The best college basketball story in Norman right now lies with Jennie Baranczyk and Oklahoma’s women’s basketball.

On the latest episode of the Lederman Jacket, ESPN women’s basketball reporter Michael Voepel joins the show for a conversation on the Big 12-leading Sooners’, OU’s midseason turnaround, Jennie Baranczyk’s case for Big 12 Coach of the Year honors before diving into Caitlin Clark’s historic run at Iowa and the rest of the women’s college basketball landscape with postseason play fast approaching next month.

Episode highlights:

2:25 - Michael Voepel on the confidence charging OU’s conference-topping run
7:05 - How Jennie Baranczyk has fashioned a new-look team into one of the Big 12’s best
10:20 - Do the Sooners have a roster capable of postseason success?
12:15 - Covering Caitlin Clark and putting context on her record-setting career at Iowa
18:40 - Rapid fire questions on Baranczyk, Clark and the world of women’s college basketball

Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
Creative Director: Michael Lane
Social media team: Bobby Howard
Director of Content: Mike Sherman

He introduced Billy Ball to Norman and launched the modern era of Oklahoma men’s basketball from 1980-94. This Saturday, the Sooners will honor the life and legacy of the legendary coach Billy Tubbs when Kansas visits Lloyd Noble Center at 3 p.m. (ESPN+).

On the latest episode of the Lederman Jacket, Tommy Tubbs joined Eli Lederman and Todd Lisenbee for a conversation on the father and the coach who led OU to four Big Eight titles, nine NCAA Tournament appearance — including a national runner-up in 1988 — and a school-record 333 wins in 14 seasons with the Sooners.

Episode highlights:

2:16: Billy Tubbs’ upbringing and his 1980 arrival in Norman
11:23: Plans for this weekend’s festivities honoring Billy Tubbs
14:12: The fervor of the Billy Ball era
19:32: Billy Tubbs in the NIL and transfer portal era?
32:23: Ed Hightower and the night Billy Tubbs grabbed the microphone

Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
Creative Director: Michael Lane
Social media team: Bobby Howard
Director of Content: Mike Sherman

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Oklahoma’s pursuit of an unprecedented four-peat later this spring begins Thursday morning in the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge as the top-ranked Sooners embark on another season as consensus national title favorites.

Before OU kicks off its latest championship defense, former Sooner and two-time national Nicole Mendes joined the show to dive into OU’s roster changes, increased flexibility in the lineup and in the circle this season and the potential stumbling blocks in the program’s chase to lift another trophy in Oklahoma City in June.

Episode highlights:
11:46: Sooners searching for a new identity in the early months of the season
17:13: Filling holes left behind by Grace Lyons and Haley Lee
23:25: Managing a deep and talented pitching rotation
37:30: The biggest challenge standing in the way of the Sooners’ title defense

Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
Creative Director: Michael Lane
Social media team: Bobby Howard
Director of Content: Mike Sherman