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USA Today
29-03-2025
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- USA Today
Who is Raegan Beers? What to know about Oklahoma star for March Madness game vs. UConn
Who is Raegan Beers? What to know about Oklahoma star for March Madness game vs. UConn Show Caption Hide Caption Paige Bueckers on JuJu Watkins after season ending injury UConn's Paige Bueckers knows what it's like to tear an ACL, and shares some empathetic words for JuJu Watkins after suffering a season ending injury. Sports Pulse Editor's note: Follow UConn women's basketball vs. Oklahoma live updates from their Sweet 16 matchup. Raegan Beers and No. 3 Oklahoma aim for their fourth Elite Eight appearance as they face No. 2 UConn in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA women's tournament. The Oregon State transfer is the top scorer for the Sooners, putting up 25 points and 18 rebounds in their first-round game against Florida Gulf Coast University. In the second-round win over Iowa, the junior added 11 points and 13 rebounds. FOLLOW THE MADNESS Women's March Madness Sweet 16 best games: Schedule, players to watch Beers was named to the All-SEC First Team and is a finalist for the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award. Here is more of what you need to know about the Oklahoma star center. Raegan Beers Career stats Oregon State Beavers 2022-23: Played in 31 games, averaging 13.3 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Played in 31 games, averaging 13.3 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. 2022-23: Started 31 games, averaging 17.5 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. Oklahoma Sooners 2024-25: Started in 32 games, averaging 17.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. Is Raegan Beers eligible for the WNBA draft? Beers was born on March 23, 2004, which makes her 21 years old. She does not qualify for the WNBA Draft because the league requires domestic draft entrants to be at least 22 years old during the year in which the draft takes place and to have no remaining college eligibility. She would qualify for the 2026 draft. Raegan Beers height Beers is listed at 6-foot-4 on the official Oklahoma women's baseball roster, sharing the title of tallest player with forward Kiersten Johnson. Raegan Beers recruiting Beers was a five-star recruit and the No. 10 overall player and the No. 3 center in the 2022 recruiting class by ESPN HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings. She attended Valor Christian in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, where she was a McDonald's All-American and Gatorade Player of the Year in 2022. Beers committed Oregon State over Stanford, Colorado, UConn and Notre Dame.
USA Today
20-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Oklahoma center Raegan Beers named Honorable Mention All-American
Oklahoma center Raegan Beers named Honorable Mention All-American Raegan Beers' first season in an Oklahoma women's basketball uniform was an unqualified success. On Wednesday, she added to her trophy case. Beers, the 6-foot-4 junior center who transferred from Oregon State before the season, was named an Honorable Mention All-American by both the Associated Press and the United States Basketball Writers Association. It marked the second straight year she earned such honors. Beers led the Sooners in scoring, rebounding, and blocked shots, averaging 17.5 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game. Her 66% shooting from the field ranked fourth in Division I. In addition, Beers notched 12 double-doubles during the regular season, the most games with a double-double since Joanna McFarland had 14 in the 2012-13 season. The All-American honors are just the latest on her resume. Earlier in March, Beers was named to the All-SEC first team and selected as a finalist for the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award. In the penultimate week of the regular season, she earned USBWA National Player of the Week honors after scoring 30 points in consecutive games against Vanderbilt and Arkansas. In reaching that total in two straight, she became the first Oklahoma women's basketball player to do so since Courtney Paris more than 15 years ago. Beers' All-American honor also marked the fourth straight season the Sooners have had at least one All-American under coach Jennie Baranczyk. Skylar Vann, Madi Williams, and Taylor Robertson also received All-American will seek to keep its season going Saturday at 1:30 p.m. The third-seeded Sooners will play No. 14-seed Florida-Gulf Coast in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, which can be seen on ESPNU. USBWA All-American Teams First Team Lauren Betts, UCLA Paige Buckers, Connecticut Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame Aneesah Morrow, LSU JuJu Watkins, Southern California Second Team Georgia Amoore, Kentucky Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt Madison Booker, Texas Ta'Niya Latson, Florida State Olivia Miles, Notre Dame Third team Audi Crooks, Iowa State Kiki Iriafen, Southern California Flau'Jae Johnson, LSU Sarah Strong, Connecticut Hailey Van Lith, Texas Christian
