2008–09 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2008–09 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg Big Twelve Conference South Big 12 4https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings 2022-23 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Week 7 ESPN 2 32–4 14–2 Sherri Coale Stacy Hansmeyer Jan Ross Chad Thrailkill Lloyd Noble Center Big 12 Champions NCAA women's Division I tournament Final Four The 2008–09 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Sooners were coached by Sherri Coale. The Sooners are a member of the Big Twelve Conference and qualified for the Final Four. Preseason Exhibition Date Location Opponent Sooners points Opp. points Record Nov. 6/08 Western State Nov. 11/08 Oklahoma Christian http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/2009-wbaskbl-gamenotes.html SoonerSports.com - Official Site of the Oklahoma Sooners - Women's Basketball 2009-05-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20090527023055/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/2009-wbaskbl-gamenotes.html 2009-05-27 dead Preseason WNIT Date Location Opponent Sooners points Opp. points Record Nov. 15/08 Norman, OK UC Riverside 88 57 1-0 Nov. 19/08 Norman, OK Middle Tennessee 85 65 2-0 Nov. 21/08 Norman, OK Arizona State 70 57 3-0 Nov. 23/08 Norman, OK North Carolina 79 80 3-1 http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/archive/okla-w-baskbl-stats.html SoonerSports.com - Official Site of the Oklahoma Sooners - Women's Basketball 2009-05-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20090523223037/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/archive/okla-w-baskbl-stats.html 2009-05-23 dead Regular season Reserve Nyeshia Stevenson hit back-to-back 3-pointers and gave Oklahoma (ranked No. 6 in the ESPN/USA Today Poll, ranked No. 5 in the AP poll) its first lead of the game with 3:43 to play. The Sooners made an improbable comeback from a 26-point halftime deficit to shock the California Golden Bears (No. 7 ESPN/USA Today, No. 9 AP) 86-75 on Saturday night in the Basketball By The Bay Classic.http://soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/121308aad.html OU Overcomes Deficit, Stuns Cal SoonerSports.com - Official Site of the Oklahoma Sooners - OU Overcomes Deficit, Stuns Cal 2009-05-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20090524000225/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/121308aad.html 2009-05-24 dead Cal led by 17 points, 69-52, before Oklahoma (8-2) closed the game with a 34-6 run. Stevenson finished with 21 points and Courtney Paris had 18 points and 13 rebounds to extend her consecutive streak of double-doubles dating to her freshman season to 102 games in Oklahoma's third straight victory since their loss to top-ranked Connecticut on Nov. 30. Cal had won the only other two meetings with Oklahoma but this marked the first matchup between the schools since Nov. 28, 1987, when the Bears won 81-66 in the Rainbow Wahine Classic in Honolulu. January 4: The Sooners set a new school record for fewest points allowed in an 89-25 drubbing of North Carolina Central on Saturday. Whitney Hand scored 16 of her game-high 18 points in the opening half and Oklahoma blew out to a 50-15 lead in the first half. Five Sooners scored in double-figures, including Courtney Paris, who finished with 11 points and 12 rebounds in only 22 minutes to stretch her NCAA record streak of consecutive double-doubles to 105 games.http://soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/010409aaa.html Sooners Soar Past Eagles, 89-25 SoonerSports.com - Official Site of the Oklahoma Sooners - Sooners Soar Past Eagles, 89-25 2009-05-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20090523224248/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/010409aaa.html 2009-05-23 dead Roster Number Name Height Position Class 1 Nyeshia Stevenson 5-9 Forward/Guard Junior3 Courtney Paris 6-4 Center Senior 4 Abi Olajuwon 6-4 Center Junior5 Ashley Paris 6-3 Forward Senior 10 Carlee Roethlisberger 6-1 Forward Sophomore 13 Danielle Robinson 5-9 Guard Sophomore 14 Lauren Willis 5-11 Guard Sophomore15 Carolyn Winchester 5-11 Forward Senior 21 Amanda Thompson 6-0 Forward Junior 25 Whitney Hand 6-1 Guard Freshman31 Rose Hammond 5-9 Guard Junior45 Jasmine Hartman 5-10 Guard Freshman53 Jenny Vining 5-9 Guard Sophomore Schedule Date Location Opponent Sooners points Opp. points Record Nov. 26/08 Norman Marist 83 57 1-0 Nov. 30/08 Storrs, CT Connecticut 78 106 1-1 Dec. 3/08 Norman Creighton 69 49 2-1 Dec. 7/08 Jonesboro, AR Arkansas State 87 57 3-1 Dec. 12/08 San Jose, CA Cal State Bakersfield 105 84 4-1 Dec. 13/08 San Jose, CA California 86 75 5-1 Dec. 21/08 Norman Tulsa 94 42 6-1 Dec. 30/08St. Louis, MO Saint Louis 87 61 7-1 Jan. 04/09 Norman NC Central 89 25 8-1 Jan. 10/09 Lincoln, NE Nebraska 77 56 9-1 Jan. 14/09 Norman Kansas State 64 48 10-1 Jan. 18/09 Norman Texas A&M 71 59 11-1 Jan. 21/09 Boulder, CO Colorado 72 58 12-1 Jan. 25/09 Norman Texas 89 69 13-1 Jan. 28/09 Waco, TX Baylor 56 51 14-1 Jan. 31/09 Norman Missouri 78 56 15-1 Feb. 2/09 Oklahoma City Tennessee 80 70 16-1 Feb. 8/09 Stillwater, OK Oklahoma State 93 75 17-1 Feb. 11/09 Norman Iowa State 58 49 18-1 Feb. 14/09 Lawrence, KS Kansas 69 54 19-1 Notes Abi Olajuwon scored season-high seven points in 12 minutes versus Cal State Bakersfield on December 12. She grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds against North Carolina Central on January 4.http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/olajuwon_abi00.html Player Bio: Abi Olajuwon SoonerSports.com - Official Site of the Oklahoma Sooners - Player Bio: Abi Olajuwon 2009-05-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090523231601/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/olajuwon_abi00.html 2009-05-23 Carlee Roethlisberger scored a season-high 12 points versus Arizona State on November 21.http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/roethlisberger_carlee00.html Player Bio: Carlee Roethlisberger SoonerSports.com - Official Site of the Oklahoma Sooners - Player Bio: Carlee Roethlisberger 2009-05-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20090523225836/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/roethlisberger_carlee00.html 2009-05-23 dead Nyeshia Steveson shot 44.0 percent from the field, including a 36.4 percent (51-of-140) mark from 3-point range, and was 42-of-69 (.609) from the free throw line. She was named Big 12 Player of the Week following her remarkable play at the Basketball by the Bay Classic in San Jose, California on December 12 and 13. Stevenson scored a career-high 23 points and five assists in rout of Cal State Bakersfield on December 12. She led OU's NCAA-record comeback victory against California on December 13) with a 21-point performance. All the points were scored in the second half, including the game-tying, go-ahead and game-winning field goals http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/stevenson_nyeshia00.html Player Bio: Nyeshia Stevenson SoonerSports.com - Official Site of the Oklahoma Sooners - Player Bio: Nyeshia Stevenson 2009-05-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20090523231602/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/stevenson_nyeshia00.html 2009-05-23 dead Player stats Player Games Played Minutes Field goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points Courtney Paris 37 1072 236 0 116 503 57 108 34588 Danielle Robinson 37 1116 180 0 119 106 217 3 82479 Ashley Paris 37 1125 196 1 73 355 61 3228 466 Nyeshia Stevenson 37 755 124 51 42 64 45 6 41 341 Whitney Hand 33 953 106 62 29 97 54 17 40 303 Amanda Thompson 36 786 104 7 29 164 67 31 44 244 Carlee Roethlisberger 37 482 54 19 16 59 16 2 11 143 Jenny Vining 35 457 39 30 8 28 24 27 116 Jasmine Hartman 35 332 27 5 10 29 38 5 11 69 Abi Olajuwon 27 162 13 0 11 59 3 4 737 Lauren Willis 15 65 4 2 0 2 1 0 3 10 Rose Hammond 18 71 2 0 3 13 7 0 4 7 Carolyn Winchester 8 24 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html#TEAM.OCF Stats 2008-2009 2009-05-26 2009-05-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090523231508/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html#TEAM.OCF dead Postseason NCAA basketball tournament Oklahoma Cit Regional Oklahoma 76, Prairie View 47 Oklahoma 69, Georgia Tech 50 Oklahoma 70, Pittsburgh 59 Oklahoma 74, Purdue 68 Final Four Louisville 61, Oklahoma 59 http://www.ncaamarchmadness2009.com/womens/ Women's 2009 Final Four Official Site 2009-05-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20090417023842/http://www.ncaamarchmadness2009.com/womens/ 2009-04-17 dead Awards and honors Nyeshia Stevenson, Big 12 Sixth Man Award Nyeshia Stevenson, Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 15, 2009) Nyeshia Stevenson, Led Big 12 in 3-point percentage during conference play with .414 percentage. Nyeshia Stevenson, OU record streak of nine consecutive games making at least one 3-pointer (Dec. 3 vs. Creighton to Jan. 14 vs. Kansas State) Team players drafted into the WNBA Round Pick Player WNBA club 1 7 Courtney Paris Sacramento Monarchs 2 22 Ashley Paris Los Angeles Sparkshttp://www.wnba.com/draft2009/draft_board.html WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board 2009-08-04 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090825071441/http://www.wnba.com/draft2009/draft_board.html 2009-08-25 See also 2008–09 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team References External links Official Site Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Oklahoma Category:Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball seasons Oklahoma Category:2008 in sports in Oklahoma Category:2009 in sports in Oklahoma