Coming off of their second-straight NCAA tournament appearance, Jennie Baranczyk and the Oklahoma Sooners find themselves in the middle of a big-time recruiting battle.
On Tuesday, the Sooners were included in the top six for point guard Aaliyah Chavez out of Lubbock, Texas. Chavez is considered the No. 1 player in the nation, according to On3.
The Sooners were included along with some of the heavy hitters in women’s college basketball like South Carolina, LSU, Texas, UCLA, and Texas Tech.
South Carolina, fresh off an undefeated season and their second title in three years will always be tough to beat in a recruiting battle with Dawn Staley at the helm. LSU won the national championship in the 2022-2023 season.
But Baranczyk and the Sooners have created a culture and established a style of play that’s caught the eye of prospects across the country.
“It’s not too far from home and I love coach Jennie [Baranczyk],” Chavez told On3. “She’s the head coach that I usually talk to. She’s very young, and I like how they just play basketball. They don’t try to force anything – no sets. They just go out there and play basketball.”
This won’t be an easy recruiting battle, but Baranczyk and the Sooners are in a good spot at this point. Now they just have to keep their pitch going
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