OU women's basketball hires first general manager Jared Boyd

Earlier in his career, Boyd spent three seasons at UT Arlington as director of basketball operations, where the program won a conference championship and totaled 63 wins. He began his career as a student manager at West Texas A&M and later earned a master's degree in sport management from Texas Tech.

For OU coach Jennie Baranczyk, the move is as much about structure as it is personnel.

“Sustained success in today’s game requires you to be innovative and intentional," Baranczyk said. "He brings structure, clarity and consistency to an area that is more important than ever in college athletics. Roster building takes vision, organization and trust, and he has shown the ability to do that at a high level."

Baranczyk also emphasized Boyd's experience in retention and relationships as a key factor in the hire.

“We’re so excited to welcome Jared to our Oklahoma women’s basketball family," Baranczyk said. "He is incredibly respected in the industry, connected and aligned with who we are and what we want Oklahoma women’s basketball to be."

Boyd said the opportunity to join the program was an easy decision.

"Oklahoma is one of the premier brands in college athletics, and what’s been built here is special," Boyd said. "We want to keep building on that foundation and continue pushing this program to the highest level."

The addition signals a continued shift across major programs toward front-office style structures in college basketball, with dedicated general manager roles increasingly responsible for roster construction, NIL strategy and long-term personnel planning.

OU hired Lucas McKay as its men's basketball general manager on April 6.

Boyd is expected to begin work immediately with the program as it continues offseason roster and recruiting preparations. The Sooners landed Maryland transfer forward Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu an hour and a half before the announcement of Boyd's hiring.

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