Oklahoma Women's Basketball picked up some major honors with Raegan Beers earning All-America status, and Aaliyah Chavez named top Freshman ahead of March Madness
The Oklahoma women's basketball team is heading into the NCAA Tournament with some serious momentum, thanks to standout performances from senior Raegan Beers and freshman Aaliyah Chavez.
These two have been lighting it up all season, and now the honors are rolling in, putting the Sooners in the national spotlight.
Raegan Beers has been a force in the paint and earned All-America recognition from several major outlets. She landed third-team All-American nods from both the United States Basketball Writers Association and Sporting News. On top of that, she picked up honorable mention from the Associated Press.
Beers also made the cut as a WBCA All-America regional finalist, which puts her in elite company. She's a finalist for the prestigious Wooden Award too, and she's the first Oklahoma player to make a first, second, or third-team All-America list since Danielle Robinson.
Going further, she's the program's first USBWA All-American since Courtney Paris in 2009. A two-time first-team All-SEC pick, Beers has been dominant. She's put up 15.7 points per game while shooting an SEC-best 61.5% from the field, grabbing 10.4 rebounds, and dishing 2.3 assists.
She's one of only two players in the country averaging at least 15 points, 10 boards, and 2 assists. Beers is also in the running for the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award.
In conference play, she scored in double figures in 14 out of 16 games, and her 20 double-doubles this season rank sixth nationally while tying for the fifth-most in a single season in OU history.
Beers has been the steady, reliable anchor for this team, and her consistency has paid off big time with these accolades.
Then there's Aaliyah Chavez, the freshman guard from Lubbock, Texas, who came in as the No. 1 recruit in the 2025 class and a consensus national player of the year in high school.
She's lived up to every bit of the hype and then some.
ESPN named her National Freshman of the Year, and she also grabbed the same honor from CBS Sports. She's one of just two freshmen nationwide to earn WBCA All-America regional finalist status, joining Kansas' Jaliya Davis.
ESPN also tabbed her as the top freshman guard in the 2026 NCAA Tournament field. Chavez also earned All-SEC second-team and All-Freshman honors, and she leads the No. 10-ranked Sooners in scoring at 18.4 points per game, which is the highest mark among qualified Power Five freshmen.
She adds 4.2 assists, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game. Chavez is one of only two freshmen since 2009 to average at least 18 points, 4 assists, and 3.5 rebounds while keeping turnovers at 3.0 or fewer.
She's had 12 games with 20 or more points, which is the third-most among true freshmen nationally, and her six 20-point outings against ranked opponents lead all first-year players.
Against AP or WBCA-ranked teams, she's averaged 19.1 points, 3.8 assists, and 3.5 rebounds, helping OU snag six wins over ranked squads this season.
She also tied an SEC record with eight Freshman of the Week awards and has been on multiple national award watch lists. Chavez was snubbed of SEC Freshman of the Year honors, which went to Aubrey Galvan of Vanderbilt.
Both players cracked ESPN's list of the top 25 players in the NCAA Tournament, with Beers at No. 13 and Chavez at No. 19 (tops among freshmen). It's a killer duo featuring a veteran big who's all about efficiency and rebounding, and the other being a dynamic guard who's explosive and fearless.
UP NEXT: Now, the No. 10 Sooners are set to open tournament play as a No. 4 seed, hosting Idaho (the No. 13 seed and Big Sky champs) on Friday at 9 p.m. CT inside Lloyd Noble Center in Norman. The winner moves on to face either Michigan State or Colorado State on Sunday.