NORMAN – Oklahoma junior guard
Taylor Robertson has been named to the Preseason All-Big 12 team while junior guard/forward
Madi Williams and senior guard
Ana Llanusa have been named honorable mentions, the conference announced Wednesday.
The awards and team are chosen by head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own student-athletes.
Robertson averaged a team-high 19.1 points per game last season and shattered a host of OU and Big 12 records from the 3-point line. Robertson drained 131 treys to break the league's single-season record, which had stood since 2002 and became the first Big 12 player to hit 100 or more 3-pointers in consecutive seasons. The McPherson, Kan., native led the nation in made 3s as well as 3s per game (4.37).
Robertson joined the 1,000 points club on March 7, becoming just the third player in program history to achieve the feat in two seasons. Robertson tallied 15 games with 20 points or more, including three 30-point outings during the 2019-20 season.
Williams averaged 16.1 points per game last season and was the team's leading rebounder with an average 7.3 per game. Williams scored in double figures in 27 of 30 games in 2019-20, including the last 18 straight. The Fort Worth native had seven performance with 20 or more points, including three contests with at least 10 made field goals. Williams registered a team-high six double-doubles in 2019-20.
Despite missing seven games last season due to injury, senior Llanusa averaged 15.4 points per game and scored in double figures in 18 contests. She had seven outings with 20 points or more including three games with 25 or more. Llanusa led all Big 12 players in steals per game with an average 2.26 and tallied a single-game conference-high eight steals against UAB (Nov. 10, 2019)
Llanusa scored her 1,000
th career point against West Virginia (Feb. 5). She is the 17th OU player to reach 1,000 points in three seasons or fewer.
Llanusa will miss the 2020-21 season due to injury.
The 2020-21 women's college basketball season will open on Nov. 25. A schedule will be released at a later date.