Oklahoma's Madi Williams Named Big 12 Player of the Week

It was only one game, but Madi WIlliams stepped up in a big way for the Sooners.

Oklahoma's Madi Williams Named Big 12 Player of the Week

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On Friday, Oklahoma redshirt senior forward Madi Williams was named the Big 12 Conference Player of the Week, the league announced.

The Sooners had just one game last week, but Williams made the most of it by tallying the 25th double-double of her career. She poured in 22 points, 11 rebounds and five steals in Oklahoma’s 95-79 win over Florida at the Jumpman Invitational.

After dropping an early road game to Utah, Oklahoma (10-1) has responded with seven straight wins. Williams’ play on the court has been a big reason for the recent success, as she’s averaging a team-high 16.5 points per game, to go along with 5.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals. The talented forward does it all for this team.

Just last Sunday, Williams broke the 2,000 career-points threshold, and now she’s taking home her fourth career Big 12 Player of the Week honor.

Williams and Oklahoma return to the court on Dec. 31 in Morgantown, West Virginia, as the Sooners open up conference play on the road vs. the Mountaineers.

Published Dec 24, 2022

Ross Lovelace

Ross has covered the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Oklahoma Sooners since 2018. He's made guest appearances on various radio stations and the Sooners On SI podcast. 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 started with Thunder Digest, where he discovered his passion for writing. From there, he worked for the OU Daily as a women's basketball reporter and worked for Sooners On SI and Thunder On SI. Ross holds a bachelor's degree in Public Relations and a minor in Communication from the University of Oklahoma. Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Ross played basketball and wrote for his own Thunder blog at Crossings High School in OKC. He enjoys reading, New York Jets football and a week at the beach. Ross and his wife live in New Orleans, where he is a Marketing and Volunteer Coordinator at the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee. His Twitter handle is @Rosslovelace.

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