2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

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.

2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
Big 12 regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big 12
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 16
Record	26–7 (14–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Jennie Baranczyk (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Amy Wright Michael Neal Chantel Osahor
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	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

Previous season

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

Departures

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

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

2022 recruiting class

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:    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:    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

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:    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: "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.

Roster

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 Jennie Baranczyk (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Amy Wright (Arkansas) Michael Neal (Oklahoma) Chantel Osahor (Washington) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 28, 2023

Schedule

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.

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