Beers Named to Media's Preseason All-SEC First Team

NORMAN – For the second consecutive year, Oklahoma center Raegan Beers was named a preseason All-SEC first-team selection by a panel of SEC and national media members.

Also announced Monday, Oklahoma was picked to finish fifth in the league. A coaches' poll and All-SEC teams voted on by the league's head coaches will be released later this month.

Beers, a senior from Littleton, Colo., was a consensus All-America honorable mention last season after averaging 17.3 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 1.1 assists per game while shooting 63% from the field. A finalist for the 2025 Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award, she led the SEC in player efficiency rating (35.9) and was the only player in the country to average 31.0 points and 16.0 rebounds per 40 minutes.

The Sooners were slotted fifth in the poll behind South Carolina, Texas, LSU and Tennessee. All five teams rank inside the top seven of ESPN's preseason poll, including Oklahoma at No. 6, one spot ahead of Tennessee.

Head coach Jennie Baranczyk's 2025–26 squad features four McDonald's All-Americans with All-SEC returners Beers and Payton Verhulst, junior standout Sahara Williams and top-ranked freshman Aaliyah Chavez, the consensus national high school player of the year.

OU's incoming freshman class, ranked No. 8 nationally by 247Sports, joins a veteran core that returns three starters and four of the team's top scorers from last season.

Oklahoma opens the season Nov. 3 at home against Belmont at 4:30 p.m. CT. Fans can get an early look at the Sooners on Oct. 29 in an exhibition against Oklahoma Christian at Lloyd Noble Center. Admission to the exhibition is free and the game will not be broadcast.

On the media's preseason All-SEC First Team, Beers is joined by Texas' Madison Booker (preseason player of the year), LSU's Flau'jae Johnson, South Carolina's Joyce Edwards and Vanderbilt's Mikayla Blakes.

The second team includes Clara Strack (Kentucky), Mikaylah Williams (LSU), Cotie McMahon (Ole Miss), Ta'Niya Latson (South Carolina), Talaysia Cooper (Tennessee) and Rori Harmon (Texas).

Season tickets are on sale now starting at just $99 for general admission. Single-game tickets and mini plans are also available. For more information, contact the OU Athletics Ticket Office at 405-325-2424, email outickets@ou.edu or visit SoonerSports.com/Tickets.

Courtside seats for the 2025–26 season are now available on the west sideline and south baseline near the Oklahoma bench. Fans interested in more information should contact the Sooner Club at (405) 325-8000 or soonerclub@ou.edu.

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MEDIA POLL

South Carolina
Texas
LSU
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
Alabama
Mississippi State
Florida
Georgia
Missouri
Texas A&M
Auburn
Arkansas

PRESEASON ALL-SEC (MEDIA)

First Team All-SEC
Flau'jae Johnson, LSU
Reagan Beers, Oklahoma
Joyce Edwards, South Carolina
Madison Booker, Texas*
Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt

* SEC Preseason Player of the Year

Second Team All-SEC
Clara Strack, Kentucky
Mikaylah Williams, LSU
Cotie McMahon, Ole Miss
Ta'Niya Latson, South Carolina
Talaysia Cooper, Tennessee
Rori Harmon, Texas