KU's Williams and OSU's Heard Take Home Weekly Big 12 WBB Accolades

Oklahoma State’s Stailee Heard (player) and Kansas’ Regan Williams (freshman) acquired weekly league recognition following the fifth week of the 2024-25 women’s basketball season.

Heard posted 29 points in OSU’s 93-39 victory over Houston Christian which included the sophomore guard making all seven of her attempts from beyond the arc for the best single-game 3-point percentage performance in school history. The 7-for-7 shooting from 3-point shooting range tied for the second-best in Big 12 history, behind only Iowa State’s Stacy Frese (8-8) in 1999. Heard also grabbed 10 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. The native of Sapulpa, Oklahoma followed up the performance by tallying her first career 30-point game with 32 points on an 11-of-18 shooting effort against Alabama State, including knocking down eight of her 11 3-point attempts along with 10 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season. The eight 3-pointers were part of OSU’s 20 made threes, tied for the most in a single game by a team in league history.  Heard made her first five 3-pointers of the contest, giving her a string of 13 consecutive makes from three, one shy of matching the NCAA record of 14 consecutive made 3-pointers. This is the 2024 Big 12 All-Freshman Team member’s first league Player of the Week title.

Williams recorded her first career double-double helping the Jayhawks claim a 70-60 victory over Wichita State, the team’s fourth-straight win. The freshman from Kansas City, Missouri had career highs in both points (13) and rebounds (11) while adding a steal and one block. The forward’s 11 rebounds led all league freshmen for a single game during the week while her 13 points tied for second.  This is Williams’ first weekly honor.

A full list of this season’s weekly award winners can be found here. 

Player of the Week
Stailee Heard, Oklahoma State, G, So.

Freshman of the Week
Regan Williams, Kansas, F