Trio of Oklahoma Seniors Receive Preseason Recognition

Oklahoma's experience is already showing in the preseason.

Ross Lovelace | Oct 5, 2022

With basketball season closing in, accolades are already rolling in for the Oklahoma Sooners.

OU's super-senior duo of Madi Williams and Taylor Robertson were each named Wednesday to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team as unanimous members.

In addition to Williams and Robertson, Sooners guard Ana Llanusa was also listed as honorable mention. Llanusa missed a good portion of the 2021-22 season with an injury, but is back to help lead Oklahoma this fall.

Both Robertson and Williams have been the heart and soul of the women’s program for the past four seasons. Last season, the pair became the first two players to earn spots on the same preseason All-Big 12 team. Now, they’ve done it back-to-back years.

Robertson is widely regarded as one of the best 3-point shooters in the country, averaging 16.7 points while shooting 44 percent from long distance on 8.6 attempts per game. She already owns the Big 12 record for 3-pointers made in a career. This marks Robertson’s third preseason selection.

Williams does it all for the Sooners, providing a tough presence on the floor. Last season, the talented forward led the Sooners in scoring at 18 points per game, adding 7.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists as well. For Williams, this is her second consecutive unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 preseason team.

The addition of Llanusa gives this team a chance to be special. Before she went down with an injury, the senior guard was averaging 17.3 points per game and Oklahoma was firing on all cylinders.

Oklahoma's opens play Nov. 7 versus Oral Roberts at 4 p.m. inside Lloyd Noble Center.

Published Oct 5, 2022

ROSS LOVELACE

Experience Ross is a young, up-and-coming sports reporter who has covered the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Oklahoma Sooners over the past six years. He's made guest appearances on various radio stations and has helped out with the All Sooners podcast whenever he gets the chance. Ross enjoys public speaking and has done so at multiple churches and high schools across the OKC metro area. In addition to writing, Ross has been the Play-by-Play announcer for Crossings’ basketball and football programs since 2020. In high school, Ross worked for self-starter blogs and latched onto Thunder Digest, where he discovered his passion for writing. From there, he worked for the OU Daily as a women's basketball reporter and was hired by All Sooners. Ross landed an internship with Sports Illustrated's Inside the Thunder and has since become a full-time contributor. One day, Ross hopes to work in the NBA. Work History Education Ross holds a bachelor's degree in Public Relations and a minor in Communication from the University of Oklahoma. Personal Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Ross played basketball and wrote for his own Thunder blog at Crossings High School in OKC, OK. He enjoys reading, New York Jets football and a week at the beach. Ross is engaged to be married at the end of the year. His Twitter handle is @Rosslovelace.