2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

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2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 16
Record26–7 (14–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Amy Wright
  • Michael Neal
  • Chantel Osahor
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center
Seasons
2022–23 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Texas 14 – 4   .778 26 – 10   .722
No. 16 Oklahoma 14 – 4   .778 26 – 7   .788
No. 17 Iowa State† 11 – 7   .611 22 – 10   .688
Oklahoma State 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636
West Virginia 10 – 8   .556 19 – 12   .613
Baylor 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
Kansas 9 – 9   .500 22 – 11   .667
Texas Tech 6 – 12   .333 20 – 15   .571
Kansas State 5 – 13   .278 19 – 16   .543
TCU 1 – 17   .056 8 – 23   .258
† 2023 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sooners were led by second year head coach Jennie Baranczyk. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Sooners finished the previous season 25–9, 12–6 in Big 12 play, to finish in fourth place. At the Big 12 Tournament Sooners beat number 5 seed Kansas at the quarterfinal 80–68.[1] In the semifinal, they lost against the number 1 seed Baylor - whom they beat twice in the Big 12 regular season - 76–91.[2] Oklahoma entered the NCAA tournament as a 4-seed where they faced off against 13-seed IUPUI. The Sooners would go on to defeat the Jaguars 78–72, advancing Oklahoma to the round of 32.[3] In the second round they lost to the number 5 seeded Notre Dame 64–108, and finished their season.[4] The season ending rankings the Sooners placed 22nd (AP) and 21st (Coaches) place, marking the first time since 2017 that the Sooners have been ranked in the season ending polls.[5][6]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure Source
Gabby Gregory 12 G 6'0" Junior Tulsa, OK Transferred to Kansas State [7]
Bre'Yon White 14 F 5'11" Freshman Pearland, TX Transferred to TCU [8]
Nydia Lampkin 21 F 6'3" Senior Palm Bay, FL Graduated

Additions[edit]

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School Note Source
Aubrey Joens 20 G 5'9" Sophomore Iowa City, IA Iowa State [9]
Payton Verhulst 12 G 6'1" Freshman De Soto, KS Louisville Eligible for the 2023-24 season [10]

Recruits[edit]

2022 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Beatrice Culliton
C 		Overland Park, KS St. Thomas Aquinas HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Jun 16, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Kiersten Johnson
F 		Carrollton, TX Duncanville HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Nov 1, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Kayla Cooper
G 		Plano, TX Plano East HS 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A Jun 4, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Reyna Scott
G 		New York, NY Nazareth Regional HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Nov 5, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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:

  • "2022 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

2023 Recruiting Class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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:

Roster[edit]

2022–23 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) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas HS Overland Park, KS
G 1 Nevaeh Tot 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Jr John Paul II HS Columbus, OH
G 2 Reyna Scott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Nazareth Regional HS New York, NY
G 4 Kennady Tucker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr North Little Rock HS
North Carolina 		Little Rock, AR
F 5 Kiersten Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Duncanville HS Carrollton, TX
G 10 Kelbie Washington 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Norman HS Norman, OK
G 11 Kayla Cooper 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Plano East Senior HS Plano, TX
G 12 Payton Verhulst (I) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Bishop Miege HS De Soto, KS
F 13 Jordan Moser 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Loyola Academy
Loyola–Chicago 		Norman, OK
G 20 Aubrey Joens 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Iowa City HS
Iowa State 		Iowa City, IA
G 22 Ana Llanusa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Choctaw HS Choctaw, OK
G 23 Kaley Perkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Langham Creek HS Houston, TX
G 24 Skylar Vann 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Deer Creek HS Edmond, OK
G/F 25 Madi Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Trinity Valley School Fort Worth, TX
G 30 Taylor Robertson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr McPherson HS McPherson, KS
C 33 Emma Svoboda 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So La Quinta La Quinta, CA
F 34 Liz Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Klein Oak HS Tomball, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 28, 2023

Schedule[edit]

Source:[11]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 15 Emporia State W 90–67  –
  15 – Tot   8 – Johnson   4 – Tot  Lloyd Noble Center (1,094)
Norman, OK
Non-conference regular season (10-1)
November 7, 2022*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 15 Oral Roberts W 105–94  1–0
  19 – Williams   8 – Vann   5 – R. Scott  Lloyd Noble Center (2,017)
Norman, OK
November 11, 2022*
10:30 am, ESPN+ 		No. 15 SMU W 97–74  2–0
  25 – Williams   7 – Vann   7 – Tot  Lloyd Noble Center (5,127)
Norman, OK
November 15, 2022*
3:00 pm, BYUtv 		No. 16 at BYU W 77–66  3–0
  21 – Williams   9 – L. Scott   5 – Tied  Marriott Center (568)
Provo, UT
November 16, 2022*
8:00 pm, P12N 		No. 16 at No. 25 Utah L 78–124  3–1
  15 – R. Scott   5 – Tied   4 – R. Scott  Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,521)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 20, 2022*
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 16 vs. UT Arlington
Maggie Dixon Classic 		W 89–80  4–1
  21 – Robertson   12 – Vann   6 – Tot  Schollmaier Arena (1,850)
Fort Worth, TX
November 22, 2022*
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State W 95–70  5–1
  14 – Tied   7 – L. Scott   5 – Tot  First National Bank Arena (3,686)
Jonesboro, AR
November 30, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northwestern State W 88–45  6–1
  16 – Williams   12 – Vann   4 – Vann  Lloyd Noble Center (2,198)
Norman, OK
December 4, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Ole Miss W 69–59  7–1
  13 – Tot   8 – Williams   4 – Tot  Lloyd Noble Center (3,285)
Norman, OK
December 11, 2022*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 23 Robert Morris W 94–65  8–1
  16 – L. Scott   9 – L. Scott   4 – Tot  Lloyd Noble Center (2,589)
Norman, OK
December 18, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 24 Southern W 76–50  9–1
  14 – Tied   10 – L. Scott   4 – Williams  Lloyd Noble Center (3,222)
Norman, OK
December 21, 2022*
8:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 23 vs. Florida
Jumpman Invitational 		W 95–79  10–1
  22 – Williams   11 – Williams   5 – Llanusa  Spectrum Center (19,236)
Charlotte, NC
Big 12 regular season (14-4)
December 31, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 20 at West Virginia W 98–77  11–1
(1–0) 		 28 – Llanusa   10 – Vann   5 – Tied  WVU Coliseum (2,280)
Morgantown, WV
January 3, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 17 No. 23 Baylor L 70–81  11–2
(1–1) 		 24 – Llanusa   10 – Vann   4 – Williams  Lloyd Noble Center (3,196)
Norman, OK
January 8, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 17 No. 11 Iowa State W 82–79  12–2
(2–1) 		 23 – Llanusa   9 – Williams   3 – Tied  Lloyd Noble Center (3,349)
Norman, OK
January 11, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 19 at Texas Tech W 89–79  13–2
(3–1) 		 20 – Llanusa   11 – Vann   6 – Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (4,098)
Lubbock, TX
January 14, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 19 No. 23 Kansas W 80–74  14–2
(4–1) 		 20 – Williams   15 – L. Scott   7 – Tot  Lloyd Noble Center (8,445)
Norman, OK
January 18, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 15 at TCU W 93–66  15–2
(5–1) 		 19 – Williams   11 – L. Scott   7 – Tot  Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
January 21, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 15 Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series 		W 97–93  16–2
(6–1) 		 26 – Williams   8 – L. Scott   4 – Llanusa  Lloyd Noble Center (9,580)
Norman, OK
January 25, 2023
7:00 pm, LHN 		No. 14 at Texas L 58–78  16–3
(6–2) 		 13 – Vann   7 – Tied   4 – Llanusa  Moody Center (6,623)
Austin, TX
January 28, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 14 at No. 18 Iowa State L 78–86  16–4
(6–3) 		 25 – Robertson   7 – Tied   4 – Robertson  Hilton Coliseum (11,568)
Ames, IA
January 31, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 20 TCU W 101–78  17–4
(7–3) 		 26 – Williams   7 – L. Scott   4 – Williams  Lloyd Noble Center (2,736)
Norman, OK
February 4, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 20 West Virginia W 93–68  18–4
(8–3) 		 16 – Vann   8 – Vann   5 – Joens  Lloyd Noble Center (4,179)
Norman, OK
February 7, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 16 at Baylor W 98–92 OT 19–4
(9–3) 		 20 – Tied   10 – Williams   5 – Tied  Ferrell Center (4,396)
Waco, TX
February 12, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 16 at Kansas State W 85–68  20–4
(10–3) 		 20 – L. Scott   8 – Scott   8 – Tot  Bramlage Coliseum (4,138)
Manhattan, KS
February 15, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 15 Texas Tech W 84–57  21–4
(11–3) 		 23 – Joens   11 – Joens   10 – Culliton  Lloyd Noble Center (2,931)
Norman, OK
February 19, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 15 at Kansas W 86–80  22–4
(12–3) 		 23 – Williams   10 – L. Scott   4 – Tied  Allen Fieldhouse (3,729)
Lawrence, KS
February 25, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 13 No. 19 Texas L 45–67  22–5
(12–4) 		 13 – L. Scott   9 – L. Scott   2 – Tucker  Lloyd Noble Center (10,127)
Norman, OK
March 1, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 16 Kansas State W 90–86 OT 23–5
(13–4) 		 23 – Vann   9 – L. Scott   6 – Llanusa  Lloyd Noble Center (3,251)
Norman, OK
March 4, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 16 at Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series 		W 80–71  24–5
(14–4) 		 15 – Robertson   11 – Vann   6 – Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,585)
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Women's Tournament (1-1)
March 10, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) No. 14 vs. (10) TCU
Quarterfinals 		W 77–76  25–5
  21 – Vann   7 – Culliton   4 – Tied  Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
March 11, 2023
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) No. 14 vs. (3) Iowa State
Semifinals 		L 72–82  25–6
  19 – Williams   8 – Tied   7 – Robertson  Municipal Auditorium (5,937)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Women's Tournament (0-0)
March 18, 2023*
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		(5 G1) No. 16 vs. (12 G1) Portland
First Round 		W 85–63  26–6
  14 – Tied   12 – L. Scott   5 – Tucker  Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
March 20, 2023*
9:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(5 G1) No. 16 at (4 G1) No. 14 UCLA
Second Round 		L 73–82  26–7
  24 – Williams   6 – Vann   6 – Williams  Pauley Pavilion (3,872)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G1=Greenville 1.
All times are in Central Time.

References[edit]

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  3. ^ "OU Holds Off IUPUI, Advances in Big Dance". soonersports.com. Oklahoma University Athletics Communications. March 20, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
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  6. ^ "NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll - April 4, 2022". wbca.org. Women's Basketball Coaches Association. April 2, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
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