15–1 .93835–4  .897
No. 5 Texas15–1 .93835–4  .897
No. 10 LSU12–4 .75031–6  .838
No. 13 Kentucky11–5 .68823–8  .742
No. 11 Oklahoma11–5 .68827–8  .771
No. 21 Alabama10–6 .62524–9  .727
No. 25 Ole Miss10–6 .62522–11  .667
Vanderbilt8–8 .50022–11  .667
No. 20 Tennessee8–8 .50024–10  .706
Mississippi State7–9 .43822–12  .647
Florida5–11 .31319–18  .514
Georgia4–12 .25013–19  .406
Arkansas3–13 .18810–22  .313
Auburn3–13 .18812–18  .400
Missouri3–13 .18814–18  .438
Texas A&M3–13 .18810–19  .345
† 2025 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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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

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Oklahoma Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Ref
Kennady Tucker4G5'10"RS SeniorLittle Rock, ArkansasGraduated
Kayla Cooper11G5'9"SophomorePlano, TexasTransferred to Southern Illinois[1]
Jordan Moser13F6'1"RS SeniorNorman, OklahomaGraduated
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2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Zya Vann
G		 Edmond, Oklahoma Bethany HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (94)
Caya Smith
F		 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Putnam City West HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (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:

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Incoming transfer

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Oklahoma Incoming Transfer
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Raegan Beers52C6'4"JuniorLittleton, ColoradoOregon State
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Roster

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2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 0 Beatrice Culliton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrSt. Thomas Aquinas HS Overland Park, KS
G 1 Nevaeh Tot 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) GSJohn Paul II HS Columbus, OH
G 2 Reyna Scott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrNazareth Regional HS New York, NY
G 3 Zya Vann 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrBethany HS Edmond, OK
F 4 Caya Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrPutnam City West HS Oklahoma City, OK
F 5 Kiersten Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrDuncanville HS Duncanville, TX
F 6 Sahara Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoWest HS Waterloo, IA
G 12 Payton Verhulst 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrBishop Miege HS
Louisville		 De Soto, KS
G 15 Lexy Keys 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GSSequoyah HS
Oklahoma State		 Tahlequah, OK
G 20 Aubrey Joens 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSIowa City HS
Iowa State		 Iowa City, IA
F 24 Skylar Vann 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GSDeer Creek HS Edmond, OK
C 25 Landry Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoTuttle HS Tuttle, OK
F 34 Liz Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GSKlein Oak HS Houston, TX
C 52 Raegan Beers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrValor Christian HS
Oregon State		 Littleton, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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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.
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Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
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Coaches1099811111110101113151216171613101111
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