Mode: | Women's basketball |
Year: | 2022–23 |
Prev Year: | 2021–22 |
Next Year: | 2023–24 |
Team: | Oklahoma Sooners |
Conference: | Big 12 |
Short Conf: | Big 12 |
Coachrank: | 17 |
Aprank: | 16 |
Record: | 26–7 |
Conf Record: | 14–4 |
Head Coach: | Jennie Baranczyk |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Asst Coach1: | Amy Wright |
Asst Coach2: | Michael Neal |
Asst Coach3: | Chantel Osahor |
Stadium: | Lloyd Noble Center |
Champion: | Big 12 regular season co-champions |
Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
Tourney Result: | Second Round |
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.
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]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | Source | |
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Gabby Gregory | 12 | G | 6'0" | Junior | [7] | |||
Bre'Yon White | 14 | F | 5'11" | Freshman | [8] | |||
Nydia Lampkin | 21 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Graduated |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School | Note | Source | |
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Aubrey Joens | 20 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | [9] | ||||
Payton Verhulst | 12 | G | 6'1" | Freshman | Eligible for the 2023-24 season | [10] |
|-| colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;" | Overall recruiting rankings:|-| colspan="7" style="font-size:85%; background:#F5F5F5;" |
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