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Williams, Vann Highlight Five Oklahoma Big 12 Honorees
March 06, 2023 | Women's Basketball
NORMAN – Madi Williams' second consecutive unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 First Team highlighted Oklahoma postseason award haul, as five different Sooners earned Big 12 honors as voted on by the league's coaches, the Big 12 announced Monday.
Along with Williams' first-team selection, Taylor Robertson and Ana Llanusa were named second-team All-Big 12 honorees. Additionally, Skylar Vann was an All-Big 12 honorable mention. In addition, Vann was named the league's Sixth Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, while Beatrice Culliton earned a spot on the Big 12 All-Freshman team.
The five different Sooners honored were the most of any team in the league and the most for an OU team since 2018. The Sooners, who went 14-4 in conference play, won a share of the program's first regular season title since 2009.
Williams' honor made her the sixth Sooner all-time to earn three first-team selections, joining Aaryn Ellenberg, Courtney Paris, Danielle Robinson, Stacey Dales and Phylesha Whaley. The redshirt senior forward led the Sooners with 15.7 points per game this season, also averaging 5.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists. Williams was the only player in the country to post 24.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per 40 minutes, solidifying her spot on the league's first team. She was one of four unanimous selections to the 2023 All-Big 12 First Team.
Vann became the first player in Big 12 history to repeat as the league's Sixth Player of the Year. The Edmond, Okla., product was instrumental in Oklahoma's first conference championship since 2009, averaging 11.1 points and a team-high 6.9 rebounds per game in 29 games off the bench for the Sooners. Her 16 games of double-digit points off the bench were the most of any Big 12 player this season, and the forward was the only player in Division I to average 11.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game without a start.
Tallying second-team honors, Taylor Robertson closes her Oklahoma career as a four-time All-Big 12 honoree, making her the eighth Sooner all-time to do so. The sharpshooter led the Big 12 in 3-point percentage and 3-pointers made, connecting on 81 treys at a 42.9% clip. She set a new NCAA career 3-point record this season, passing Kelsey Mitchell's record of 497, and Robertson enters the postseason with 527 career treys.
Llanusa joined Robertson the Second Team, earning postseason honors for the first time since 2019. A now three-time Big 12 honoree, Llanusa posted a team-high five 20-point games vs. Big 12 opponents this season. The guard averaged 12.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists in her sixth season at Oklahoma.
Culliton's strong push over the season's final month landed her on the league's All-Freshman Team. The true freshman center averaged 4.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists throughout the season. Her player efficiency rating of 18.3 ranked fourth among all Big 12 freshmen that played at least 20 games, and a 10-assist output in a win over Texas Tech made her the first freshman center nationally since at least 2009 to dish out double-digit assists in a game. The Sooners have now had at least one player named to the All-Freshman team in seven consecutive seasons.
The Sooners won their first Big 12 regular season championship since 2009 this year, sharing the title with Texas. Oklahoma will be the No. 2 seed at this week's Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship and tip off in the Big 12 quarterfinal vs. No. 7-seeded Kansas or No. 10-seeded TCU at 5 p.m. Friday in Kansas City, Mo.
Along with Williams' first-team selection, Taylor Robertson and Ana Llanusa were named second-team All-Big 12 honorees. Additionally, Skylar Vann was an All-Big 12 honorable mention. In addition, Vann was named the league's Sixth Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, while Beatrice Culliton earned a spot on the Big 12 All-Freshman team.
The five different Sooners honored were the most of any team in the league and the most for an OU team since 2018. The Sooners, who went 14-4 in conference play, won a share of the program's first regular season title since 2009.
Williams' honor made her the sixth Sooner all-time to earn three first-team selections, joining Aaryn Ellenberg, Courtney Paris, Danielle Robinson, Stacey Dales and Phylesha Whaley. The redshirt senior forward led the Sooners with 15.7 points per game this season, also averaging 5.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists. Williams was the only player in the country to post 24.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per 40 minutes, solidifying her spot on the league's first team. She was one of four unanimous selections to the 2023 All-Big 12 First Team.
Vann became the first player in Big 12 history to repeat as the league's Sixth Player of the Year. The Edmond, Okla., product was instrumental in Oklahoma's first conference championship since 2009, averaging 11.1 points and a team-high 6.9 rebounds per game in 29 games off the bench for the Sooners. Her 16 games of double-digit points off the bench were the most of any Big 12 player this season, and the forward was the only player in Division I to average 11.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game without a start.
Tallying second-team honors, Taylor Robertson closes her Oklahoma career as a four-time All-Big 12 honoree, making her the eighth Sooner all-time to do so. The sharpshooter led the Big 12 in 3-point percentage and 3-pointers made, connecting on 81 treys at a 42.9% clip. She set a new NCAA career 3-point record this season, passing Kelsey Mitchell's record of 497, and Robertson enters the postseason with 527 career treys.
Llanusa joined Robertson the Second Team, earning postseason honors for the first time since 2019. A now three-time Big 12 honoree, Llanusa posted a team-high five 20-point games vs. Big 12 opponents this season. The guard averaged 12.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists in her sixth season at Oklahoma.
Culliton's strong push over the season's final month landed her on the league's All-Freshman Team. The true freshman center averaged 4.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists throughout the season. Her player efficiency rating of 18.3 ranked fourth among all Big 12 freshmen that played at least 20 games, and a 10-assist output in a win over Texas Tech made her the first freshman center nationally since at least 2009 to dish out double-digit assists in a game. The Sooners have now had at least one player named to the All-Freshman team in seven consecutive seasons.
The Sooners won their first Big 12 regular season championship since 2009 this year, sharing the title with Texas. Oklahoma will be the No. 2 seed at this week's Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship and tip off in the Big 12 quarterfinal vs. No. 7-seeded Kansas or No. 10-seeded TCU at 5 p.m. Friday in Kansas City, Mo.
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