# 2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the Lloyd Noble Center and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in their inaugural season in the conference.

## 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

Oklahoma Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Kennady Tucker | 4 | G | 5'10" | RS Senior | Little Rock, Arkansas | Graduated |
| Kayla Cooper | 11 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | Plano, Texas | Transferred to Southern Illinois |
| Jordan Moser | 13 | F | 6'1" | RS Senior | Norman, Oklahoma | Graduated |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Zya Vann G | Edmond, Oklahoma | Bethany HS | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Caya Smith F | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Putnam City West HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| 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: ||||||

### Incoming transfer

Oklahoma Incoming Transfer :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Raegan Beers | 52 | C | 6'4" | Junior | Littleton, Colorado | Oregon State |

## Schedule

| 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 | | | | | | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
| Coaches | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |