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University of Oklahoma Athletics
2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Vann, Skylar
Jersey Number 24
Skylar Vann
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Deer Creek
- Hometown:
- Edmond, Okla.
Bio
CAREER
2025 Preseason All-SEC … 2025 Preseason All-America Honoree … 2025 Naismith Player of the Year Watch List … 2024 Big 12 Co-Player of the Year … 2024 AP All-America Honoree … 2024 WBCA All-America Honoree … 2024 Unanimous All-Big 12 First Team … 2024 Cheryl Miller Award Watch List … 2023–24 Preseason All-Big 12 … 2023 Big 12 Sixth Player of the Year … 2023 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention … 2023 Big 12 All-Tournament Team … 2022 Big 12 Sixth Player of the Year … Upon graduation, ranked in Oklahoma’s career top 10 in points (10th, 1,792), rebounds (7th, 921), 3-pointers made (T-10th, 161), field goals made (7th, 721), and games played (2nd, 156).
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2024-25)
Preseason All-SEC selection … preseason All-America honoree … Katrina McClain Award watch list … Naismith Player of the Year watch list … appeared in all 35 games (35 starts) … averaged 9.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, and career-high 2.7 assists per game … eclipsed 1,500 career points at UNLV (Nov. 22) … recorded 17 games of double-digit scoring (92 in career) … led the Sooners in assists seven times … posted career-high eight assists vs. Omaha (Dec. 22) … scored 20 points on 9-of-15 shooting vs. Auburn (Feb. 10) for 19th career 20-point game … added 13 points and nine rebounds in win over Vanderbilt (Feb. 20) … poured in season-high 24 points in NCAA Tournament First Round vs. FGCU (March 22) … followed with 17 points and six rebounds against Iowa in NCAA Second Round (March 24).
SENIOR (2023-24)
Big 12 Co-Player of the Year … Unanimous All-Big 12 First Team selection … AP All-America honoree … WBCA Region 3 All-America honoree … Preseason All-Big 12 honoree … Cheryl Miller Award preseason watch list honoree … First Sooner to win Big 12 PoY honors since Courtney Paris in 2009 … Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 29) … Played in all 33 games (32 starts) … Averaged career highs in points (15.1), rebounds (7.0) and assists (2.4) … One of two Power Six players to average 15.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists in under 30 MPG joining Stanford’s Cameron Brink … Became 39th Sooner to reach 1,000 career points on Nov. 15 doing so in 93 games … Became ninth Sooner all-time to eclipse 1,400 points and 750 rebounds in career … Team-high 27 games of 10+ points, including career-long streak of 20 straight games from Dec. 1-Feb. 24 … 11 games of 20 points were sixth-most at OU since 2009 … Scored career-high 25 points behind career-best 11 made field goals vs. UNLV (Dec. 9) and added eight rebounds and two assists … Finished with 24 points in NCAA First Round vs. FGCU on 50% shooting … Added 24 points, four rebounds and three assists at Ole Miss (Nov. 9) … Finished with 22 points, six assists and five rebounds at Cincinnati (Feb. 20) … Scored 20 points paired with eight rebounds in NCAA Second Round game vs. Indiana (March 25) … Notched double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds at Texas (Jan. 24) … Had 17-point, 11-rebound double-double vs. Oklahoma State (Feb. 24) … Grabbed career-high 14 rebounds and scored 11 points for double-double at West Virginia (Feb. 17) … Had 10 points and 12 boards vs. North Carolina (Dec. 19).
JUNIOR (2022-23)
Honorable mention All-Big 12 selection ... Repeated as Big 12 Sixth Player of the Year ... Big 12 All-Tournament team ... Appeared in 33 games off the bench, averaging 11.5 points, team-high 6.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists ... Led Sooners with five double-doubles ... First player in Big 12 history to win Big 12 Sixth Player Award twice ... Only player in Division I to average 11.5 points and 6.5 rebounds without a start ... Posted 20 games of double-digit points, third-most among all players without a start and most in the Big 12 ... Her 2.4 offensive rebounds per game ranked in the 94th percentile nationally ... Only Power Five player to average 22.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per 40 minutes ... Tallied eight games with double-digit rebounds and led team in rebounds 10 times, points five times and assists three times ... Poured in career-high 23 points vs. Kansas State (March 1) and added four rebounds ... Hit game-winning shot and scored 21 points (9-of-13) in Big 12 quarterfinal vs. TCU (March 10) and added five boards and three assists ... A 20-point performance with six rebounds, five assists and four steals fueled OU's comeback win at Baylor (Feb. 7) ... Posted double-double in 24 minutes at Texas Tech with 19 points, 11 rebounds and season-high six assists ... Tallied double-double in Big 12 title-clinching game at Oklahoma State (March 4) with 13 points and 11 boards ... Posted 11 points and 11 rebounds vs. Portland (March 18) to become first Sooner to notch a double-double in the NCAA Tournament since Kaylon Williams in 2015.
SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
Big 12 Sixth Player of the Year … In 33 games (one start), averaged 11.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists … Became first Power Five player in nine seasons to post 11.5 PPG, 5.5 RPG and 1.5 APG with fewer than two starts in a season … Scored in double figures in 20 games, scoring 20+ three times … Led Sooners in points six times, rebounds five times and assists once … Posted second career double-double vs. Central Arkansas (11/16) with 12 points and career-high 11 rebounds … Nearly averaged a double-double at the Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis, finishing the week by averaging 10.7 PPG and 8.0 RPG … Earned only start of the season vs. Wichita State (12/29) and posted a then-career-high 21 points with eight rebounds in a 22-point win … Was instrumental in OU’s win over No. 14 Baylor (1/12), scoring a career-high 22 points and adding career bests in steals (4) and blocks (3), including the game-saving block in the final minute of the game … Scored 20 points in OU’s next contest vs. TCU (1/15) to post back-to-back 20-point games for the first time of her career and earn Big 12 Player of the Week honors … Finished with 19 points and seven rebounds in Bedlam win over Oklahoma State (March 2) ... Closed season with a near double-double vs. Notre Dame (March 21), tallying 11 points and nine rebounds.
FRESHMAN (2020-21)
Played in 23 of 24 contests and made six starts … Averaged 8.0 PPG and 4.7 RPG … Scored in double figures in seven games … Two performances with double-digit rebounds… Career-high 10 rebounds against UAPB to go with 14 points for a double-double (Dec. 29) … Scored a career-best 19 points on 8-for-15 (.533) shooting against Texas Tech (March 1) … Matched her career-high in boards against Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championships with 10 (March 12) … Also added 11 points in that game for a double-double.
HIGH SCHOOL
Scored 1,605 points and pulled down 1,062 rebounds in her prep career ... Averaged 18.9 points per game to lead the No. 4 team in the state in scoring, as well as 10.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.9 steals and 1.7 blocks during her senior season … Three-time first-team All-Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference selection … 2019-20 COAC Offensive Player of the Year … Tabbed to the 2019-20 Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association's All-State Team for the Large School West Division … Max Preps second-team all-state honoree … Honorable mention all-state selection by the Tulsa World in 2017-18 and 2018-19 … Member of The Oklahoman's All-State Third Team in 2018-19 and an honorable mention pick in 2017-18.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Bryatt and Malinda Vann … dad, Bryatt, played at Oklahoma under Billy Tubbs in 1992 and 1993 … has two sisters, Zya, who plays basketball at OU, and Talia … graduated from OU with a degree in communications ... earned Masters in human relations.
2025 Preseason All-SEC … 2025 Preseason All-America Honoree … 2025 Naismith Player of the Year Watch List … 2024 Big 12 Co-Player of the Year … 2024 AP All-America Honoree … 2024 WBCA All-America Honoree … 2024 Unanimous All-Big 12 First Team … 2024 Cheryl Miller Award Watch List … 2023–24 Preseason All-Big 12 … 2023 Big 12 Sixth Player of the Year … 2023 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention … 2023 Big 12 All-Tournament Team … 2022 Big 12 Sixth Player of the Year … Upon graduation, ranked in Oklahoma’s career top 10 in points (10th, 1,792), rebounds (7th, 921), 3-pointers made (T-10th, 161), field goals made (7th, 721), and games played (2nd, 156).
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2024-25)
Preseason All-SEC selection … preseason All-America honoree … Katrina McClain Award watch list … Naismith Player of the Year watch list … appeared in all 35 games (35 starts) … averaged 9.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, and career-high 2.7 assists per game … eclipsed 1,500 career points at UNLV (Nov. 22) … recorded 17 games of double-digit scoring (92 in career) … led the Sooners in assists seven times … posted career-high eight assists vs. Omaha (Dec. 22) … scored 20 points on 9-of-15 shooting vs. Auburn (Feb. 10) for 19th career 20-point game … added 13 points and nine rebounds in win over Vanderbilt (Feb. 20) … poured in season-high 24 points in NCAA Tournament First Round vs. FGCU (March 22) … followed with 17 points and six rebounds against Iowa in NCAA Second Round (March 24).
SENIOR (2023-24)
Big 12 Co-Player of the Year … Unanimous All-Big 12 First Team selection … AP All-America honoree … WBCA Region 3 All-America honoree … Preseason All-Big 12 honoree … Cheryl Miller Award preseason watch list honoree … First Sooner to win Big 12 PoY honors since Courtney Paris in 2009 … Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 29) … Played in all 33 games (32 starts) … Averaged career highs in points (15.1), rebounds (7.0) and assists (2.4) … One of two Power Six players to average 15.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists in under 30 MPG joining Stanford’s Cameron Brink … Became 39th Sooner to reach 1,000 career points on Nov. 15 doing so in 93 games … Became ninth Sooner all-time to eclipse 1,400 points and 750 rebounds in career … Team-high 27 games of 10+ points, including career-long streak of 20 straight games from Dec. 1-Feb. 24 … 11 games of 20 points were sixth-most at OU since 2009 … Scored career-high 25 points behind career-best 11 made field goals vs. UNLV (Dec. 9) and added eight rebounds and two assists … Finished with 24 points in NCAA First Round vs. FGCU on 50% shooting … Added 24 points, four rebounds and three assists at Ole Miss (Nov. 9) … Finished with 22 points, six assists and five rebounds at Cincinnati (Feb. 20) … Scored 20 points paired with eight rebounds in NCAA Second Round game vs. Indiana (March 25) … Notched double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds at Texas (Jan. 24) … Had 17-point, 11-rebound double-double vs. Oklahoma State (Feb. 24) … Grabbed career-high 14 rebounds and scored 11 points for double-double at West Virginia (Feb. 17) … Had 10 points and 12 boards vs. North Carolina (Dec. 19).
JUNIOR (2022-23)
Honorable mention All-Big 12 selection ... Repeated as Big 12 Sixth Player of the Year ... Big 12 All-Tournament team ... Appeared in 33 games off the bench, averaging 11.5 points, team-high 6.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists ... Led Sooners with five double-doubles ... First player in Big 12 history to win Big 12 Sixth Player Award twice ... Only player in Division I to average 11.5 points and 6.5 rebounds without a start ... Posted 20 games of double-digit points, third-most among all players without a start and most in the Big 12 ... Her 2.4 offensive rebounds per game ranked in the 94th percentile nationally ... Only Power Five player to average 22.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per 40 minutes ... Tallied eight games with double-digit rebounds and led team in rebounds 10 times, points five times and assists three times ... Poured in career-high 23 points vs. Kansas State (March 1) and added four rebounds ... Hit game-winning shot and scored 21 points (9-of-13) in Big 12 quarterfinal vs. TCU (March 10) and added five boards and three assists ... A 20-point performance with six rebounds, five assists and four steals fueled OU's comeback win at Baylor (Feb. 7) ... Posted double-double in 24 minutes at Texas Tech with 19 points, 11 rebounds and season-high six assists ... Tallied double-double in Big 12 title-clinching game at Oklahoma State (March 4) with 13 points and 11 boards ... Posted 11 points and 11 rebounds vs. Portland (March 18) to become first Sooner to notch a double-double in the NCAA Tournament since Kaylon Williams in 2015.
SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
Big 12 Sixth Player of the Year … In 33 games (one start), averaged 11.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists … Became first Power Five player in nine seasons to post 11.5 PPG, 5.5 RPG and 1.5 APG with fewer than two starts in a season … Scored in double figures in 20 games, scoring 20+ three times … Led Sooners in points six times, rebounds five times and assists once … Posted second career double-double vs. Central Arkansas (11/16) with 12 points and career-high 11 rebounds … Nearly averaged a double-double at the Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis, finishing the week by averaging 10.7 PPG and 8.0 RPG … Earned only start of the season vs. Wichita State (12/29) and posted a then-career-high 21 points with eight rebounds in a 22-point win … Was instrumental in OU’s win over No. 14 Baylor (1/12), scoring a career-high 22 points and adding career bests in steals (4) and blocks (3), including the game-saving block in the final minute of the game … Scored 20 points in OU’s next contest vs. TCU (1/15) to post back-to-back 20-point games for the first time of her career and earn Big 12 Player of the Week honors … Finished with 19 points and seven rebounds in Bedlam win over Oklahoma State (March 2) ... Closed season with a near double-double vs. Notre Dame (March 21), tallying 11 points and nine rebounds.
FRESHMAN (2020-21)
Played in 23 of 24 contests and made six starts … Averaged 8.0 PPG and 4.7 RPG … Scored in double figures in seven games … Two performances with double-digit rebounds… Career-high 10 rebounds against UAPB to go with 14 points for a double-double (Dec. 29) … Scored a career-best 19 points on 8-for-15 (.533) shooting against Texas Tech (March 1) … Matched her career-high in boards against Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championships with 10 (March 12) … Also added 11 points in that game for a double-double.
HIGH SCHOOL
Scored 1,605 points and pulled down 1,062 rebounds in her prep career ... Averaged 18.9 points per game to lead the No. 4 team in the state in scoring, as well as 10.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.9 steals and 1.7 blocks during her senior season … Three-time first-team All-Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference selection … 2019-20 COAC Offensive Player of the Year … Tabbed to the 2019-20 Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association's All-State Team for the Large School West Division … Max Preps second-team all-state honoree … Honorable mention all-state selection by the Tulsa World in 2017-18 and 2018-19 … Member of The Oklahoman's All-State Third Team in 2018-19 and an honorable mention pick in 2017-18.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Bryatt and Malinda Vann … dad, Bryatt, played at Oklahoma under Billy Tubbs in 1992 and 1993 … has two sisters, Zya, who plays basketball at OU, and Talia … graduated from OU with a degree in communications ... earned Masters in human relations.
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