Completed Event: Women's Basketball versus North Carolina Central on December 22, 2025 , Win , 126, to, 54
Final
Women's Basketball
126
vs North Carolina Central
54
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University of Oklahoma Athletics
2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 6
Sahara Williams
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- West High School
- Hometown:
- Waterloo, Iowa
CAREER
2024 All-Big 12 honorable mention ... 2024 Fort Myers Classic All-Tournament Team.
SOPHOMORE (2024-25)
Started all 35 games … averaged 10.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game … first Sooner since 2021 to open career with back-to-back 340-point seasons … posted 21 games with 10+ points, the most by an OU sophomore since 2021 … recorded 13 double-digit scoring performances over the final 20 games … shot 41.7% from the floor and made 35 three-pointers … registered nine games with multiple steals … Notable Games: at Louisville (Dec. 5): 15 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists; vs. Kentucky (Feb. 2): career-high 27 points on 9 of 9 free throws; at Ole Miss (Feb. 6): 14 points, 8 rebounds; vs. Iowa (March 24, NCAA Tournament Second Round): 13 points, 9 rebounds.
FRESHMAN (2023-24)
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention … started all 33 games … averaged 10.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game … first OU freshman to earn All-Conference honors since 2018 … posted the third most double-doubles (3) in OU freshman history behind Courtney Paris and Madi Williams … 33 starts tied for second-most all-time for an Oklahoma freshman … scored in double figures 19 times, fifth most by a freshman at OU since 2009 … shot 46.3% from the floor and 55.4% inside the three-point arc … Notable Games: vs. Oklahoma State (Feb. 24): season-high 20 points, 7 rebounds; vs. TCU (March 9, Big 12 Championship quarterfinal): 17 points, 8 rebounds; vs. UNLV (Dec. 9): first career double-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds; vs. FGCU (March 23, NCAA Tournament debut): 14 points; vs. Indiana (March 25, NCAA Tournament second round): 12 points, 6 rebounds; at Ole Miss (Nov. 9): double-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds, season-high 4 assists; vs. Tennessee (Nov. 25): 16 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals (Ft. Myers Classic All-Tournament Team).
HIGH SCHOOL
Five-star recruit by ESPN … ranked No. 23 overall player nationally by ESPN and Prospects Nation … named fourth-best wing in the nation by ESPN … averaged 21.2 points, 10.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 3.2 steals per game as a senior at Waterloo West High School (Iowa) … McDonald’s All-American (2023) … named to 2023 USA Women’s Nike Hoop Summit Team … member of 2023 Jordan Brand Classic All-Star Team … three-time IPSWA Class 5A All-State First Team … led Waterloo West to state finals in 2022, averaging 19.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game as a junior … starred on All-Iowa Attack Nike EYBL team.
USA BASKETBALL
Won gold medals with Team USA at the 2023 and 2022 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cups … Named to the 2025 USA 3x3 Women’s National Team and competed at the 2025 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, finishing sixth … Competed in the 2025 FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series stops in Ulaanbaatar (second place) and Marseille … Named to the 2025 USA 3x3 Women’s Series Team … Helped Team USA win a seventh-straight gold at the 2023 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup … Scored 10 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in the inaugural women’s game at the 2023 Nike Hoop Summit … Played on the 2023 USA 3x3 Women’s U18 National Team, 2023 USA Women’s Nike Hoop Summit Team and 2022 USA 3x3 Women’s U18 National Team.
PERSONAL
Majoring in human relations … daughter of Torey Williams and Shavawn Balkmon … first-generation college student ... authored FanWord story detailing her story.
2024 All-Big 12 honorable mention ... 2024 Fort Myers Classic All-Tournament Team.
SOPHOMORE (2024-25)
Started all 35 games … averaged 10.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game … first Sooner since 2021 to open career with back-to-back 340-point seasons … posted 21 games with 10+ points, the most by an OU sophomore since 2021 … recorded 13 double-digit scoring performances over the final 20 games … shot 41.7% from the floor and made 35 three-pointers … registered nine games with multiple steals … Notable Games: at Louisville (Dec. 5): 15 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists; vs. Kentucky (Feb. 2): career-high 27 points on 9 of 9 free throws; at Ole Miss (Feb. 6): 14 points, 8 rebounds; vs. Iowa (March 24, NCAA Tournament Second Round): 13 points, 9 rebounds.
FRESHMAN (2023-24)
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention … started all 33 games … averaged 10.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game … first OU freshman to earn All-Conference honors since 2018 … posted the third most double-doubles (3) in OU freshman history behind Courtney Paris and Madi Williams … 33 starts tied for second-most all-time for an Oklahoma freshman … scored in double figures 19 times, fifth most by a freshman at OU since 2009 … shot 46.3% from the floor and 55.4% inside the three-point arc … Notable Games: vs. Oklahoma State (Feb. 24): season-high 20 points, 7 rebounds; vs. TCU (March 9, Big 12 Championship quarterfinal): 17 points, 8 rebounds; vs. UNLV (Dec. 9): first career double-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds; vs. FGCU (March 23, NCAA Tournament debut): 14 points; vs. Indiana (March 25, NCAA Tournament second round): 12 points, 6 rebounds; at Ole Miss (Nov. 9): double-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds, season-high 4 assists; vs. Tennessee (Nov. 25): 16 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals (Ft. Myers Classic All-Tournament Team).
HIGH SCHOOL
Five-star recruit by ESPN … ranked No. 23 overall player nationally by ESPN and Prospects Nation … named fourth-best wing in the nation by ESPN … averaged 21.2 points, 10.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 3.2 steals per game as a senior at Waterloo West High School (Iowa) … McDonald’s All-American (2023) … named to 2023 USA Women’s Nike Hoop Summit Team … member of 2023 Jordan Brand Classic All-Star Team … three-time IPSWA Class 5A All-State First Team … led Waterloo West to state finals in 2022, averaging 19.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game as a junior … starred on All-Iowa Attack Nike EYBL team.
USA BASKETBALL
Won gold medals with Team USA at the 2023 and 2022 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cups … Named to the 2025 USA 3x3 Women’s National Team and competed at the 2025 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, finishing sixth … Competed in the 2025 FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series stops in Ulaanbaatar (second place) and Marseille … Named to the 2025 USA 3x3 Women’s Series Team … Helped Team USA win a seventh-straight gold at the 2023 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup … Scored 10 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in the inaugural women’s game at the 2023 Nike Hoop Summit … Played on the 2023 USA 3x3 Women’s U18 National Team, 2023 USA Women’s Nike Hoop Summit Team and 2022 USA 3x3 Women’s U18 National Team.
PERSONAL
Majoring in human relations … daughter of Torey Williams and Shavawn Balkmon … first-generation college student ... authored FanWord story detailing her story.
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