2021–22 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

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2021–22 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 22
2021–22 record25–9 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Amy Wright
  • Michael Neal
  • Chantel Osahor
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center
Seasons
← 2020–21
 →
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Baylor 15 – 3   .833 28 – 7   .800
No. 10 Iowa State 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800
No. 6 Texas † 13 – 5   .722 29 – 6   .829
No. 22 Oklahoma 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735
Kansas 11 – 7   .611 21 – 10   .677
Kansas State 9 – 9   .500 20 – 13   .606
7 – 11   .389 15 – 15   .500
Texas Tech 4 – 14   .222 11 – 19   .367
3 – 15   .167 9 – 20   .310
2 – 16   .111 6 – 22   .214
† 2022 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of March 25, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1] 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 the 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.[2]

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[3]

Additions[]

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

Recruits[]

2021 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Kaley Perkins
G 		Houston, TX Langham Creek HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A May 2, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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 
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:

  • "2021 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

2022 recruiting class[]

Roster[]

2021–22 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Nevaeh Tot 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) So John Paul II McKinney, TX
G 4 Kennady Tucker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr North Little Rock
North Carolina 		Little Rock, AR
G 10 Kelbie Washington 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Norman Norman, OK
G 12 Gabby Gregory 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Holland Hall Tulsa, OK
F 13 Jordan Moser 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Loyola Academy
Loyola–Chicago 		Norman, OK
F 14 Bre'yon White 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Shadow Creek Pearland, TX
F 21 Nydia Lampkin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr American Heritage Palm Bay, FL
G 22 Ana Llanusa 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Choctaw Choctaw, OK
G 23 Kaley Perkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Langham Creek Houston, TX
G 24 Skylar Vann 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Deer Creek Edmond, OK
G/F 25 Madi Wiliams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Trinity Valley School Fort Worth, TX
G 30 Taylor Robertson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr McPherson McPherson, KS
C 33 Emma Svoboda 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr La Quinta La Quinta, CA
F 34 Liz Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Klein Oak Tomball, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2022

Schedule[]

Source:[5]

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[]

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Bailey, Eric (April 10, 2021). "Oklahoma names Jennie Baranczyk as new women's basketball coach". tulsaworld.com. Tulsa World. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Hart, Hallie (March 12, 2021). "'Shooters keep shooting': Ja'Mee Asberry leads Oklahoma State's OT rally past Oklahoma". eu.oklahoman.com. The Oklahoman. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Presnell Signs Oklahoma Graduate Transfer Mandy Simpson". broncosports.com. 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  4. ^ "OU Signs North Carolina Transfer Kennady Tucker". soonersports.com. 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Soonersports.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
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