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Jersey Number 32
Stailee Heard
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Sapulpa
- Hometown:
- Sapulpa, Oklahoma
2024 All-Big 12 Freshman Team
2024 ESPN.com Top 10 Most Impactful Freshmen (No. 8)
2025 USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Year Midseason Watch List
2025 First Team All-Big 12
2025 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship All-Tournament Team
2025 WBCA All-America Honorable Mention
2026 Cheryl Miller Watch List
2026 Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List
2026 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List
2026 Second Team All-Big 12
Naismith Trophy Player of the Week (Jan. 19, 2026)
USBWA National Player of the Week (2024-25: Jan. 14; 2025-26: Jan. 21)
Big 12 Player of the Week (2024-25: Dec. 9; 2025-26: Jan. 20)
Coach Hoyt on Heard: “Stailee has become the poster child for Cowgirl Basketball. Her commitment and unwavering loyalty to the program over the last four years is incredibly unique and rare in today’s landscape of college athletics. She is a winner both on and off the court. Her selfless attitude to do whatever it takes to contribute to the team is something that has set her apart as one of the most versatile players in the Big 12.”
Junior (2025-26): All-Big 12 second team selection who started in all 34 games on the season… Led the team with a 31.0 minutes per game average… Averaged 11.9 points, 5.8 boards and 2.4 rebounds per outing… Tallied 21 appearances with double-digit scoring figures… Notched three double-doubles on the year… Logged just the third triple-double in school history with 18 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists against Iowa State on January 18… Awarded several Player of the Week honors following that performance… Poured in a season-high 26 points on 8-of-14 shooting against Mississippi Valley State on December 6… Dropped 23 points with five boards at TCU on January 7… Followed that with a 21-point, eight-rebound outing against Colorado on January 11… Added 21 points and nine rebounds in her next contest at Kansas on January 14… Scored 23 points and nabbed 11 boards at Arizona on February 1… Poured in 22 points to go with 14 rebounds at Iowa State on February 25… Dropped 18 points and eight boards against Kansas State at the Big 12 Tournament on March 6.
Sophomore (2024-25): WBCA All-America Honorable Mention honoree who played in 32 games with 31 starts… Also earned first-team All-Big 12 recognition as well… Ranked 11th in the Big 12 with 16.8 points per game… Averaged 8.2 rebounds per contest, the fourth-best average in the conference… Finished the season ranked 10th among league players with a 47.7 field goal percentage… Added 1.8 steals per contest, a mark that was eighth in the Big 12… Scored in double figures on 22 occasions with 12 20+ point performances… Finished with 12 double-doubles on the year, including in each of the last three games of the season… That number was second among league players and ranked 44th nationally… Made 13 consecutive three-pointers in a three-game stretch from Nov. 30-Dec. 6 to set school and Big 12 records… That string of makes was one shy of matching the NCAA record for consecutive three-pointers made… Included in that span was a 7-for-7 day from beyond the arc with 29 points against Houston Christian and an 8-for-11 performance with 32 points against Alabama State… Garnered Big 12 Player of the Week honors on Dec. 9 following her hot stretch from beyond the arc… Received national recognition from the USBWA on January 14, following a 21-point, 13-rebound performance at Cincinnati and an 18-point, seven-rebound outing against No. 17 West Virginia… Poured in 34 points and grabbed seven rebounds at Texas Tech on January 25… Notched another 34-point outburst against the Red Raiders at the Big 12 Tournament on March 7… Added 13 rebounds in that contest and set the Big 12 Tournament single-game record with 17 made free throws… Recorded a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds against South Dakota State in the NCAA Tournament on March 22.
Freshman (2023-24): All-Big 12 Freshman team honoree and ranked as the No. 8 most impactful freshman in the country by ESPN.com… Started all 30 games on the year… Finished with the third-best scoring average by a freshman in program history as she averaged 12.9 points per contest… Paced the Cowgirls with 6.3 rebounds per game… Shot at a 49.8% from the field… Tallied 20 double-digit scoring performances… Became the first Cowgirl freshman since 1993 to record a double-double in her collegiate debut when she did so with 18 points and 10 rebounds against SIUE on November 6… Finished with three double-doubles on the year… Hit eight of her 13 shots from the floor to add 19 points against Wyoming on December 3… Dropped a season-high 23 points with eight rebounds against Oregon on December 21… Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds against TCU at the Big 12 Tournament.
High School: Two-time state champion out of Sapulpa HS… Tabbed as a McDonald’s All-America nominee… Named Miss Basketball Oklahoma by VYPE Oklahoma… Three-time All-State honoree… Received Frontier Valley Conference Player of the Year honors as a senior after averaging 19.7 points, 9.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game… Also named the conference’s defensive player of the year that year… Poured in 41 points in the state championship game to clinch Sapulpa’s second title in three years and earn tournament MVP honors… Averaged 19.4 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest as a junior… Named the Frontier Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year as a freshman after averaging 12.1 points per outing… Track standout as well, where she was the state runner-up in the 800 meters… Won the state cross country individual title as a sophomore… Also earned all-state honors in volleyball.
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2024 ESPN.com Top 10 Most Impactful Freshmen (No. 8)
2025 USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Year Midseason Watch List
2025 First Team All-Big 12
2025 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship All-Tournament Team
2025 WBCA All-America Honorable Mention
2026 Cheryl Miller Watch List
2026 Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List
2026 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List
2026 Second Team All-Big 12
Naismith Trophy Player of the Week (Jan. 19, 2026)
USBWA National Player of the Week (2024-25: Jan. 14; 2025-26: Jan. 21)
Big 12 Player of the Week (2024-25: Dec. 9; 2025-26: Jan. 20)
Coach Hoyt on Heard: “Stailee has become the poster child for Cowgirl Basketball. Her commitment and unwavering loyalty to the program over the last four years is incredibly unique and rare in today’s landscape of college athletics. She is a winner both on and off the court. Her selfless attitude to do whatever it takes to contribute to the team is something that has set her apart as one of the most versatile players in the Big 12.”
Junior (2025-26): All-Big 12 second team selection who started in all 34 games on the season… Led the team with a 31.0 minutes per game average… Averaged 11.9 points, 5.8 boards and 2.4 rebounds per outing… Tallied 21 appearances with double-digit scoring figures… Notched three double-doubles on the year… Logged just the third triple-double in school history with 18 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists against Iowa State on January 18… Awarded several Player of the Week honors following that performance… Poured in a season-high 26 points on 8-of-14 shooting against Mississippi Valley State on December 6… Dropped 23 points with five boards at TCU on January 7… Followed that with a 21-point, eight-rebound outing against Colorado on January 11… Added 21 points and nine rebounds in her next contest at Kansas on January 14… Scored 23 points and nabbed 11 boards at Arizona on February 1… Poured in 22 points to go with 14 rebounds at Iowa State on February 25… Dropped 18 points and eight boards against Kansas State at the Big 12 Tournament on March 6.
Sophomore (2024-25): WBCA All-America Honorable Mention honoree who played in 32 games with 31 starts… Also earned first-team All-Big 12 recognition as well… Ranked 11th in the Big 12 with 16.8 points per game… Averaged 8.2 rebounds per contest, the fourth-best average in the conference… Finished the season ranked 10th among league players with a 47.7 field goal percentage… Added 1.8 steals per contest, a mark that was eighth in the Big 12… Scored in double figures on 22 occasions with 12 20+ point performances… Finished with 12 double-doubles on the year, including in each of the last three games of the season… That number was second among league players and ranked 44th nationally… Made 13 consecutive three-pointers in a three-game stretch from Nov. 30-Dec. 6 to set school and Big 12 records… That string of makes was one shy of matching the NCAA record for consecutive three-pointers made… Included in that span was a 7-for-7 day from beyond the arc with 29 points against Houston Christian and an 8-for-11 performance with 32 points against Alabama State… Garnered Big 12 Player of the Week honors on Dec. 9 following her hot stretch from beyond the arc… Received national recognition from the USBWA on January 14, following a 21-point, 13-rebound performance at Cincinnati and an 18-point, seven-rebound outing against No. 17 West Virginia… Poured in 34 points and grabbed seven rebounds at Texas Tech on January 25… Notched another 34-point outburst against the Red Raiders at the Big 12 Tournament on March 7… Added 13 rebounds in that contest and set the Big 12 Tournament single-game record with 17 made free throws… Recorded a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds against South Dakota State in the NCAA Tournament on March 22.
Freshman (2023-24): All-Big 12 Freshman team honoree and ranked as the No. 8 most impactful freshman in the country by ESPN.com… Started all 30 games on the year… Finished with the third-best scoring average by a freshman in program history as she averaged 12.9 points per contest… Paced the Cowgirls with 6.3 rebounds per game… Shot at a 49.8% from the field… Tallied 20 double-digit scoring performances… Became the first Cowgirl freshman since 1993 to record a double-double in her collegiate debut when she did so with 18 points and 10 rebounds against SIUE on November 6… Finished with three double-doubles on the year… Hit eight of her 13 shots from the floor to add 19 points against Wyoming on December 3… Dropped a season-high 23 points with eight rebounds against Oregon on December 21… Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds against TCU at the Big 12 Tournament.
High School: Two-time state champion out of Sapulpa HS… Tabbed as a McDonald’s All-America nominee… Named Miss Basketball Oklahoma by VYPE Oklahoma… Three-time All-State honoree… Received Frontier Valley Conference Player of the Year honors as a senior after averaging 19.7 points, 9.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game… Also named the conference’s defensive player of the year that year… Poured in 41 points in the state championship game to clinch Sapulpa’s second title in three years and earn tournament MVP honors… Averaged 19.4 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest as a junior… Named the Frontier Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year as a freshman after averaging 12.1 points per outing… Track standout as well, where she was the state runner-up in the 800 meters… Won the state cross country individual title as a sophomore… Also earned all-state honors in volleyball.
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