Zya Vann

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Bethany High School
Hometown:
Edmond, Okla.

FRESHMAN (2024-25)
First-year SEC Academic Honor Roll selection … played in all 35 games … averaged 6.9 points (5th on team), 2.4 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game … 35 games played tied for fifth most by a freshman in OU history … 6.9 points per game marked the second-highest freshman scoring average of the Baranczyk era … scored in double figures 12 times, including six in SEC play … recorded 45 steals, 10th most ever by an OU freshman … tallied 13 multi-steal games, second most for a freshman since 2009 … Notable Games: vs. Kentucky (Feb. 5): 17 points … vs. Vanderbilt (Feb. 20): 16 points, 4 assists … vs. Kentucky (March 7, SEC Tournament): 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists … vs. Iowa (March 24, NCAA Tournament): 10 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals.

HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked as the No. 46 player in the nation by ESPN … consensus four-star prospect … graded by ESPN as the top player in Oklahoma … two-time All-State selection … McDonald’s All-American regional finalist … three-time state champion (2021 Norma, 2023-24 Bethany) … led Bethany HS (Okla.) to back-to-back class 4A state championships … as a senior, averaged 19.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.6 steals, and 2.5 assists per game … shot 49% from the field … 2024 class 4A state tournament MVP … junior year averaged 18.9 points, 5.3 assists, and school record 5.3 steals per game … 2024 Oklahoma MaxPreps Girls Player of the Year … finalist for The Oklahoman’s 2024 Super 5 girls basketball Player of the Year … career totals: 1,798 points (school record), 631 rebounds, and 433 steals … three-time Adidas 3SSB All-American … chose Oklahoma over Kansas State, West Virginia and others.

PERSONAL
Studying communications … daughter of Bryatt and Malinda Vann … sisters, Skylar (played WBB at OU) and Talia (plays WBB at Stephen F. Austin) … father Bryatt played at Oklahoma under Billy Tubbs in 1992-93.