WBB Game Preview: OU Faces Florida State in Coconut Hoops TItle

NORMAN — No. 9/8 Oklahoma (6-1) plays for the GEICO Coconut Hoops Classic championship on Sunday when it faces Florida State (4-4) at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Fla.

Tip is set for 5:30 p.m. CT on FloCollege. Fans can tune in on the Sooner Sports Radio Network (1520 AM) with Andrew Himes and Tyler Neal, or listen in Spanish with Danny Gonzales on Los Sooners Radio (1560 AM). All radio broadcasts will also stream on the Varsity App.

To earn a meeting with the Seminoles, OU dispatched Coppin State, 100-46, on Friday night. All five of OU's starters scored in double figures, led by Raegan Beers' 14-point, 14-rebound double-double and Zya Vann's 16 points with career highs in steals (7) and assists (6).

OU is seeking its first in-season tournament championship of the Baranczyk era. Since 2021, the Sooners are 4-4 in in-season tournaments, including a 2-1 showing at the 2021 Battle4Atlantis and a 1-0 performance at the 2022 Maggie Dixon Classic. OU's last non-conference tournament title came at the 2015 Junkanoo Jam, when the Sooners defeated Utah and Boston College.

FAN INFORMATION

Sunday's game will stream live on FloCollege, a subscription service from FloSports. Fans can subscribe monthly for $20 or choose an annual plan that averages $9 per month. A subscription provides access across mobile devices and major connected TVs through the FloSports app (ROKU, Apple TV, Google TV, Fire TV, Samsung TVs and Vizio TVs).

Subscriptions can be canceled anytime, with access lasting through the end of the current billing period. You can sign up for an account here.

For fans wanting to tune in on the radio, Andrew Himes and Tyler Neal will have the English call on 1520 AM in Oklahoma City, while Danny Gonzales will lead the Spanish broadcast on Los Sooners 1560 AM. Both the English and Spanish broadcasts are also available worldwide on the Varsity App.

Tickets for all games at the GEICO Coconut Hoops Classic are available for purchase.

(9) Oklahoma vs. Florida State
Date: Sunday, Nov. 30
Tip Time: 5:30 p.m. CT
Location: Fort Myers, Fla.
Arena: Alico Arena

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• OU has won five straight and the last three by 50+ points, marking the first time in program history with three consecutive wins by 50 or more. The Sooners have scored 100 points in back-to-back games for the first time since November 2014, and their 212 points over the last two contests are the second most in any two-game span in school history. A win Sunday would secure OU's eighth six-game winning streak in the last five seasons. Last year, the Sooners opened 6-0 and later reeled off streaks of six and nine straight, the latter tied for the program's longest since 2008-09.

• Friday's win over Coppin State brought Jennie Baranczyk to 299 career victories. A win over Florida State would make her the eighth active SEC head coach to reach 300 and she would do it faster than all but two in the conference – LSU's Kim Mulkey and Kentucky's Kenny Brooks – hitting the milestone in just 431 games.

• OU fell one spot to No. 9 in this week's AP Top 25 after its lone game last week – a 53-point win over East Texas A&M on Nov. 19. The Sooners have now appeared in four straight AP polls inside the top 10 for the second consecutive season and own a 33-week run in the AP Top 25, the fourth-longest streak in program history. OU also checked in at No. 8 in the WBCA Coaches Poll.

• The Sooners lead the country in rebounding (52.43 RPG) and pull down a nation-high 35.9 defensive boards per game. OU has grabbed 50+ rebounds in four straight games and a nation-best five times this season, including 65 vs. East Texas A&M and 61 vs. Belmont. The Sooners' +16.9 rebounding margin ranks fourth in the NCAA. OU's defense fuels its rebounding edge. The Sooners hold opponents to 29.9% shooting this season – third best in the country – while also blocking 6.0 shots per game (14th NCAA) and forcing more than 12.5 steals per game.

• Oklahoma and Florida State have never met. OU is 28-28 all-time against ACC teams and 4-3 versus the league under Baranczyk. Overall, OU is 8-10 in the state of Florida and 2-2 in the state during the Baranczyk era. The Sooners went 0-2 at the 2023 Fort Myers Tip-Off with losses to Princeton and Tennessee.

UP NEXT

The Sooners return home for the entire month of December. OU plays five games in December, starting with a Dec. 3 matchup against No. 25 NC State at Lloyd Noble Center on ESPN2 at 6 p.m.

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