# 2023–24 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sooners, were led by third-year head coach Jennie Baranczyk and played their home games at the Lloyd Noble Center as members of the Big 12 Conference.
The season was the last season in the Big 12 Conference for Oklahoma as they joined the SEC on July 1, 2024.

## Previous season

The Sooners finished the season 26–7, 14–4 in Big 12 play to win the Big 12 regular season title with Texas. As No. 2 seed in the Big 12 women's tournament, the Sooners defeated TCU in the quarterfinals before losing Iowa State in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament as a 5th seed in the Greenville Region 1 where they defeated Portland in the first round before losing to UCLA in the second round.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Kelbie Washington | 10 | G | 5'7" | Sophomore | Norman, OK | |
| Ana Llanusa | 22 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Choctaw, OK | Graduated |
| Kaley Perkins | 23 | G | 6'0" | Sophomore | Houston, TX | Transferred to Kent State |
| Madi Williams | 25 | G/F | 6'0" | Senior | Fort Worth, TX | Graduated/2023 WNBA draft; selected 18th overall by Seattle Storm |
| Taylor Robertson | 30 | G | 6'0" | Senior | MccPherson, KS | Graduated |
| Emma Svoboda | 33 | C | 6'3" | Sophomore | La Qunita, CA | Transferred to UC San Diego |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Lexy Keys | 15 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Tahlequah, OK | Oklahoma State |

### Recruits
#### 2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| 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: 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: 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. Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023. ||||||

#### 2024 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Zya Vann G | Bethany, OK | Bethany High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 |||||||
| Caya Smith W | Oklahoma City, OK | Putnam City West High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 |||||||
| 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. Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023. |||||||

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 31, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | West Texas A&M | W 113–38 | | Lloyd Noble Center (902) Norman, OK |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wichita State | W 92–68 | 1–0 | Lloyd Noble Center (2,133) Norman, OK |
| November 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 12 Ole Miss | W 80–70 | 2–0 | SJB Pavilion (2,030) Oxford, MS |
| November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oral Roberts | W 103–74 | 3–0 | Lloyd Noble Center (2,584) Norman, OK |
| November 15, 2023* 10:30 a.m., ESPN+ | No. 25 | Alabama State | W 92–46 | 4–0 | Lloyd Noble Center (8,939) Norman, OK |
| November 19, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 25 | at Virginia | W 82–67 | 5–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (4,198) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 23, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | No. 22 | vs. Princeton Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off | L 63–77 | 5–1 | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (512) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 25, 2023* 12:30 p.m. | No. 22 | vs. No. 19 Tennessee Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off | L 73–76 | 5–2 | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (478) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grambling State | W 103–69 | 6–2 | Lloyd Noble Center (2,305) Norman, OK |
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNLV | L 76–92 | 6–3 | Lloyd Noble Center (4,246) Norman, OK |
| December 19, 2023* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. No. 24 North Carolina Jumpman Invitational | L 52–61 | 6–4 | Spectrum Center (7,027) Charlotte, NC |
| December 22, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern | L 70–79 | 6–5 | Lloyd Noble Center (3,731) Norman, OK |
| Big 12 Conference regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UCF | W 69–52 | 7–5 (1–0) | Lloyd Noble Center (3,835) Norman, OK |
| January 3, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at BYU | W 75–63 | 8–5 (2–0) | Marriott Center (1,748) Provo, UT |
| January 6, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cincinnati | W 77–64 | 9–5 (3–0) | Lloyd Noble Center (3,126) Norman, OK |
| January 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at No. 12 Kansas State | L 57–74 | 9–6 (3–1) | Bramlage Coliseum (3,889) Manhattan, KS |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas Tech | W 73–55 | 10–6 (4–1) | Lloyd Noble Center (5,223) Norman, OK |
| January 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at Houston | W 71–65 | 11–6 (5–1) | Fertitta Center (1,780) Houston, TX |
| January 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at No. 10 Texas | W 91–87 | 12–6 (6–1) | Moody Center (5,478) Austin, TX |
| January 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kansas | W 60–55 | 13–6 (7–1) | Lloyd Noble Center (4,036) Norman, OK |
| January 31, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 2 Kansas State | W 66–63 | 14–6 (8–1) | Lloyd Noble Center (3,750) Norman, OK |
| February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State Bedlam Series | W 81–74 | 15–6 (9–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,326) Stillwater, OK |
| February 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 24 | TCU | W 72–55 | 16–6 (10–1) | Lloyd Noble Center (3,241) Norman, OK |
| February 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | No. 24 | at Iowa State | W 86–72 | 17–6 (11–1) | Hilton Coliseum (10,377) Ames, IA |
| February 14, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 23 | No. 21 Baylor | W 84–73 | 18–6 (12–1) | Lloyd Noble Center (4,552) Norman, OK |
| February 17, 2024 12:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | No. 23 | at No. 24 West Virginia | L 66–70 | 18–7 (12–2) | WVU Coliseum (3,715) Morgantown, WV |
| February 20, 2024 5:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | No. 23 | at Cincinnati | W 95–87 | 19–7 (13–2) | Fifth Third Arena (1,347) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., Fox | No. 23 | Oklahoma State Bedlam Series | W 91–56 | 20–7 (14–2) | Lloyd Noble Center (8,059) Norman, OK |
| February 28, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 20 | No. 3 Texas | W 71–70 | 21–7 (15–2) | Lloyd Noble Center (6,378) Norman, OK |
| March 2, 2024 4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ | No. 20 | at Kansas | L 74–83 | 21–8 (15–3) | Allen Fieldhouse (4,609) Lawrence, KS |
| Big 12 Conference Tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2024 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) No. 19 | vs. (9) TCU Quarterfinals | W 69–53 | 22–8 | T-Mobile Center (4,963) Kansas City, MO |
| March 11, 2024 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (1) No. 17 | vs. (4) Iowa State Semifinals | L 68–85 | 22–9 | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 23, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPNews | (5 A1) No. 18 | vs. (12 A1) Florida Gulf Coast First Round | W 73–70 | 23–9 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,753) Bloomington, IN |
| March 25, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (5 A1) No. 18 | at (4 A1) No. 14 Indiana Second Round | L 65–78 | 23–10 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,385) Bloomington, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A1=Albany 1. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | — | 25 | 22 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 |
| Coaches | 23 | 21 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 |