Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball

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Final Four	2002, 2009, 2010
Elite Eight	2002, 2009, 2010
Sweet Sixteen	1986, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2025, 2026
Appearances	1986, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Conference tournament champions

2002, 2004, 2006, 2007

Conference regular-season champions

2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2023, 2024

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The Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represents the University of Oklahoma (OU) and competes in NCAA Division I as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

OU women's basketball began during the 1974–75 academic year. In March 1990, Oklahoma officials released a statement saying that the women's basketball program was to be dropped, after many years of sub-par performance and low attendance. Many people voiced their complaints and eight days later, OU reinstated the program.^[2]^[3] At the time, the average attendance per game was 65 people. In 1996, Oklahoma hired former Norman High School women's basketball coach Sherri Coale to the same position at the university. The Sooner women's basketball team developed in years since to status as a leader in attendance across the nation. The Sooners averaged attendance of 6,851 in 2011–12 at home games, and the support for the sport led to Oklahoma hosting first and second-round games in the Women's NCAA Basketball Championships at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman. The Sooners also set a record on February 2, 2009, when they played host to the number 13 Tennessee Lady Volunteers, led by coach Pat Summit, who was trying to get career victory 1,000, something that no other coach had done before. The attendance for that game, which was held at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, was close to 13,000 as well as setting a record for the most watched women's basketball game in history. The Sooners led the Big 12 Conference in attendance as well. As with the men's team, they call Lloyd Noble Center home.

The program gained national prominence during the 2002 post-season when they advanced to the national title game and lost to the University of Connecticut Huskies. In the 2005–06 season, the Sooners were led by their coach Sherri Coale and the nationally known sophomore twins Courtney and Ashley Paris, daughters of former San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Bubba Paris, to the third round of the national tournament. The team also won the Big 12 regular-season championship (with a 16–0 conference record) and the Big 12 Tournament. They became the first Big 12 women's basketball team to remain undefeated throughout conference play.

In the 2008–09 season, the Sooners made it to the Final Four of the 2009 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. They advanced through the Oklahoma City Regional, where they enjoyed considerable home court advantage, as Norman and Oklahoma City are separated by fewer than 20 miles.

The 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons failed to result in regional championships and NCAA Final Four appearances. Playing through rigorous non-conference schedules and a rugged Big 12 slate, the Sooners received No. 6 seeds each of the two years. The 10–11 team advanced through the Charlottesville, Virginia, first and second round site with a win over nearby James Madison University and an upset win over the University of Miami Hurricanes. The season came to an abrupt halt in Dayton, Ohio, in the Sweet Sixteen, with the team falling to No. 2 seed Notre Dame, which steamrolled to a national championship appearance that year. The 11–12 team failed to make it past the No. 3 seed St. John's Red Storm in a 74–70 defeat in front of several thousand Sooner fans in Norman, Oklahoma. St. Johns lost in the Sweet Sixteen to the Duke Blue Devils in Fresno, California.

Oklahoma City hosted an NCAA regional in March 2013.^[4]

The 2012–13 Sooners missed graduating senior Jelena Serena, but retained the rest of the team. Adding to the corps were two National Top 20 recruits, Maddie Manning and Nicole Kornet, and Sooners Jasmine Hartman and Lyndsey Cloman rejoined the active roster. Both Hartman and Cloman sat out the entire 2011–12 season with injuries.

Conference affiliations

Prior to joining the SEC, Oklahoma has played in the Big Eight and the Big 12 conferences. The Sooners joined the Big 12 in 1996 when the Big Eight and four members of the Southwest Conference created the Big 12. Oklahoma has been affiliated with the following conferences:

Conference	Years	Reason left
Big Eight Conference	1982–1996	Conference dissolved
Big 12 Conference	1996–2024	Joined SEC
Southeastern Conference	2024–present

Coaches

Since its formation in 1974 the team has been led by nine different head coaches. Since 2021, Jennie Baranczyk has served as the head coach of the program.

Year-by-year results

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Amy Dahl (Independent) (1974–1975)
1974-1975	Amy Dahl	2–14	–
Amy Dahl:		2–14 (.125)	– (–)
Cathie Schweitzer (Independent) (1975–1978)
1975-1976	Cathie Schweitzer	3–14	–
1976-1977	Cathie Schweitzer	4–20	–
1977-1978	Cathie Schweitzer	20–12	–
Cathie Schweitzer:		27–46 (.370)	– (–)
Doyle Parrack (Independent) (1978–1980)
1978-1979	Doyle Parrack	13–16	–
1979-1980	Doyle Parrack	17–16	–
Doyle Parrack:		30–32 (.484)	– (–)
Maura McHugh (Independent) (1980–1982)
1980-1981	Maura McHugh	21–11	–
1981-1982	Maura McHugh	17–14	–
Maura McHugh (Big Eight Conference) (1982–1987)
1982-1983	Maura McHugh	17–11	7–7	4th
1983-1984	Maura McHugh	22–10	8–6	3rd	NWIT Sixth Place
1984-1985	Maura McHugh	23–7	10–4	2nd
1985-1986	Maura McHugh	24–7	10–4	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1986-1987	Maura McHugh	18–10	6–8	T–5th
Maura McHugh:		142–70 (.670)	41–29 (.586)
Valerie Goodwin-Colbert (Big Eight Conference) (1987–1990)
1987-1988	Valerie Goodwin-Colbert	14–13	7–7	5th
1988-1989	Valerie Goodwin-Colbert	11–16	4–10	8th
1989-1990	Valerie Goodwin-Colbert	7–22	2–12	T–7th
Valerie Goodwin-Colbert:		32–51 (.386)	13–29 (.310)
Gary Hudson (Big Eight Conference) (1990–1993)
1990-1991	Gary Hudson	10–18	4–9	7th
1991-1992	Gary Hudson	17–12	7–7	4th
1992-1993	Gary Hudson	12–15	6–8	6th
Gary Hudson:		39–45 (.464)	17–24 (.415)
Burl Plunkett (Big Eight Conference) (1993–1996)
1993-1994	Burl Plunkett	18–12	7–7	5th	WNIT Champions
1994-1995	Burl Plunkett	22–9	11–3	2nd	NCAA Second Round
1995-1996	Burl Plunkett	12–15	4–10	7th
Burl Plunkett:		52–36 (.591)	22–20 (.524)
Sherri Coale (Big Twelve Conference) (1996–2021)
1996-1997	Sherri Coale	5–22	1–15	12th
1997-1998	Sherri Coale	8–19	2–12	T–9th
1998-1999	Sherri Coale	15–14	8–8	T–5th	WNIT Second Round
1999-2000	Sherri Coale	25–8	13–3	T–1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2000-2001	Sherri Coale	28–6	15–1	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2001-2002	Sherri Coale	32–4	14–2	1st	NCAA Runner-Up
2002-2003	Sherri Coale	19–13	9–7	T–5th	NCAA First Round
2003-2004	Sherri Coale	24–9	9–7	6th	NCAA Second Round
2004-2005	Sherri Coale	17–13	8–8	T–6th	NCAA First Round
2005-2006	Sherri Coale	31–5	16–0	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2006-2007	Sherri Coale	28–5	13–3	T–1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2007-2008	Sherri Coale	22–9	11–5	T–3rd	NCAA Second Round
2008-2009	Sherri Coale	32–5	15–1	1st	NCAA Final Four
2009-2010	Sherri Coale	27–11	11–5	T–2nd	NCAA Final Four
2010-2011	Sherri Coale	23–12	10–6	3rd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2011-2012	Sherri Coale	21–13	11–7	T–2nd	NCAA Second Round
2012-2013	Sherri Coale	24–11	11–8	T–3rd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2013-2014	Sherri Coale	18–15	9–9	T–5th	NCAA First Round
2014-2015	Sherri Coale	21–12	13–5	2nd	NCAA Second Round
2015-2016	Sherri Coale	22–11	11–7	T–4th	NCAA Second Round
2016-2017	Sherri Coale	23–10	13–5	3rd	NCAA Second Round
2017-2018	Sherri Coale	16–15	11–7	T–3rd	NCAA First Round
2018-2019	Sherri Coale	8–22	4–14	T–8th
2019-2020	Sherri Coale	12–18	5–13	9th
2020-2021	Sherri Coale	12–12	9–9	6th
Sherri Coale:		513–294 (.636)	250–154 (.619)
Jennie Baranczyk (Big Twelve Conference) (2021–2024)
2021-2022	Jennie Baranczyk	25–9	12–6	4th	NCAA Second Round
2022-2023	Jennie Baranczyk	26–7	14–4	T–1st	NCAA Second Round
2023-2024	Jennie Baranczyk	23–10	15–3	1st	NCAA Second Round
Jennie Baranczyk (Big 12):		74–26 (.740)	41–13 (.759)
Jennie Baranczyk (SEC) (2024–present)
2024-2025	Jennie Baranczyk	27–8	11–5	T–4th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2025-2026	Jennie Baranczyk	26–8	11–5	5th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Jennie Baranczyk (SEC):		53–16 (.768)	22–10 (.688)
Total:		964–630 (.605)	Big 8: 93–102 (.477) Big 12: 291–167 (.635) SEC: 22–10 (.688)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Championships

Conference regular season

Season	Coach	Conference	Overall record	Conference record
1985–86	Maura McHugh	Big Eight	24–7	10–4
1999–2000§	Sherri Coale	Big 12	25–8	13–3
2000–01	Sherri Coale	Big 12	28–6	15–1
2001–02	Sherri Coale	Big 12	32–4	14–2
2005–06	Sherri Coale	Big 12	31–5	16–0
2006–07§	Sherri Coale	Big 12	28–5	13–3
2008–09	Sherri Coale	Big 12	32–5	15–1
2022–23§	Jennie Baranczyk	Big 12	26–7	14–4
2023–24	Jennie Baranczyk	Big 12	23–10	15–3
Conference regular season championships			9

§ – Conference co-champions

Conference tournament championships

Year	Coach	Opponent	Score	Site	Conference	Overall record	Conference record
2002	Sherri Coale	Baylor	84–69	Kansas City, Missouri	Big 12	32–4	14–2
2004	Sherri Coale	Texas	66–47	Dallas, Texas	Big 12	24–9	9–7
2006	Sherri Coale	Baylor	72–61	Dallas, Texas	Big 12	31–5	16–0
2007	Sherri Coale	Iowa State	67–60	Oklahoma City, OK	Big 12	28–5	13–3
Conference tournament championships							4

NCAA tournament history

The Sooners reached the NCAA tournament and Sweet Sixteen for the first time in 1986. In 1995, Oklahoma made their second trip to the tourney, falling in the second round.

After another break, the Sooners made their third appearance in the 1999–2000 season, and have become a mainstay in the tournament since then, entering the field of 64 every year since. In that time period, the Sooners have reached three Final Four appearances, which is tied for 9th in NCAA Women's Basketball History. Since 2002, the Sooners' first appearance, their three appearances ties them for fifth, behind Tennessee (6), Connecticut (5), Stanford (5) and Louisiana State (5).

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1986	(4)	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	(5) Vanderbilt (1) Texas	W 86–67 L 59−85
1995	(7)	First Round Second Round	(10) Loyola (MD) (2) Louisiana Tech	W 90−55 L 36–48
2000	(5)	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	(12) BYU (4) Purdue (1) Connecticut	W 86–81 W 76–74 L 80–102
2001	(2)	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	(15) Oral Roberts (10) Stanford (6) Washington	W 70–64 W 67–50 L 67–84
2002	(1)	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Title Game	(16) Hartford (9) Villanova (4) Texas Tech (3) Colorado (1) Duke (1) Connecticut	W 84–52 W 66–53 W 72–62 W 94–60 W 86–71 L 70–82
2003	(10)	First Round	(7) George Washington	L 61–71
2004	(3)	First Round Second Round	(14) Marist (6) Stanford	W 58−45 L 43–68
2005	(8)	First Round	(9) Arizona	L 69–72
2006	(2)	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	(15) Pepperdine (7) BYU (3) Stanford	W 78–66 W 86–70 L 74–88
2007	(3)	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	(14) SE Missouri State (6) Marquette (7) Ole Miss	W 74–60 W 78–47 L 82–90
2008	(4)	First Round Second Round	(13) Illinois State (5) Notre Dame	W 69−61 L 75–79 (OT)
2009	(1)	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	(16) Prairie View A&M (9) Georgia Tech (4) Pittsburgh (6) Purdue (3) Louisville	W 76–47 W 69–50 W 70–59 W 74–68 L 59–61
2010	(3)	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	(14) South Dakota State (11) Arkansas–Little Rock (2) Notre Dame (4) Kentucky (1) Stanford	W 68–57 W 60–44 W 77–72 (OT) W 88–68 L 66–73
2011	(6)	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	(11) James Madison (3) Miami (FL) (2) Notre Dame	W 86–72 W 88–83 L 53–78
2012	(6)	First Round Second Round	(11) Michigan (3) St. John's	W 88−67 L 70–74
2013	(6)	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	(11) Central Michigan (3) UCLA (2) Tennessee	W 78–73 W 85–72 L 59–74
2014	(10)	First Round	(7) DePaul	L 100–104
2015	(5)	First Round Second Round	(12) Quinnipiac (4) Stanford	W 111−84 L 76–86
2016	(6)	First Round Second Round	(11) Purdue (3) Kentucky	W 61−45 L 58–79
2017	(6)	First Round Second Round	(11) Gonzaga (3) Washington	W 75−62 L 82–108
2018	(12)	First Round	(5) DePaul	L 79–90
2022	(4)	First Round Second Round	(13) IUPUI (5) Notre Dame	W 78–72 L 64–108
2023	(5)	First Round Second Round	(13) Portland (4) UCLA	W 85–63 L 73–82
2024	(5)	First Round Second Round	(12) Florida Gulf Coast (4) Indiana	W 73–70 L 68–75
2025	(3)	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	(14) Florida Gulf Coast (6) Iowa (2) Connecticut	W 81–58 W 96–62 L 59–82
2026	(4)	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	(13) Idaho (5) Michigan State (1) South Carolina	W 89–59 W 77–71 L 68–94

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 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Southeastern Conference women's basketball
Teams	Alabama Crimson Tide Arkansas Razorbacks Auburn Tigers Florida Gators Georgia Lady Bulldogs Kentucky Wildcats LSU Tigers Mississippi State Bulldogs Missouri Tigers Oklahoma Sooners Ole Miss Rebels South Carolina Gamecocks Tennessee Lady Volunteers Texas Longhorns Texas A&M Aggies Vanderbilt Commodores
Championships & awards	SEC women's basketball tournament Player of the Year Freshman of the Year Defensive Player of the Year
Conference challenges	Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge (2013–2023) ACC–SEC Challenge (2023–present) Coast-to-Coast Challenge (2024–present)
Seasons	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 2024–25 2025–26

Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball

Conference affiliations

Coaches

Year-by-year results

Championships

Conference regular season

Conference tournament championships

NCAA tournament history

NCAA tournament results

NCAA tournament seeding history

References

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