# 2021–22 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sooners were led by first year head coach Jennie Baranczyk who appointed in April 2021. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma was a member of the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Sooners finished the previous season 12–12, 9–9 in Big 12 play, to finish in sixth place. At the Big 12 Tournament Sooners lost against Oklahoma State 80–89 in overtime.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Mandy Simpson | 3 | F | 6'1" | Graduate Student | Boise, ID | Transferred to Boise State |

### Additions

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Kennady Tucker | 4 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Little Rock, AR | North Carolina |

### Recruits
#### 2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kelbie Washington G | Norman, OK | Norman HS | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | N/A | Apr 8, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Kaley Perkins G | Houston, TX | Langham Creek HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | May 2, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Bre'yon White F | Pearland, TX | Shadow Creek HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | May 16, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Emma Svoboda C | La Quinta, CA | La Quinta HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Sep 1, 2020 |
| Star ratings: 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: "2021 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022. ||||||

#### 2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2022) :
| 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 |
| Star ratings: 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 |
| Star ratings: 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 |
| Star ratings: 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 |
| Star ratings: 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. Retrieved December 13, 2021. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 13, 2021. |||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 31, 2021* 2:00 pm, SSTV | | Rogers State | W 93–23 | – | 16 – Tied | 8 – Svoboda | 7 – Tied | Lloyd Noble Center (1,001) Norman, OK |
| Non-conference regular season (11-1) |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Dakota | W 73–71 | 1–0 | 19 – Tied | 8 – Robertson | 3 – Tied | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,106) Vermillion, SD |
| November 12, 2021* 10:30 am, BSSW | | Arkansas State | W 101–89 | 2–0 | 18 – Williams | 9 – Svoboda | 4 – Tied | Lloyd Noble Center (3,751) Norman, OK |
| November 16, 2021* 6:00 pm, BSOK | | Central Arkansas | W 78–54 | 3–0 | 16 – Llanusa | 11 – Vann | 4 – Llanusa | Lloyd Noble Center (1,333) Norman, OK |
| November 20, 2021* 4:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. No. 9 Oregon Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinal | L 93–98 | 3–1 | 29 – Robertson | 9 – Vann | 8 – Robertson | Imperial Arena (875) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 21, 2021* 7:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Buffalo Battle 4 Atlantis Consolation | W 93–72 | 4–1 | 27 – Robertson | 12 – Williams | 7 – Washington | Imperial Arena (591) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 22, 2021* 4:00 pm | | vs. Minnesota Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place | W 88–69 | 5–1 | 19 – Robertson | 11 – Williams | 8 – Washington | Imperial Arena (267) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 30, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at SMU | W 84–72 | 6–1 | 25 – Llanusa | 8 – Llanusa | 10 – Washington | Moody Coliseum (477) Dallas, TX |
| December 4, 2021* 2:00 pm, BSOK | | Mississippi State Big 12/SEC Challenge | W 94–63 | 7–1 | 22 – Robertson | 11 – Williams | 5 – Tot | Lloyd Noble Center (1,400) Norman, OK |
| December 7, 2021* 5:00 pm, BSOK | | Eastern Michigan | W 94–58 | 8–1 | 21 – Robertson | 10 – Williams | 3 – Tied | Lloyd Noble Center (1,267) Norman, OK |
| December 10, 2021* 6:00 pm, SSTV | | No. 16 BYU | W 99–91 $^{OT}$ | 9–1 | 25 – Williams | 14 – Williams | 4 – Tied | Lloyd Noble Center (1,527) Norman, OK |
| December 21, 2021* 6:00 pm, BSOK | | Utah | W 83–76 | 10–1 | 19 – Robertson | 7 – Scott | 4 – Washington | Lloyd Noble Center (1,705) Norman, OK |
| December 29, 2021* 6:00 pm, BSOK | | Wichita State | W 89–67 | 11–1 | 21 – Vann | 12 – Scott | 14 – Washington | Lloyd Noble Center (1,809) Norman, OK |
| Big 12 regular season (12-6) |||||||||
| January 2, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas Tech | W 97–91 | 12–1 (1–0) | 24 – Williams | 7 – Robertson | 7 – Washington | United Supermarkets Arena (4,792) Lubbock, TX |
| January 5, 2022 6:00 pm, BSOK | No. 23 | No. 12 Iowa State | L 71–81 | 12–2 (1–1) | 26 – Williams | 9 – Tied | 5 – Tucker | Lloyd Noble Center (1,582) Norman, OK |
| January 8, 2022 4:00 pm | No. 23 | at Kansas | W 82–68 | 13–2 (2–1) | 24 – Robertson | 11 – Williams | 9 – Tot | Allen Fieldhouse (1,655) Lawrence, KS |
| January 12, 2022 6:00 pm, BSOK | No. 23 | No. 14 Baylor | W 83–77 | 14–2 (3–1) | 22 – Vann | 7 – Vann | 7 – Williams | Lloyd Noble Center (2,002) Norman, OK |
| January 15, 2022 1:30 pm, BSOK | No. 23 | TCU | W 100–71 | 15–2 (4–1) | 21 – Williams | 11 – Williams | 7 – Robertson | Lloyd Noble Center (2,460) Norman, OK |
| January 19, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 14 | at West Virginia | W 88–76 | 16–2 (5–1) | 23 – Williams | 9 – Williams | 8 – Tot | WVU Coliseum (1,084) Morgantown, WV |
| January 23, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 14 | at Kansas State | L 65–94 | 16–3 (5–2) | 19 – Robertson | 7 – Svoboda | 4 – Tied | Bramlage Coliseum (4,347) Manhattan, KS |
| January 26, 2022 6:00 pm, BSOK | No. 18 | Oklahoma State | W 84–58 | 17–3 (6–2) | 22 – Scott | 7 – Williams | 6 – Washington | Lloyd Noble Center (2,668) Norman, OK |
| January 29, 2022 2:00 pm, BSOK | No. 18 | No. 9 Texas | W 65–63 | 18–3 (7–2) | 23 – Williams | 10 – Robertson | 4 – Tot | Lloyd Noble Center (3,315) Norman, OK |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 18 | at No. 9 Baylor | W 78–77 | 19–3 (8–2) | 20 – Williams | 8 – Williams | 5 – Williams | Ferrell Center (4,274) Waco, TX |
| February 5, 2022 3:00 pm, BSOK | No. 18 | West Virginia | W 101–99 $^{2OT}$ | 20–3 (9–2) | 26 – Robertson | 9 – Williams | 7 – Washington | Lloyd Noble Center (2,404) Norman, OK |
| February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 12 | at No. 16 Texas | L 63–78 | 20–4 (9–3) | 16 – Williams | 5 – Williams | 2 – Tied | Frank Erwin Center (3,793) Austin, TX |
| February 16, 2022 6:00 pm, SSTV | No. 15 | Texas Tech | L 87–97 | 20–5 (9–4) | 17 – Vann | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tot | Lloyd Noble Center (1,769) Norman, OK |
| February 19, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 15 | at No. 6 Iowa State | L 67–89 | 20–6 (9–5) | 20 – Williams | 7 – Robertson | 4 – Tot | Hilton Coliseum (11,321) Ames, IA |
| February 23, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | No. 20 | at TCU | W 92–57 | 21–6 (10–5) | 17 – Vann | 6 – Scott | 6 – Washington | Schollmaier Arena (1,466) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 26, 2022 4:00 pm, BSOK | No. 20 | Kansas State | W 72–69 | 22–6 (11–5) | 18 – Williams | 10 – Williams | 3 – Scott | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| March 2, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | No. 19 | at Oklahoma State | W 79–76 | 23–6 (12–5) | 19 – Tied | 11 – Robertson | 4 – Tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,450) Stillwater, OK |
| March 5, 2022 2:00 pm, BSOK | No. 19 | Kansas | L 67–73 | 23–7 (12–6) | 17 – Vann | 9 – Williams | 4 – Tied | Lloyd Noble Center (3,104) Norman, OK |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament (1-1) |||||||||
| March 11, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPN+/ESPNU | (4) No. 21 | vs. (5) Kansas Quarterfinals | W 80–68 | 24–7 | 19 – Tied | 11 – Williams | 7 – Williams | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| March 12, 2022 Noon, ESPN+ | (4) No. 21 | vs. (1) No. 4 Baylor Semifinals | L 76–91 | 24–8 | 33 – Williams | 8 – Williams | 4 – Tot | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament (1-1) |||||||||
| March 19, 2022* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | (4 B) No. 22 | (13 B) IUPUI First Round | W 78–72 | 25–8 | 22 – Robertson | 8 – Tot | 4 – Robertson | Lloyd Noble Center (3,952) Norman, OK |
| March 21, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (4 B) No. 22 | (5 B) No. 21 Notre Dame Second Round | L 64–108 | 25–9 | 19 – Robertson | 9 – Vann | 4 – Tucker | Lloyd Noble Center (3,258) Norman, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked previous week. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
| Coaches | RV | - | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.